Pitt-Johnstown's A.J. Leahey and Dale Clancy were selected First-Team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division Men's Basketball by the league coaches on Thursday after leading the Mountain Cats to a 19-11 overall record and spot in the conference tournament quarterfinals… (Full PSAC Release)
 
Leahey, a senior forward, is now a three-time First-Team All-PSAC selection, while Clancy, a junior guard, earned a spot on the first-team for the first time.
 
PSAC West Athlete of the Year Jacobo Diaz (IUP) and PSAC East Athlete of the Year Dustin Sleva (Shippensburg) headline the 2016-17 PSAC All-Conference Teams.
 
Spencer Casson of Seton Hill won the West's Defensive Athlete of the Year accolade, while Kutztown's Josh Johnson earned the East's Defensive Athlete of the Year distinction.
 
Gannon's Jimmy Berger was awarded the PSAC West Freshman of the Year, and Lock Haven's Amir Hinton was named the PSAC East Freshman of the Year.
 
IUP's head coach Joe Lombardi is the West Coach of the Year. Shippensburg's head coach Chris Fite is the East Coach of the Year.
 
Leahey, a native of Lilly, Pa. and a graduate of Penn Cambria, leads the Mountain Cats in both scoring (17.7 ppg.) and rebounding (6.8 rpg.).  He is also second on the team in 3-point field goals (73), 3-point field goal percentage (48.7%), and blocked shots (19).
 
Nationally, Leahey ranks 43rd in NCAA Division II in field goals made (196), 71st in total points (532), and 82nd in field goal percentage (53.3%).
 
In addition, Leahey ranks sixth on the Mountain Cat All-Time Scoring List with 1,539 points, tied for fourth with Chris Gilliam (2004-08) on the all-time rebounding list with 699, and fourth on the 3-point field goals list with 240. 
 
Clancy, a native of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Seton-LaSalle High School, leads the team in assists (6.2 apg) and steals (56) and is third on the Mountain Cat squad in scoring (14.0 ppg).
 
Clancy, who scored became Pitt-Johnstown's 28^th 1,000-point scorer on February 27, stands in 28^th-place on the all-time scoring list with 1,012 points and eighth-place on the Mountain Cat All-Time Assists List with 391.
 
Nationally, Clancy ranks 9th in NCAA Division II in total assists (187), 14th in assists per game (6.2), and 25th in 3-point field-goal percentage (44.3%). He is also ranked 34th in the country in total steals (56), 58th in steals per game (1.9 spg), and 65^th in assist turnover ratio (2.24).
 





WESTERN DIVISION FIRST TEAM
Pos.  Player                        University             Cl.   Hometown / Previous School
F       Jacobo Diaz                IUP                      So.   Tenerife, Canary, Spain / CBA Gran Canaria
G      Jaymon Mason*        Edinboro                Jr.    Edinboro, Pa. / General McLane
F       A.J. Leahey**      Pitt-Johnstown        Sr.   Lilly, Pa. / Penn Cambria
G      Matt Dogan               Gannon                 Sr.    West Middlesex, Pa. / West Middlesex
G      Dante Lombardi         IUP                      So.    Indiana, Pa. / Indiana
G      Dale Clancy           Pitt-Johnstown      Jr.     Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton-LaSalle
WESTERN DIVISION SECOND TEAM
Pos.  Player                        University             Cl.   Hometown / Previous School
G      Durrell McDonald      Mercyhurst            Sr.   Henderson, Nev. / DePaul
G      Zay Jackson                Gannon                 Jr.    Queens, N.Y. / Westside
F       Noah Davis                Seton Hill              Sr.   Bellwood, Pa. / Bellwood-Antis
C       Spencer Casson         Seton Hill              R-Jr.   Presto, Pa. / Chartiers Valley
G      Naquil Jones              Slippery Rock        Sr.   Philadelphia, Pa. / Genesee
G      Anthony Glover          IUP                        Jr.    Toledo, Ohio / Chicago State
 
EASTERN DIVISION FIRST TEAM
Pos.  Player                        University             Cl.   Hometown / Previous School
F       Dustin Sleva*             Shippensburg        Jr.    Pittsburgh, Pa. / Montour
F       Rasheed Moore*^^   East Stroudsburg  Sr.   Wilkes-Barre, Pa. / Meyers
G      Amir Hinton               Lock Haven            Fr.   Philadelphia, Pa. / Abington
F       Josh Johnson*^          Kutztown               Sr.   Norristown, Pa. / Norristown
G/F   Christian Mortellite^ Bloomsburg          R-Jr.   Hammonton, N.J. / Hammonton
G      Ethan Ridgeway        Kutztown               Jr.    West Chester, Pa. / Bayard Rustin
EASTERN DIVISION SECOND TEAM
Pos.  Player                        University             Cl.   Hometown / Previous School
G      Justin McArthur         Shippensburg        Jr.    Harrisburg, Pa. / Bishop McDevitt
G      Anthony Lee^             Kutztown               R-So.  Willow Grove, Pa. / Abington
G      Abe Massaley^          Shippensburg        Sr.   Philadelphia, Pa. / Imhotep Charter
G      Malik Jackson^          West Chester        So.  Lansdowne, Pa. / Penn Wood
F       Matt Tamanosky       Mansfield              Jr.    Camp Hill, Pa. / Cumberland Valley
F       Ryan Connolly^          Kutztown               R-Sr.  Harleysville, Pa. / Souderton Area

*indicates previous First Team All-PSAC selection
^Indicates previous Second Team All-PSAC selection

EASTERN DIVISION                                                                         
Athlete of the Year: Dustin Sleva, Shippensburg             
Defensive Athlete of the Year: Josh Johnson, Kutztown 
Freshman of the Year: Amir Hinton, Lock Haven             
Coach of the Year: Chris Fite, Shippensburg                    
 
 
WESTERN DIVISION                                                                        
Athlete of the Year: Jacobo Diaz, IUP
Defensive Athlete of the Year: Spencer Casson, Seton Hill
Freshman of the Year: Jimmy Berger, Gannon
 Coach of the Year: Joe Lombardi, IUP