Josh Wise was named First-Team All-PSAC West, John Paul Kromka earned a spot on the second-Team and Pitt-Johnstown won three of the four postseason major awards when this year's PSAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams, selected by the league's coaches, were released on Thursday.
 
In addition to being named Second-Team All-PSAC West, Kromka was tabbed the Division's Freshman of the year as well as the Defensive Player of the Year, while Head coach Bob Rukavina was selected as the PSAC Western Division coach of the year.
 
PSAC West Athlete of the Year Jacabo Diaz (IUP) and PSAC East Athlete of the Year Anthony Lee (Kutztown) headline the 2018-19 PSAC All-Conference Teams.
 
Like Pitt-Johnstown, East Stroudsburg won three of the four major awards in the PSAC Eastern Division. Jakwan Jones was named the East's Defensive Athlete of the Year, while the Ryan Smith was the Freshman of the Year, and Jeff Wilson was the Coach of the year.
 
Rukavina, who was also the PSAC West Coach of the Year following the 2015-16 season, has led Pitt-Johnstown to five consecutive PSAC Tournament appearances and all four of the program's NCAA tournament berths.  Rukavina, in his 30^th season, is the Mountain Cats' all-time "winningest" men's basketball coach with 585 career victories.
 
Wise, a native of Washington, Pa. and a Washington High School graduate, earned First-Team All-PSAC honors after leading the Mountain Cats in scoring at 17.9 points per game and is the team's second-leading rebounder at 5.8 rebounds per game.  Wise, who stands in 19^th-place on the Mountain Cat All-time Scoring List, also ranks third on the team in assists (70), steals (37) and blocked shots (12).  He was also a 3-time PSAC West Player of the Week choice in 2018-19.
 
Kromka, a Second-Team All-PSAC West choice was a four-time Freshman of the Week selection on his way to being named the Western Division's Freshman of the Year and the Defensive Player of the year.  The Monroeville native and Gateway High School graduate led Pitt-Johnstown in field goal percentage (63.7%) and rebounding (7.7 rpg.), and is second on team in scoring (14.9 ppg.).  He is also the PSAC leader in field goal percentage, blocked shots (76) and blocked shots per game (2.60).  Nationally, Kromka ranks fifth in NCAA Division II in field goal percentage, seventh in total blocks, and eighth in NCAA in blocked shots per game.


WESTERN DIVISION FIRST TEAM 

Pos.	Player	University	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
G	Trevor Blondin^	Seton Hill	Sr.	Haymarket, Va. / Battlefield
F	Jacobo Diaz**	IUP	Sr.	Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain / CBA Gran Canaria
G	Dante Lombardi*^*	IUP	Sr.	Indiana, Pa. / The Kiski School
G	Jason Massey	Mercyhurst	Gr.	Cooper City, Fla. / Brown
G	Malik Miller	IUP	Jr.	Farrell, Pa. / Farrell
F	Micah Till*	Slippery Rock	R-Jr.	Upper Marlboro, Md. / Harford
G	Josh Wise	Pitt-Johnstown	Jr.	Washington, Pa. / Washington

WESTERN DIVISION SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Player	University	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
G	Jared Armstrong	Slippery Rock	Jr.	Philadelphia, Pa. / Butler Cc
G	Nathan Davis	Seton Hill	Jr.	Bellwood, Pa. / Bellwood-Antis
F	John Paul Kromka	Pitt-Johnstown	Fr.	Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway
G	Brent Pegram	California	So.	Upper Marlboro, Md. / Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr.
G	Daryl Porter	Gannon	Sr.	Southfield, Mich. / Walled Lake Western
G	Jaryn Simpson	Edinboro	So.	Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep
F	Pat Smith	Mercyhurst	Sr.	Cheverly, Md. / Montgomery CC

EASTERN DIVISION FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Player	University	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
G	Marcus Adkison^	Millersville	Sr.	Annadale, Va. / St. Andrews Episcopal
G	Jake Biss	Shippensburg	So.	Latrobe, Pa. / Greater Latrobe
G	Matt Cerruti	Lock Haven	So.	Huntingdon Valley, Pa. / Archbishop Wood
F	Jackson Hyland^	West Chester	Sr.	Avondale, Pa. / Kennett
G	Antonio Kellem	Shippensburg	Sr.	Conway, Pa. / Lincoln Park
G	Anthony Lee^^*	Kutztown	R-Sr.	Willow Grove, Pa. / Abington
F	Josh Williams	East Stroudsburg	R-Sr.	Trenton, N.J. / Rider

 
EASTERN DIVISION SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Player	University	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
F	John Castello^	Shippensburg	Jr.	Mars, Pa. / Mars Area
G	Jaden Faulkner	Millersville	Fr.	Glenn Dale, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt
G	Malik Jackson^^	West Chester	Jr.	Lansdowne, Pa. / Penn Wood
G	Jakwan Jones^	East Stroudsburg	R-Sr.	Philadelphia, Pa. / Imhotep Charter
F	Christian Kelly	Lock Haven	R-Jr.	Philadelphia, Pa. / Monsignor Bonner
G	Matt Penecale	West Chester	Sr.	Jenkintown, Pa. / Abington
F	Ryan Smith	East Stroudsburg	Fr.	Willow Street, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg

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

WESTERN DIVISION
Athlete of the Year: Jacobo Diaz, IUP
Defensive Athlete of the Year: John Paul Kromka, Pitt-Johnstown
Freshman of the Year: John Paul Kromka, Pitt-Johnstown
Coach of the Year: Bob Rukavina, Pitt-Johnstown
 
EASTERN DIVISION
Athlete of the Year: Anthony Lee, Kutztown
Defensive Athlete of the Year: Jakwan Jones, East Stroudsburg
Freshman of the Year: Ryan Smith, East Stroudsburg
Coach of the Year: Jeff Wilson, East Stroudsburg