BROOKLYN, N.Y. – For his tremendous performance all season, Medgar Evers senior guard Matthew Lee (Bloomfield, N.J.) was named as the D3hoops.com 2016 men's All-Atlantic Region first team, as announced Monday morning.

Lee is the first Cougar to be named to the D3hoops.com All-Atlantic Region first team since Winston Douglas in 2011-12.

The senior brought an impressive offensive production to Medgar Evers in his lone season with the team. He averaged 29.1 points per game, which ranked first in CUNYAC and second in all of NCAA Division III) along with 7.1 rebounds (5th in CUNYAC) and 2.7 assists per game (leads the team). Lee finished 13 games with 30-plus points, including conference-best 50-point effort in win on January 30th.

Lee helped Medgar Evers to a 10-win improvement from last season (13), including a six-game winning streak to close the regular season. He helped pace the team to berths in both the CUNYAC Championship and ECAC Metro/Upstate Tournaments. The guard connected on 260 field goals made (first in CUNYAC, second in D-III) along with 173 free throws made (first in CUNYAC, 7th in D-III) at a clip of 85.6% from the charity stripe (tops in CUNYAC).

Players chosen to the D3hoops.com All-Region team are eligible for All-American selection. The men's All-American team will be announced at the end of this week, in conjunction with the Division III men's championships, and the women's will be announced in the week following the Division III women's semifinals.