Tony Gaffney: The Daily Collegian Talks About Gaffney and UMass Season

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Daily Collegian Talks About Gaffney and UMass Season

The Daily Collegian talks about the UMass basketball season and in particular the fantastic year that Sr. Tony Gaffney had and also named him one of the Top 5 male Athletes at UMass (photo credit: P.J. Stanley/Daily Collegian).

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Tony Gaffney is a 6'8", 210 lb. Sr. at UMass whose honors include 2009 Defensive Player of the Year Award for the Atlantic 10 conference. Named to Atlantic 10 All-League Team (2nd team) and A-10 All-Defensive Team. Ranked 3rd in NCAA in blocks (3.8) and 17th in rebounds (10.2). Led A-10 conference in blocks, second in rebounds, second in steals. Averaged a double-double for his final season - 11.5 points and 10.2 rebounds in 33.9 minutes per game with 3.8 blocks and 2.03 steals per game. He is the 1st player in NCAA since 1996-97 with 100 blocks and 50 steals in a season. Named MVP for UMass and finished with a double-double in his last college game giving him 12 for his career.