Four seniors from Suffolk University’s Basketball program earned end of the season recognition from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. Women’s Basketball had two players earn award. Senior forward Meghan Tracey (Rehoboth, MA)was named to the GNAC All-Conference second team, and senior forward Emily Duquette (Harrisville, RI)was named to the GNAC’s Sportsmanship team. Senior forward and captain Brian Small (Stoughton, MA) was named to the GNAC All-Conference third team for Men’s Basketball, and senior guard Kevin Blake was named to the GNAC’s Sportsmanship team.

Tracey finishes her career with a 7.9 points per game average and 7.0 rebounds per game. In her senior campaign, Tracey lead the Rams with 10.2 boards per game and was second in scoring with 11.4 points per game. Named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll for the week of February 3rd, Tracey recorded 12 double-doubles on the season. Her 10.2 rebounds per game was 5th best on the season within the GNAC, while she was also 5th in offensive rebounds (3.6) and defensive rebounds (6.4). Tracey was also the Rams best player within conference games averaging 13.1 points per game against GNAC opponents.

Duquette was one of three senior captains for the Rams in 2008-09. Starting in all 26 games during the season, Emily averaged 6.3 points per game and a team best 2.6 assists per game. Emily also served on Suffolk University’s Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).

Small finished the season ninth all time in program history at Suffolk with 1,383 career points. During the 2008-09 season, Small led the Rams with a 17.3 points per game average and 9.0 rebounds per game, assists at 2.8 and field goal percentage .486. Small was named "GNAC Player of the Week "on February 1st of this past season, and has been named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on four other occasions. He currently stands in the top ten in several categories within the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC); 5th in scoring, 3rd in rebounding, 9th in assists and 6th with 1.3 blocked shots per game. Small was also named to ESPN the Magazine’s Academic All-America second team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Blake finished up his four year career with the Rams. Recognized by his coaches for his dedication and commitment to the program, Kevin has earned the respect of his teammates for his leadership skills and has also been a mentor for his younger teammates throughout the season. Blake appeared in 11 games for the Rams off the bench averaging 2.2 points a game this past season. Over the past three years, Kevin has also worked in Suffolk’s Admission Office serving as an Ambassador welcoming prospective students and taking them on tours throughout Suffolk’s Beacon Hill campus.