March 4, 2015

EASTON, Pa. - Senior captain Seth Hinrichs and classmate Joey Ptasinski were named to the men's basketball Academic All-Patriot League team, the league announced Wednesday. Ptasinski is the third student-athlete in Patriot League history to earn Academic All-League status for a third time.

Hinrichs, a second-year captain from Clara City, Minn., holds a 3.4 cumulative GPA as an Economics major and was second on the team in points (13.1 per game) and rebounds (5.8 per game) this season. Hinrichs was a Capital One Academic All-District II member for the second straight time this season and earns his second selection to the Academic All-Patriot League team.

Having started all 29 games for the Maroon and White this season, Hinrichs sits in the top-10 in the Patriot League rankings in free-throw percentage (1st, 86.3%), offensive rebounds (8^th, 1.8 pg), total rebounds (8^th, 5.8 pg), defensive rebounds (9^th, 4.0 pg), scoring (10^th, 13.1 pg), three-point field-goal percentage (10^th, 39.0%) and blocks (10^th, 0.8 pg). The senior was also selected as an All-Patriot League Third-Team member on Monday.

Ptasinski earns his third Academic All-League honor in as many eligible seasons. The sharpshooter from Highlands Ranch, Colo. carries a 3.4 GPA as a Biology major and ranks second in the Patriot League in three-point field-goal percentage, knocking down distance shots at a 45.2 percent clip. A Capital One Academic All-District II honoree a year ago, Ptasinski has dropped in 9.3 points per game this season, connecting on 46.4 percent of his overall looks from the floor. The senior also ranks in the top-10 in the Patriot League in three-pointers per game (5^th, 2.4 pg) and steals (7^th, 1.3 pg).

Additionally, he will likely finish in the top-five of Lafayette's all-time career three-pointers made and career three-point field-goal percentage lists when his final season comes to a close. Ptasinski holds a career 43.2 percent mark from beyond the arc and has made 243 shots from distance in his career.

Both Hinrichs and Ptasinski are 1,000-point scorers for the Maroon and White, joining classmate Dan Trist as the first trio of 1,000-point scorers in Lafayette history to play on the same team. Hinrichs sits in sixth on the all-time scoring list with 1,481 career points, while Ptasinski is tied for 35^th with 1,063 points during his time on College Hill.

Hinrichs, Ptasinski and the rest of the Leopards will look to make a run in the Patriot League Tournament as a four seed, hosting fifth-seeded Boston U. in the quarterfinal round on Thursday evening at Kirby Sports Center at 7 p.m.

Scholar-Athlete
Jesse Reed, American

Academic All-League Team
Seth Hinrichs, Lafayette
Joey Ptasinski, Lafayette
Jesse Reed, American
Franz Rassman, Loyola
John Schoof, American