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LANCASTER, Pa. – Hayk Gyokchyan was named to the 2013 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III All-America Third Team announced today. The team is selected and voted on by member coaches of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The honor marks the 25th time and fourth straight year a member of F&M's basketball team has received All-America recognition.
The honor is the first All-America recognition for Gyokchyan and the fifth postseason honor this year. He was named to the NABC Middle Atlantic All-Region First Team, D3hoops.com Middle Atlantic Region Second Team, Centennial Conference (CC) Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-CC First Team.
Gyokchyan (Beirut, Lebanon/The Lawrenceville School) ranked in the top-10 in multiple statistical categories in the conference. He was fourth in both rebounds per game (7.5) and three-point percentage (38.9), sixth with 15.9 points per game and seventh with a one block per game average. Gyokchyan scored in double-figures in 19 contests, including eight 20-plus point performances and had six double-doubles this season.
Earlier in the season he became the 33rd player to reach 1,000 points in program history. He finished his career ranked fourth in blocks (133), sixth in games played (116) and seventh with 712 rebounds.
Gyokchyan headlined a senior class that put together one of the best four-year spans in the history of the program. During their time at F&M, the Diplomats won four regular season titles, three conference titles, went to three NCAA Tournaments and made it to the Elite Eight twice. The group had 20 plus win seasons all four years and finished with a 97-21 overall record, 60-12 CC record and went 62-7 at the Mayser Center with a 14-4 postseason mark.
F&M finished the season with a 20-7 mark, won its fifth-straight regular season title and advanced to the its fifth-straight conference championship game.
