Men's Basketball: EJ Day earns NABC Division III All-District second team honors

Day scored 20 or more points 15 times during the 2021-22 season.

March 15, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After averaging the second-most points per game (21.6) in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference during the 2021-22 season and powering the Lasers to the semifinals of the conference tournament, senior EJ Day of the Lasell University men's basketball team garnered National Association of Basketball Coaches Division III All-District second team recognition Tuesday.

"This is a tremendous and well-deserved honor for EJ," said Lasell University Men's Basketball Head Coach Aaron Galletta. "He has been a very special player for us and has improved each season he has been here. Aside from his success on the basketball court, EJ has excelled in the classroom and has been a great ambassador for the men's basketball program."

Day reached double figures in points during 24-of-26 games, including scoring 20 or more points 15 times. During a semifinal-round matchup at Albertus Magnus in the GNAC Tournament, he equaled a career-high 45 points, tied for the second-most points in a game in program history. Day set career-highs in made field goals and 3-pointers, as he shot 15 of 26 from the field and 7 for 14 on 3-pointers. The 5-foot-10 guard was named to the 2022 GNAC All-Tournament team.

The 15 made field goals are tied for the fourth most in a single game in school history and the seven made 3-pointers are tied for the ninth most. Day scored his 1,000th collegiate point during a 78-48 victory against Colby-Sawyer on Jan. 22 in the Athletic Center.

Day posted a game-high 32 points, shooting 11 of 17 from the field and 4 for 6 on 3-pointers, during a 102-83 triumph over eventual GNAC Tournament-runner-up Albertus. He poured in 22 second-half points, as Lasell held a 50-28 lead on the scoreboard during the final 20 minutes.

Director of Athletic Communications Trevor Wenners can be reached at twenners@lasell.edu.

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