Jan. 10, 2012

Senior offensive tackle Ryan Basford, senior center Brady DeMell and junior outside linebacker/safety Tra'ves Bush have been named All-East by the ECAC.

The All-East team is voted on by the head coaches at Army, Boston College, Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Louisville, Maryland, Navy, Penn State, Pittsburgh, South Florida, Syracuse, Temple, Virginia and West Virginia.

Basford and DeMell anchored an offensive line that helped the Mids average 29.7 points per game and 398 yards of total offense per country. Navy rushed for 312.3 yards per game, which ranked fourth nationally.

Bush, who started eight games at outside linebacker and two at safety, made the All-East squad at outside linebacker. He finished second on the team with 93 tackles, tied for third on the team with tackles for a loss with four, recorded one sack, one interception (which he returned for a touchdown), broke up a team-high seven passes and recovered a fumble.

ECAC Division I Football Bowl Subdivision All-Stars

Offensive Player of the Year
Bernard Pierce, Jr., RB, Temple

Defensive Player of the Year
Luke Kuechly, Jr., LB, Boston College

Offensive Rookie of the Year
Dustin Garrison, Fr., RB, West Virginia

Defensive Rookie of the Year
Dyshawn Davis, Fr., LB, Syracuse

All-ECAC Offense
Quarterback: Geno Smith, Jr., West Virginia

Running Back: Bernard Pierce, Jr., Temple

Running Back: Ray Graham, Jr., Pittsburgh

Wide Receiver: Mohamed Sanu, Jr., Rutgers

Wide Receiver: Tavon Austin, Jr., West Virginia

Tight End: Nick Provo, Gr., Syracuse

Offensive Line: Austin Pasztor, Sr., Virginia

Offensive Line: Justin Pugh, Jr., Syracuse

Offensive Line: Brady DeMell, Sr., Navy

Offensive Line: Ryan Basford, Sr., Navy

Offensive Line: Pat Boyle, Sr., Temple

All-ECAC Defense
Defensive Line: Joe Vellano, Jr., Maryland

Defensive Line: Matt Conrath, Sr., Virginia

Defensive Line: Kendall Reyes, Sr., Connecticut

Defensive Line: Adrian Robinson, Sr., Temple

Linebacker: Luke Kuechly, Jr., Boston College

Linebacker: Kahaseem Greene, Jr., Rutgers

Linebacker: Tra'ves Bush, Jr., Navy

Defensive Back: Chase Minnifield, Sr., Virginia

Defensive Back: Matt Daniels, Sr., Duke

Defensive Back: Keith Tandy, Sr., West Virginia

Defensive Back: Duron Harmon, Jr., Rutgers

All-ECAC Special Teams
Place Kicker: Dave Teggart, Sr., Connecticut

Punter: Justin Doerner, Jr., Rutgers

Return Specialist: Tavon Austin, Jr., West Virginia