Penn Earns Postseason All-NEC Honor

LIU men's basketball upperclassman Eral Penn (201-F) was honored by the Northeast Conference, it was announced Friday afternoon. Penn was named first team All-NEC for his first career honor.

With redshirt junior Eral Penn's (Brooklyn, NY/St. Francis Academy (MD)) selection, LIU has landed at least one player on the All-NEC first team in each of the last six seasons and 12 of the last 13 years.

After missing the 2019-20 campaign with an injury, Penn proved to be a dominant force in the paint for the Sharks and ended his season leading the NEC with 10.4 rpg and 12 double-doubles, while supplying 15.9 ppg.

The Sharks finished the NEC season with a 9-9 overall record, and in fifth place in the conference standings. The top four teams made this year's abbreviated conference tournament.