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Drexel’s Amari Williams is named CAA Defensive Player of the Year

The distinction is the second straight for Williams, who also earned All-CAA First Team honors. Freshman Justin Moore was also named to the CAA's All-Rookie Team

FILE PHOTO: Drexel’s Amari Williams (22) in action against Delaware Feb. 8, 2023 at the Bob Carpenter Center, in Newark.
FILE PHOTO: Drexel’s Amari Williams (22) in action against Delaware Feb. 8, 2023 at the Bob Carpenter Center, in Newark.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer
    by Matt Ryan
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On Thursday, Drexel center Amari Williams was named the Colonial Athletic Association’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He also was selected for the All-CAA First Team for the first time in his career.

Williams, a 6-foot-10 junior from England, is tied for 10th in college basketball with 2.36 blocks per game. He also averages 8.8 rebounds per game and 13.6 points per game. He had eight games this year with four or more blocked shots and a career-high six blocks in a New Year’s Eve win over William & Mary.

Additionally, freshman point guard Justin Moore earned CAA All-Rookie Team honors. After struggling at times early in the season, Moore was playing his best ball before being sidelined with a shoulder injury. The Dragons will open conference tournament play on Saturday, but Moore’s status remains up in the air, according to head coach Zach Spiker.

The Archbishop Wood graduate had a seven-game stretch scoring double figures, capped by hitting the game winner in a 16-point outing against top-seeded College of Charleston (28-3, 16-2). He finished the regular season averaging 9.4 points per game, 3.1 rebounds per game and 2.8 assists per game.