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UAlbany head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson was named the America East Conference Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year, announced at the 2012 awards reception held on the University of Hartford campus on Thursday. Junior guard/forward Ebone Henry was also named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, for the second straight season. Junior forward Julie Forster was also an All-Conference Secon

UAlbany men's basketball has been invited to be a part of the 2012 Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-off Tournament, sponsored by the MAAC.

UAlbany sophomore punter Paul Layton has been named a 2011 ECAC Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Special Team All-Star.

The UAlbany football program finished up the 2011 season ranked on two national polls, and was receiving votes in a third.

UAlbany head men’s basketball coach Will Brown has named Logan Aronhalt, Blake Metcalf and Luke Devlin co-captains for the 2011-12 season.

U-Albany’s Cole King has been named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week in football. The redshirt freshman wide receiver caught five passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns in last Saturday’s 41-20 victory against Saint Francis (PA).

U-Albany Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced on Wednesday that the men’s basketball has been invited to play in the 10th annual Sears BracketBusters. U-Albany is scheduled to have a home game at SEFCU Arena on the weekend of February 17-19, 2012.

U-Albany’s Paul Layton has been named National Co-Punter of the Week, and was also recognized by the Northeast Conference as Special Teams Player of the Week.

The plans have been four years in the making, but it looks like the UAlbany Great Danes will have some new athletic facilities as soon as next year -including a brand new football stadium.

UAlbany women's lacrosse coach John Battaglino has been named the Division 1 Coach of the Year by WomensLax.com.

The UAlbany baseball team will open up the America East Tournament against top-seeded Stony Brook in the first round of the double elimination tournament on Wednesday at 3:00pm. The Great Danes are the 4th seed for the league's tourney.