---Niagara's Joe Mihalich has been named a finalist for the 2013 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award.
Mihalich earned his third MAAC Coach of the Year award after guiding the Purple Eagles to the regular-season and an automatic berth into the NIT. CollegeInsider.com named Mihalich as the coach of the year in the MAAC on March 11.
The Skip Prosser Award was established in 2008 to honor those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off of it as well. Other finalists include Michigan coach John Beilein, the former Canisius coach, and Loyola (Md.) Jimmy Patsos.
---Rodney McKissic