Alvin Young & Amy Getman Named 2018 Niagara University MAAC Basketball Honor Roll Inductees
EDISON, NJ – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has announced Niagara University basketball legends Alvin Young and Amy Getman will be inducted in the 2018 MAAC Honor Roll. Honorees will be enshrined in “The MAAC Experience” exhibit at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 15.
Each member institution of the MAAC honors one male and one female from its basketball “family” as part of the 2018 induction class. A dinner event takes place Saturday, September 15 at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Court of Dreams to recognize the Honor Roll inductees.
Each honoree will be profiled in the game program for the 2019 MAAC Basketball Championships and will be featured in a video display at “The MAAC Experience.”
Alvin Young ‘99
Young played his final two seasons at Niagara University after a two-year stint at Mitchell College, a junior college in New London, Connecticut, where he led the NJCAA Division II in scoring at 29.6 points per game while earning NJCAA Division II All-American honors as a sophomore. In his first season at Niagara, he started all 27 games, averaging 15.7 points per game, and earned All-MAAC Third Team honors. He exploded offensively as a senior while helping Niagara to a tie for the 1998-99 MAAC regular-season championship. He led the nation in scoring at 25.1 points per game, including a career-high 44 points in an 86-82 win over Siena, which was then the highest single-game scoring mark since Calvin Murphy. Young was named MAAC Player of the Year to become the first Purple Eagle to win the award. He was also named to the All-MAAC First Team and to the MAAC All-Tournament Team. A member of the 1,000-Point Club, Young’s career scoring average of 25.4 points per game ranks fifth in program history. After college, Young had an extensive professional basketball career playing in some of the best leagues in the world including Greece, France and Italy.
Amy Getman ‘01
Amy Getman was a perennial scorer for the Purple Eagles from the field and the foul line. A sharp-shooting guard, Getman finished her career with 1,687 points, which is the fourth-most in Niagara women’s basketball history. She holds the program career record in free throws made (510) and is second in free throw attempts (605) and free throw percentage (.842). Getman set single season records in free throws made (196) and free throw attempts (221) in the 2000-01 campaign. Her career scoring average of 15.9 points per game is second-best in Niagara women’s basketball history and she is the only player to score 500-plus points in three seasons (1998-2001). Getman was named to the All-MAAC First Team three times (1998-2001). She was inducted into the Niagara University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
| 2018 MAAC Basketball Honor Roll Class (to date) |
| Institution |
Name |
| Niagara |
Alvin Young |
| Niagara |
Amy Getman |
| Quinnipiac |
Mike Buscetto |
| Quinnipiac |
Erin Kerner |
| Rider |
Ron Simpson |
| Rider |
Cindy (Ford) Gittens |
| Saint Peter’s |
Harry Laurie |
| Saint Peter’s |
Felicia (Harris) Sellers |
| Siena |
Tay Fisher |
| Siena |
Melanie (Halker) Moore |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.