GENESEO, N.Y. - The Empire 8 announced its all-conference awards on Thursday afternoon, and the Knights had three student-athletes earn recognition.
Josh Garelle picked up First-Team honors,
Robert Pericolosi landed on Second-Team, and
Trevor Hofer rounded out the honors on Third-Team.
Garelle picked up First-Team honors after leading the Knights offense all year, averaging 16 points per game on 54 percent shooting from the field. Additionally, the Rockville Centre, N.Y. native chipped in seven rebounds per game, 82 assists, and 37 steals. Garelle's season was highlighted by surpassing the 1,000 career point milestone at RIT, as well as nine 20-point games.
Pericolosi joined Garelle as a force in the paint this season, posting 13.6 points per game and a team best 205 rebounds. The Rockville Centre, N.Y. native shot 48 percent from the field, while adding a team-high 56 steals. Pericolosi's season was highlighted by 26 points against Nazareth, as well as 21 points on 8-11 shooting in a win at SUNY Poly. In the Knights first round playoff win over Utica, Pericolosi tallied 18 points and nine rebounds.
Hofer was the Knights shooting threat all season, recording a percentage of 50.9 percent from deep, marking a new program record for three-point shooting percentage, surpassing Steve Lenhart at 49.2 percent from the 1991-92 season. The Penfield, N.Y. native made a team-high 56 three's on the year, and averaged 13.1 points per game. Hofer's season was highlighted by 29 points in the Knights regular season win over Sage.
One member of each team was named that institution's representative on the 2026 Men's Basketball Tomorrow's Leaders Team. This team honors a student-athlete who has emerged as a leader not only on the field of play, but in the classroom and in the community. In addition, they "compete with honor and integrity" and have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportswomen, and Garelle earned that recognition for the Knights.
Full press release from Empire 8.
