INDIANA, Pa. - IUP junior guard Armoni Foster was named the 2022 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division Men's Basketball Athlete of the Year, as the league announced its postseason awards Friday afternoon.

The honor for Foster comes as he and the Crimson Hawks head into the PSAC tournament semifinal this weekend at the Kovalchick Complex. 

Foster is putting together one of the best seasons in program history as he's led the Crimson Hawks to a No. 3 national coaches ranking, a sixth straight PSAC West regular season title, and 27-2 record entering the weekend. Battling through injuries, Foster is averaging 19.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game in 29 starts this year. 

He has 14 20-point games this year, including three games of 30 or more, and his 567 points is 16th most in a single season in program history. Foster is one of three Division II players with multiple triple-doubles this season, while also tallying five double-doubles. 

Foster's 7.0 assists per game is fourth in Division II, while his 202 total assists is second all-time in IUP history and is 15 away from tying Devante Chance's program record of 217 (2014-15). He's posted seven double-figure assist games, including 11 in the PSAC quarterfinal win over Cal U. 

Foster also leads the PSAC and ranks eighth in Division II with 148 free throws made. 

Earlier this year Foster went over 1,000 career points and he enters PSAC Championship Weekend ranked 14th in program history with 1,469 points in just 95 games. 

IUP's PSAC West Athlete of the Year history
Foster becomes the seventh straight IUP player – and 10th in the last 12 years – to earn Athlete of the Year honors in the PSAC West. Others include Malik Miller in 2020, Jacobo Diaz in 2017 and 2019, Anthony Glover Jr. in 2018, Brandon Norfleet in 2016, Devante Chance in 2015, Ashton Smith in 2012, Darryl Webb in 2011 and Thomas Young in 2010.

PSAC postseason awards
The Athlete of the Year honor for Foster and the Crimson Hawks came as the PSAC announced its 2022 basketball awards Friday afternoon. Freshman forward Tomiwa Sulaiman was named Rookie of the Year, Joe Lombardi was named Coach of the Year, while Foster, junior guard Dave Morris, and sophomore forward Ethan Porterfield were first team All-PSAC selections. 
 
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