WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley University senior forward Tyler McFarland (Rockport, Maine/ Camden Hills HS) and graduate student Keegan Hyland (South Portland, Maine/South Portland HS), a 6-foot-4 guard, were both repeat honorees when the 2016 All-Northeast-10 men's basketball team was announced Thursday.

McFarland was a first-team selection after two years on the second while Hyland moved up from the third last year to second. Also recognized, with honorable mention status was Falcon senior guard Alex Furness (Wells, Maine/Wells HS).

In addition, the architect of the Falcon program, Jay Lawson, was chosen by his peers as the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year for a record sixth time.

McFarland, one of seven active Division II players who have eclipsed the 2,000 career point milestone, finished the regular season with averages of 22.7 points, a conference best, and 7.3 rebounds. Bentley's top scorer for an unprecedented fourth straight season, he's also the NE-10's top foul shooter (.900) and one of its top shot-blockers (49).

McFarland, the first player in Bentley history to achieve four 400-point seasons, is third in Bentley history in scoring (2,030 points)  as well as first in career minutes per game (34.6), second in field goals (754), blocks (158) and free throw percentage (.870), and third in scoring average (18.8).

Hyland, number four in the NE-10 in scoring, will enter the postseason with averages of 20.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists after shooting .524 overall and .424 from three. He leads the Falcons in rebounds, assists (80), steals (32) and field goal percentage (.487), and was the team's top scorer in conference games, averaging 23.5.

Hyland, who overcame a series of injuries that essentially sidelined him for four years (from his senior year of high school through his third collegiate season), has averaged 17.9 points in 73 career games, a production level that ranks fifth in program history. The career point total for the 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-America® stands at 1,304.

The six-foot-six Furness, who matched his career-high with 27 points in Tuesday's 97-95 win over Merrimack, has had a great year shooting the ball while providing 14.3 points per game. He's connected at a .504 clip overall, has made 48.7 percent of his three-pointers with a team-best 73 triples, and has nailed 46 of 50 free throws (.920).

Furness, number six in Division II nationally in three-point accuracy, recently became the Falcons' 52nd 1,000 point scorer.

Lawson led the Falcons to the Northeast-10 Northeast Division championship  with his team 16-5 in an extremely competitive conference.  Bentley, 19-7 overall, is scoring at its highest rate in 20 years (83.7 ppg) and leads Division II in fewest fouls per game, averaging only 13.2. That has enabled Lawson's team to outscore its opponents by more than five a game from the line.

Lawson, who owns a 492-243 record during his 25th season at the helm, led his team to a regular season conference title for the first time since 2011, the seventh time since 2005 and the eighth time during his tenure. He was previously recognized as Coach of the Year in 1993, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.

Bentley, number six in this week's NCAA Division II East Region rankings, will host a quarterfinal Northeast-10 championship game Sunday at 4 pm against the winner of Friday night's Le Moyne-Franklin Pierce contest.