ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Marist head men's basketball John Dunne was named a Skip Prosser Man of the Year finalist by CollegeInsider.com on Monday.
 
According to CollegeInsider.com, the award "honors those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off the floor as well." This is the second time Dunne has been a finalist for this award. The first occurrence came in 2011.
 
In the 2020-21 season, Dunne guided the Red Foxes to their first winning season in 13 years. The Red Foxes are the fourth seed in this year's Hercules Tires Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship, their best seed in 14 years. This season, he mentored MAAC All-Rookie Team selections Hakim Byrd and Ricardo Wright, which marked the first time Marist had two All-Rookie honorees in its 24 years in the conference.
 
Here is this year's full list of 25 finalists:
 
Casey Alexander, Belmont
Chris Beard, Texas Tech
Mike Boynton, Oklahoma State
Wayne Brent, Jackson State
John Dunne, Marist
Dana Ford, Missouri State
Leonard Hamilton, Florida State
Lew Hill, UTRGV
Chris Holtmann, Ohio State
Michael Huger, Bowling Green
Donte' Jackson, Grambling
Mike Jones, Radford
Robert Jones, Norfolk State
Pat Kelsey, Winthrop
Tod Kowalczyk, Toledo
Greg Lansing, Indiana State
Shantay Legans, Eastern Washington
Carmen Maciariello, Siena
Bob Marlin, Louisiana
Ryan Odom, UMBC
Lamont Paris, Chattanooga
Mark Schmidt, St. Bonaventure
Rob Senderoff, Kent State
Todd Simon, Southern Utah
Byron Smith, Prairie View A&M
 
The recipient of the 2021 award will be announced on April 1.
 
The Marist men's basketball team opens championship play on Thursday night against fifth-seeded Niagara. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game will be carried live on ESPN+.