BEVERLY, Mass. - On Tuesday, the Conference of New England (CNE) announced its men's basketball major award winners and all-conference teams with Hartford men's basketball having two members selected overall. 

Junior Kyle Winters (Corte Madera, Calif.) was named to the CNE All-Conference Second Team, while junior Jared Similien (Brunswick, Maine) was tabbed to the CNE Community Service Team. 

Winters made a huge impact in his first season for the Hawks being named to the All-Conference Second Team. Kyle averaged 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game for Hartford while averaging 35.8 minutes a night. In conference play he netted 15.3 points a night to go with 5.2 boards and 2.7 assists. 

Similien rounded out the Hawks getting awards being named to the Community Service Team. Jared is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was a leader for the team in his junior year. 

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE OF NEW ENGLAND:
Originally founded in 1984 as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), and reconstituted as the Conference of New England (CNE) in 2024, the CNE is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 11 full member and five associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition, and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers championships in 21 intercollegiate sports.

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