WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College men's basketball senior Livingston Cross was named to the D3Hoops.com All-Region IV Third Team, it was announced Tuesday. Cross' All-Region honor is the second consecutive season the Wildcats earned a third-team selection to the All-Region squad as Cross joined Gavin Barrett who earned the award at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.

There were 789 players nominated for the award by Sports Information Directors at various schools nationwide. The ballot was made available to SIDs, who voted for a predetermined number of players across 10 regions.

Players chosen to the D3hoops.com All-Region team are eligible for All-America selection. 

Cross completed his Penn College career as a two-time United East All-Conference selection and finished his senior season leading the country with 23 double-doubles and average a double-double with 22.3 points and 13.2 rebounds per game. He led the league, and finished top-5 nationally in rebounds per game and defensive rebounds per game (9.14). The Union, N.J., native led the Wildcats with a team-high 623 points and 369 rebounds to set new program single-season records in both categories. Cross ended his three-year Wildcat career with 1,315 points, second in the NCAA era and fifth all-time behind Greg Solyak, Leroy Joiner, Gavin Barrett and Joe Simon. He also set a new career rebounding record with 711 boards. 

Cross is just one of four United East representatives on the All-Region team joining first-team selection Isaiah Eggleston (Penn State Harrisburg) and fellow third-team reps, Tye-Rell Monroe (St. Elizabeth) and Yassine Idrissa (St. Mary's).

This is the 24th year D3hoops.com has named an All-Region team and this year's All-America team will be the 28th annual All-America selections. The D3hoops.com All-American teams, along with those of the respective coaches' associations, are the only ones recognized in the NCAA record book.

REGION IV TEAMS & AWARDS
Player of the Year: Peter Gorman, G, Ramapo
Coach of the Year: Muhamadou Kaba, Delaware Valley
Rookie of the Year: Yassine Idrissa, F, St. Mary's (Md.)

First team
Pos.	Player	School	Yr.	Hometown
G	Peter Gorman	Ramapo	Sr.	South Amboy, N.J.
G	Gerard Nicholson	Baruch	Sr.	Staten Island, N.Y.
G	Kevin Lazdowsky	Misericordia	Sr.	Scranton, Pa.
F	Tristan How	New York University	Sr.	Virginia Beach, Va.
F	Isaiah Eggleston	Penn State-Harrisburg	Sr.	Roanoke, Va.
Second team
G	Nick Koch	TCNJ	Jr.	Hawthorne, N.J.
G	Antonio Redding	Delaware Valley	Jr.	Orlando, Fla.
G	EJ Matthews-Spratley	Stockton	Jr.	Cherry Hill, N.J.
F	Jacob Morales	Montclair State	Jr.	Montvale, N.J.
F	Jack Spellman	Stevens	Sr.	Westfield, N.J.
Third team
G	Zay Freeney	New York University	Sr.	Phoenix, Ariz.
G	Brock Susko	New York University	Sr.	Los Altos, Calif.
G	Tye-Rell Monroe	St. Elizabeth	Sr.	Rio Rancho, N.M.
G	Livingston Cross	Penn College	Sr.	Union, N.J.
F	Yassine Idrissa	St. Mary's (Md.)	Fr.	Rockville, Md.