Oct. 13, 2015 PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Today, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Men's Basketball head coach Bobby Collins announced freshman Isaac Sutton (Tallahassee, Fla.) and graduate student Derrico Peck (Atlanta) to the 2015-16 Hawk roster.
Sutton arrives from Tallahassee, Fla. where he was a two-sport letterman and team captain in basketball and baseball. He was selected to the All-County four consecutive seasons (2010-14) in basketball and scored 51 points in a game his final season. Furthermore, Sutton was a member of the Florida Elites where he was named the team's Most Valuable Player (MVP). The Florida native will study exercise science for the Hawks.
Peck is the lone graduate student-athlete as he graduated with a bachelor of science in communications from Northeastern University. In May 2015, he graduated at age 20 with a 3.08 grade-point-average (GPA). Peck will pursue a Master of Education in counselor education.
In high school, the three-year letterman was named the team's MVP his senior season. Peck scored 30 points in his final postseason contest. Academically, he was a member of the National Society of High School scholars and the 21st century leadership program.
The squad brings back seven Hawks, led by Devin Martin (Baltimore), 2015 All-MEAC selection Dominique Elliott (Savannah, Ga.) and 2015 MEAC Rookie of the Year Ryan Andino (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
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