BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- West Liberty's Seger Bonifant has been named the Mountain East Conference Male Athlete of the Year for the second-straight year.

Bonifant capped his brilliant career at West Liberty with a multitude of individual honors while also helping lead the Hilltoppers to the Final Four for the second time in three years. He was named MEC Player of the Year, D2CCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year, consensus first team All-American and the Basketball Times Player of the Year -- all for a second-consecutive season. He averaged 25.5 points per game and set a school record with 893 points in 2015-16. Bonifant was the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament MVP after averaging 26 points per game helping WLU to its fifth Atlantic Region championship

He wrapped up his career as the most accurate three-point shooter in college basketball history breaking the career three-point field goal percentage record that stood for 25 years. Additionally, Bonifant was an Academic All-America honoree in 2015-16.

The MEC Male Athlete of the Year is selected by a vote of institutional administrators and the conference office. 

2015-16 MEC Award Winners
Female Sports Coach of the Year: Christy Benner (Wheeling Jesuit, Volleyball)
Male Sports Coach of the Year: Monte Cater (Shepherd, Football)
Male Athlete of the Year: Seger Bonifant (West Liberty, Men's Basketball)