D3hoops.com's All-America Awards 2008-09
All-America Coach of the Year: Glenn Robinson of Franklin and Marshall All-America Player of the Year: Jimmy Bartolotta (6'4''-G-86) of MIT All-America Rookie of the Year: Justin Hallowell of Wooster All-America 1st Team Jimmy Bartolotta of MIT Kent Raymond (6'3''-G) of Wheaton (Ill.) Aaron Thompson (6'4''-G-88) of Washington U. Jesse Reimink (6'4''-F) of Hope Jeff Skemp (6'10''-C) of UW-Platteville All-America 2nd Team Sean Wallis (6'2''-G-86) of Washington U. Myles McKay (6'3''-G) of UW-Whitewater Mike Chmielowiec (6'3''-F/G) of Rochester Zach Johnson (6'6''-F) of Carleton Brent Ruch (6'9''-C) of Elmhurst All-America 3rd Team Steve Djurickovic (6'3''-G-88) of Carthage Tim Madson (6'1''-G) of Bethel D.J. Marsh (6'4''-F) of UW-Oshkosh Tyler Kathan (6'5''-F) of Keene State Mark Carson (6'6''-F-87) of Rochester Tech All-America 4th Team Sean Burton (5'9''-G) of Ithaca Rashawn Johnson (6'3''-G-86) of Wesley Richard Jean-Baptiste (6'4''-F) of Brooklyn Brian Baskauskas (6'6''-G/F) of Amherst Tyler Sanborn (6'10''-C-88) of Guilford All-America Honorable Mention Ben Rudin (6'0''-G-87) of Middlebury Ryan Kroeger of Lawrence Nate Stahl (6'6''-F-87) of Capital Brian Fogerty of Fontbonne Jose Guitian (6'10'') of Lasell All-Northeast Region Player of the Year: Jimmy Bartolotta of MIT Coach of the Year: Jeff Brown of Middlebury Rookie of the Year: Brian Vayda of Clark 1st Team Jimmy Bartolotta of MIT Ben Rudin of Middlebury Brian Baskauskas of Amherst Tyler Kathan of Keene State Jose Guitian of Lasell 2nd Team Jeremy Shannon (5'11''-G) of Emerson Bobby Bailey (6'0''-G) of Rhode Island College Jon Pierce (6'5''-F) of Tufts Maurice Horton (6'4''-F) of Worcester State Craig Johnson (6'6''-F) of Coast Guard 3rd Team Todd Doyle (6'0''-G) of Wentworth Aaron Trigg (6'1''-G) of Gordon Blake Schultz (6'3''-G/F) of Williams Adam Choice of Colby Dylan Holmes (6'7''-C) of Salem State All-East Region Player of the Year: Sean Burton of Ithaca Coach of the Year: Jim Mullins of Ithaca Rookie of the Year: Chad Burridge of Oswego State 1st Team Sean Burton of Ithaca Scott Morton (6'6''-G) of Geneseo State Mike Chmielowiec of Rochester Sam Simmons (6'4''-F) of RPI Mark Carson of Rochester Tech 2nd Team Corey McAdam (6'2''-G) of Nazareth Tom Wopperer (6'4''-G) of St.Lawrence Ryan McAdam (6'4''-F) of Nazareth David Golembiowski of SUNYIT Jeff Bostic (6'5''-C/F) of Ithaca All-Atlantic Region Player of the Year: Damien Santana (6'2''-G) of Farmingdale State Coach of the Year: Gerry Matthews of Richard Stockton Rookie of the Year: Rashawn Smalls of New Jersey City 1st Team Damien Santana of Farmingdale State Santini Lancioni (5'9''-G) of Richard Stockton J.J. Walsh of St.Joseph's (L.I.) Mike Campbell of Farmingdale State Richard Jean-Baptiste of Brooklyn 2nd Team David Acree (6'0''-G) of St.Joseph's (L.I.) Tim Wesley (6'2''-G/F) of Ramapo Marvin Billups (6'4''-G) of SUNY-Purchase Rashawn Smalls of New Jersey City Marcel Esonwune (6'6''-F/C) of York (N.Y.) All-Middle Atlantic Region Player of the Year: Andrew Powers (6'6''-C) of Gettysburg Coach of the Year: Glenn Robinson of Franklin and Marshall Rookie of the Year: Georgio Milligan (6'2''-G) of Franklin and Marshall 1st Team Rashawn Johnson of Wesley Darnell Braswell (6'1''-G) of DeSales Jason Banzhaf (6'4''-F) of Catholic James McNally (6'6''-F) of Franklin and Marshall Andrew Powers of Gettysburg 2nd Team John Noonan (6'5''-G) of Ursinus Joel Patch (6'6''-G/F) of Susquehanna Dave Smith (6'7''-F) of Gwynedd-Mercy Kevin Misevicius (6'6''-F) of Cabrini Brandon Altmann (6'9''-C) of Mary Washington 3rd Team Camontae Griffin (5'9''-G-86) of St. Mary's (Md.) Charles Jones of Widener James Jones of Delaware Valley Tom Arthur (6'5''-F) of Philadelphia Bible Ed Lapinski (6'6''-F/C) of DeSales All-South Region Player of the Year: Tyler Sanborn of Guilford Coach of the Year: Tom Palombo of Guilford Rookie of the Year: Keenan Hardy of Rust 1st Team Mike Moore (5'8''-G) of DePauw Clay Henson (6'1''-G-87) of Guilford Jeremy Pittman (6'2''-G) of Huntingdon Todd Ward of Oglethorpe Tyler Sanborn of Guilford 2nd Team Justin Short (5'10''-G) of Randolph-Macon Eryk Watson (6'3'') of Maryville (Tenn.) Bryan Johnson (6'7''-F-86) of Mississippi College Derek Mitchell (6'4''-F) of Ferrum Curtis Peery of Roanoke 3rd Team Jonathan Walker (6'3''-G-86) of McMurry Jonathan Rumley (6'3''-G-85) of Averett Danny Noll (6'6''-F) of Centre Josh Johnson of Louisiana College Tilmon Gaddy (6'6''-F) of Mary Hardin-Baylor All-Great Lakes Region Player of the Year: Jesse Reimink of Hope Coach of the Year: Mike Moran of John Carroll Rookie of the Year: Justin Hallowell of Wooster 1st Team Nate Stahl of Capital Desmond Young (6'3''-G) of Adrian Jesse Reimink of Hope Ryne Murray (6'4''-F) of Westminster (Pa.) Andrew Bene of Baldwin-Wallace 2nd Team Brian Pollock of Otterbein Chris Switzer of Mount Union Bryan Yelvington of Kenyon Rudy Kirbus (6'4''-F) of John Carroll Kyle Meyer of Ohio Northern Josip Lucic-Jozak (6'8''-C) of Washington & Jefferson 3rd Team Trevor Scott of Muskingum Ian Franks (6'3''-F) of Wooster Kyle Holliday (6'3''-F) of Ohio Wesleyan George Raftis of Allegheny Andy O'Keefe of Grove City All-Midwest Region Player of the Year: Kent Raymond of Wheaton (Ill.) Coach of the Year: Mark Edwards of Washington U. Rookie of the Year: Tim McCrary (6'6''-F) of Wheaton (Ill.) 1st Team Kent Raymond of Wheaton (Ill.) Steve Djurickovic of Carthage Aaron Thompson of Washington U. Brian Fogerty of Fontbonne Brent Ruch of Elmhurst 2nd Team Sean Wallis of Washington U. Ryan Kroeger of Lawrence Andy Horton of Beloit Tyler Nading (6'7''-F-87) of Washington U. Andy Wiele (6'8''-C) of Wheaton (Ill.) 3rd Team John Hoch (5'10''-G) of Carroll John Grotberg (6'2''-G-87) of Grinnell Chris Drennan (6'5''-F) of North Central (Ill.) Joey Verax (6'5''-F) of Transylvania Anthony Pettaway (6'8''-C) of Defiance All-West Region Player of the Year: Jeff Skemp of UW-Platteville Coach of the Year: Steve Fritz of St. Thomas Rookie of the Year: Aaron Van Klaveren of Cal Lutheran 1st Team Myles McKay of UW-Whitewater Andre Wagner (5'8''-G-86) of Buena Vista D.J. Marsh of UW-Oshkosh Zach Johnson of Carleton Jeff Skemp of UW-Platteville 2nd Team Tim Madson of Bethel Joe Scott (6'4''-G) of St.Thomas Jason Foster (6'7''-F) of Puget Sound Chris Blees of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Cameron Mitchell (6'7''-C) of Willamette 3rd Team Chris Faidley (6'2''-G-86) of Whitman Ross Nakamura (6'1''-G) of Whitworth John Fraase of Concordia-Moorhead Dane Seckar-Anderson (6'7''-F) of UW-Oshkosh Nate Alm (6'6''-F) of Augsburg Washington-St. Louis Repeats As D-III Champion - Mar 23, 2009 (by Eurobasket) Senior Tyler Nading (6'7''-F-87) scored a game-high 20 points and senior Sean Wallis (6'2''-G-86) added 16 points and 10 assists as the Washington University in St. Louis men's basketball team repeated as NCAA Division III National Champions with a 61-52 victory over No. 6 Richard Stockton College on Saturday at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. Washington University, which won its 13th-straight postseason game, is the fourth NCAA Division III team to repeat as National Champions joining North Park University (1978-80), University of Wisconsin-Platteville (1998-99) and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 'As you have found out all year long with this team, we find ways to win,' said Washington University head coach Mark Edwards.'Its great to be back to the city of Salem, but even greater to walk out of here with the big trophy.' Wallis was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament after averaging 15.5 points and 7.5 assists per game at the Final Four. He was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Nading, junior Aaron Thompson (6'4''-G-88), Michael Farrow (6'2''-G) of Richard Stockton, Clay Henson (6'1''-G-87) of Guilford and James McNally (6'6''-F) of Franklin and Marshall. Nading was 9-of-11 from the field and 2-of-2 from the foul line as he finished his four-year career on the Danforth Campus third in career scoring with 1,552 points. Wallis, who was named second-team all-America by D3hoops.com following the game, finished his record-breaking season with 251 assists. He also broke J.J. Siepierskis (1993-96) all-time WU record with 566. 'Richard Stocktons aggressiveness made them susceptible to me leaking toward the basket. My teammates did a great job finding me tonight,' said Nading. 'This is the best way to go out as a senior. This years team had a completely new identity, and I am so happy for all of our teammates.' Both teams came out tense and combined for eight turnovers and managed just six field goals combined in the first eight minutes of play. Trailing 7-2, Wallis connected on back-to-back lay-ups to trim the Stockton lead to one (7-6) with 12:57 left. Nading was the lone offensive threat for the Bears as two lay-ups and a put-back gave WU a 12-8 advantage. The Bears missed their first nine shots from three-point range, and scored its first 12 points from inside the paint. Sophomore Caleb Knepper (6'6''-F) came of the bench for Washington U. and ended a streak without a field goal outside of the paint as he drained a three-pointer to make it 21-12 with 3:28 remaining. After a miss by Richard Stockton, Knepper then banked in a three-pointer to give the Bears a 24-12 lead. After scoring 30 points on Friday in the national semifinals, Thompson was held to two points in the first half after missing his first six shots. He scored on a back-door lay-up on Wallis sixth assist of the game with 1:50 remaining, and then Wallis drained his first three-pointer of the game to give WU the 29-16 halftime lead. Wallis had seven points and six assists to lead the Bears in the first half as WU shot 46.2 percent (12-26) from the field. The defense was the story in the as the Bears held Richard Stockton without a field goal for 9:54 in the first half where the Ospreys missed 12-straight shots. Richard Stockton shot 20 percent (6-30) in the first half, including 14.3 percent (2-14) from three-point range. 'Its a dream come true,' said Wallis. 'To be able to go out there and play the way I did the whole tournament is something I am really proud of.' Wallis continued to shred the Richard Stockton defense in the second half as he found Nading streaking underneath the bucket for two lay-ups to extend the lead to 34-18. Another lay-up by Nading gave WU its largest lead of the game at 40-24 with 12:23 remaining when Richard Stockton found an offensive surge. Back-to-back threes by Santini Lancioni and Farrow got the advantage down to 10 (45-35) with 10:02 left, and then two free-throws by Kai Masaqui got the lead under double-figures at 47-39. The two seniors took over when it got tight, as Wallis scored on a lay-up and then Nading scored six-straight points to get the advantage to 55-41 with less than six minutes to play. Junior Cameron Smith (6'5''-F-87) added eight points, eight rebounds and three steals for Washington U., while Knepper had eight points off the bench. Thompson was held to season-low four points, but capped off the season by earning first-team all-American by D3hoops.com. The Bears shot 48 percent (24-50) from the field in the win, and outrebounded Richard Stockton, 41-29. Washington University won 20 of its last 21 games of the season to finish with a school-record 29-2 overall mark. The Bears posted a 10-1 record against teams ranked in the top-25, including six-straight ranked opponents en route to the Division III National Championship. 'When you have two seniors that go through four years and walk out with two national championship trophies, I think that speaks for itself,' Edwards said. 'At the end of four years they accomplished some things and basketball was a big part of it along with friendships. But getting themselves prepared to move on in life is the biggest part.' Lancioni had 19 points to lead Richard Stockton, which ended its record-breaking season with a 30-3 record. The Ospreys shot just 31.7 percent (19-60) from the field in the loss, including 6-of-28 from three-point range. Courtesy of Wash.-St.Louis |
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