Six SAC Student-Athletes Named to D2CCA Men's Basketball Southeast Region Teams, Lincoln Memorial's Terry Named Southeast Region Player of the Year
Six SAC men's basketball players were named to the D2CCA Southeast Region First and Second Team and Lincoln Memorial's Emanuel Terry named Southeast Region Player of the Year.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Lincoln Memorial University senior forward Emanuel Terry has been voted the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) Southeast Region Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Year.
A 6-9 forward from Enterprise, Ala., Terry emerged as one of the most dominant forces in the nation this season. The senior is averaging 16.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting a league-leading 70.9 percent from the floor. Terry leads the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) in total blocks with 64 and rebounds per game with 10.1, while ranking fifth in points per game. His field-goal percentage is the second-highest mark in the nation and in program history. Additionally, Terry was named the SAC Player of the Year as well as the inaugural SAC Defensive Player of the Year.
Joining Terry on the Southeast Region first team were guards Charles Clark of Carson-Newman, Jordan Floyd of King, and Detrek Browning of Francis Marion, along with forward Dorian Pinson of Lincoln Memorial. Selected to the second team were guards Trevon Shaw of Lincoln Memorial, DeQuan Abrom of Belmont Abbey, and Rob Valentine of Newberry. Forwards Todd Withers of Queens and Nigel Grant of UNC Pembroke rounded out the Southeast Region second team.
Players selected to the region first team will now be listed on the D2CCA All-American national ballot. The All-American team will be announced Monday, March 19.
2018 D2CCA SOUTHEAST REGION MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
First Team
|
Emanuel Terry |
Lincoln Memorial University |
Forward |
6-9 |
Sr. |
Enterprise, Ala. |
|
Detrek Browning |
Francis Marion University |
Guard |
6-0 |
Sr. |
Columbia, S.C. |
|
Jordan Floyd |
King University |
Guard |
6-2 |
Jr. |
Stone Mountain, Ga. |
|
Charles Clark |
Carson-Newman University |
Guard |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
|
Dorian Pinson |
Lincoln Memorial University |
Forward |
6-5 |
Sr. |
Greenville, S.C. |
Second Team
|
Todd Withers |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Forward |
6-8 |
Sr. |
Greensboro, N.C. |
|
Nigel Grant |
UNC Pembroke |
Forward |
6-7 |
Sr. |
Bronx, N.Y. |
|
Trevon Shaw |
Lincoln Memorial University |
Guard |
6-2 |
Sr. |
St. Helena Island, S.C. |
|
DeQuan Abrom |
Belmont Abbey College |
Guard |
6-2 |
So. |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
|
Rob Valentine |
Newberry College |
Guard |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Richmond, Va. |
About D2CCA: The Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-America Men's Basketball Team is sponsored by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association. The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities. The All-America Men's Basketball team is selected by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA).