Lincoln Memorial's Terry and Queens' Withers Named to NABC Division II All-American Team
Lincoln Memorial University’s Emanuel Terry and Queens University of Charlotte’s Todd Withers were selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in Division II, as two of the finest basketball players across America.
KANSAS CITY (March 19, 2018) – The South Atlantic Conference had two players named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2018 NABC Coaches' Division II All-America team. Lincoln Memorial University's Emanuel Terry and Queens University of Charlotte's Todd Withers were selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC in Division II, as two of the finest basketball players across America.
Terry, the 2018 SAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year, was recently named the D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year. He is a top-25 finalist for the 2018 Bevo Francis Award and was also named to the SAC Championship and Southeast Regional All-Tournament teams.
Withers is the first Royal to earn all-American honors since 2004. The senior was named to the South Atlantic Conference All-Conference First and All-Tournament Teams, the D2CCA All-Region Second Team, the NCAA DII Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team and the NABC Southeast All-District Team. Additionally, he was named to the Bevo Francis Award Top 50 Watch List.
Withers and the Royals are still competing after advancing to the Elite Eight last week. The Royals will play California Baptist University on Tuesday, Mar. 20 at 7 p.m. in Sioux Falls, S.D.
2018 NABC COACHES' DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA TEAM
|
NAME |
SCHOOL |
HT. |
CLASS |
POSITION |
HOMETOWN |
|
David Chavlovich |
West Texas A&M |
5-11 |
Senior |
Guard |
Arlington, Texas |
|
Daeshon Francis |
UT-Permian Basin |
6-4 |
Senior |
Guard |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
|
Tim Guers |
Saint Anselm |
6-3 |
Junior |
Guard |
Langhorne, Pa. |
|
Zach Hankins |
Ferris State |
6-10 |
Junior |
Center |
Charlevoix, Mich. |
|
Haywood Highsmith |
Wheeling Jesuit |
6-7 |
Senior |
Forward |
Baltimore, Md. |
|
Trevor Hill |
Dixie State |
6-4 |
Senior |
Guard |
Sandy, Utah |
|
Beau Justice |
Valdosta State |
6-2 |
Junior |
Guard |
Peebles, Ohio |
|
Tanner Omlid |
Western Oregon |
6-4 |
Senior |
Forward |
Monmouth, Ore. |
|
Justin Pitts |
Northwest Missouri State |
5-10 |
Senior |
Guard |
Blue Springs, Mo. |
|
Justin Reyes |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
6-4 |
Senior |
Guard/Forward |
Haverhill, Mass. |
|
Tyler Rudolph |
Minot State |
6-6 |
Senior |
Forward |
Bismarck, N.D. |
|
Dustin Sleva |
Shippensburg |
6-8 |
Senior |
Forward |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
|
Taren Sullivan |
Findlay |
6-6 |
Senior |
Forward |
Lima, Ohio |
|
Emanuel Terry |
Lincoln Memorial |
6-9 |
Senior |
Forward |
Enterprise, Ala. |
|
Tyrius Walker |
Morehouse |
6-1 |
Senior |
Guard |
Atlanta, Ga. |
|
Todd Withers |
Queens Charlotte |
6-8 |
Senior |
Guard/Forward |
Greensboro, N.C. |
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.org.
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