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Addison Garners All-Region Honors; Selected To All-Star Game

By: Chad Grubbs
Updated: March 12, 2012
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ABILENE, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons senior guard Matt Addison picked up a pair of all-South region awards, was named the South region player of the year and has been selected to play in the 2012 Reese's Division III College All-Star Game held prior to the 2012 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship game at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va., on March 17 at 4:30pm ET.
 
Addison was named first-team all-South region and the South region player of the year by D3hoops.com and he was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches all-South region team as voted on by the coaches in the region. 
 
With the first-team all-region selection he will go on the NABC ballot for all-American. That will be announced later this week. He also will be in contention for all-American honors by D3hoops.com.
 
Addison, who was the American Southwest Conference West Division player of the year, established an ASC record with 744 points this season. He finished third nationally in scoring with 28.6 points per game.
 
He also had 122 assists and 66 steals and shot 48 percent from the field, 43 percent from 3-point range and 88 percent from the free throw line.
 
Addison finished his career as HSU's all-time non-scholarship era career leader in scoring average (26.8), free throw percentage (89), assists per game (5.0) and steals per game (3.2). He was the single-season leader in points scored (744), average (28.6), field goals made (234) and free throws made (197).  
 
Addison led the Cowboys to a 21-7 record, the 21 wins are most in the American Southwest Conference era at Hardin-Simmons and HSU advanced to the ASC Championship game, before losing to McMurry in overtime.
 
D3hoops.com All-Region Team
Player of the Year: Matt Addison, Sr., G, Hardin-Simmons
Coach of the Year: Chris Graves, Birmingham-Southern
Rookie of the Year: Jessie Jenkins, G, Piedmont
First team
Pos.
Player
School
Yr.
Hometown
G
Matt Addison
Hardin-Simmons
Sr.
Killeen, Texas
G
Conley Taylor
Christopher Newport
Sr.
Newport News, Va.
G
D.J. Woodmore
Virginia Wesleyan
So.
Virginia Beach, Va.

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