Addison Garners All-Region Honors; Selected To All-Star Game
By: Chad Grubbs
Updated: March 12, 2012
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
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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