Wednesday, February 26, 2014

CIAA Announces All-Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams

HAMPTON, Virginia  --  The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches Associations have selected the 2014 slate of All-Conference honorees. This season’s line-up features Men’s Player of the Year, Mark Thomas of Livingstone College and Lamesha Deal of Virginia State University as Women’s Player of the Year.

Thomas, a senior forward from Saginaw, Michigan, leads the conference in scoring averaging 21.2 points per game.  He is second in the CIAA in assists dishing 5.1 assists per contest. Averaging over 32 minutes per game, Thomas is 3rd in the CIAA in assist to turnover ratio (2.5)

Lamesha Deal, a Norfolk, Virginia native and senior forward for the Lady Trojans ranks second in the CIAA in free throw percentage (85.0) and third in scoring (17.9 ppg).  Last year she was defensive player of the year and has helped lead VSU to its first national ranking in school history.

Thomas and Deal are joined by Omar Briggs (VUU) and Deja Middleton (FSU) as Defensive Players of the Year. All four honorees and their fellow All-Conference selectees will be formally recognized at the Men’s and Women’s Tip-Off Awards Luncheon, scheduled for Monday, February 24th at the Charlotte Convention Center.

2014 All-CIAA Men’s Basketball Team
NAMESCHOOLCLPOSHOMETOWN
FRONTCOURT
Emilo ParksJohnson C. SmithJuniorForwardAshtabula, OH
Tyrrel TateFayetteville St.SeniorForwardRaleigh, NC
Preston RossWinston-Salem St.SeniorForwardFayetteville, NC
Wykevin BazemoreWinston-Salem St.JuniorForwardKelford, NC
Jonathan CrawleySt. Augustine'sSenior,CenterRichmond, VA
Miykael FaulconElizabeth City St.SophomoreForwardDurham, NC
Omar BriggsVirginia UnionSeniorForwardRichmond, VA
BACK COURT
Mark ThomasLivingstoneSeniorGuardSaginaw, MI
Jody HillLivingstoneSeniorGuardDetroit, MI
Amere MaySt. Augustine'sJuniorGuardSouth Haven, MI
Marquez JonesWinston-Salem St.JuniorGuardKinston, NC
Derrick WashingtonLincolnSeniorGuardWashington, DC
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mark Thomas, Livingstone College
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Omar Briggs, Virginia Union University

2014 All-CIAA Women’s Basketball Team
NAMESCHOOLCLPOSHOMETOWN
FRONT COURT
Tiffanie AdairVirginia St.JuniorForwardSpartanburg, SC
Lamesha DealVirginia St.SeniorForwardNorfolk, VA
Deja MiddletonFayetteville St.JuniorCenterRichmond
Alisha MobleyChowanSophomoreForwardWinchester, VA
Zephrah PamLincolnJuniorForwardSyracuse, NY
Dionna ScottWinston-Salem St.JuniorForwardSouth Riding, VA
Ashley PorterJohnson C. SmithSophomoreCenterWinston-Salem, NC
BACK COURT
Ashle FreemanVirginia UnionJuniorGuardRichmond, VA
Cierra YorkLivingstoneSophomoreGuardWinston-Salem NC
Amber CalvinFayetteville St.SeniorGuardFayetteville, NC
Jessica LyonsVirginia St.JuniorGuardUpper Marlboro, MD
Jasmine ElumWinston-Salem St.SeniorGuardPhiladelphia, PA
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lamesha Deal, Virginia State University
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Deja Middleton, Fayetteville State University
 
 
COURTESY THECIAA.COM
 

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