Olivet Nazarene University

Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to announce the 2008-09 Division I Men’s Basketball All-America Teams. The selections are made by the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Association All-America Committee and comprises a First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention Team.

National Championship participants Columbia (Mo.) and Rocky Mountain (Mont.) land two players on the All-America Teams. Senior forward Devin Uskoski of RMC and Christian Lewis of CC were mentioned on the Third Team for the Championship finalists.

Highlighting the teams are senior guard Eric Palm of McKendree (Ill.) and Danny Hawkins of MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.). Both players were the only ones to earn 2008 NAIA All-America First Team honors – Hawkins was listed on the NAIA Division II squad.

The Rawlings-NAIA Coach of the Year, NAIA Player of the Year, NABC Player of the Year, All-Tournament Team, Tournament MVP, Team Sportsmanship Award and Hustle Award will be announced at the conclusion of the National Championship game on March 24.

Among the honorees is Tiger junior forward Tyler Wallenfang (Washington, Ill.). Tyler averaged 15.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and shot .560 from the field this season. He also sits 27th all-time on the career scoring list for ONU with 1,212 points.

The official and complete lists are found at this website: Link found here...Lists

Chad Waller
NAIA SID
Nick Birkey
Men's SID