[TylerBakersGonnaBGreat]

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McLean, Anderson & Ohman Honored by BSC

The Big South Conference announced today its annual postseason awards and Liberty’s Alex McLean, Jeremy Anderson and Kyle Ohman were included on this year’s list. McLean’s first-team selection highlights the Liberty honorees.

McLean (Sr., Forward, Bay Shore, N.Y.) was named to the first team, marking the sixth-straight year Liberty has placed a player on the first team, tying the second-best streak in conference history. The streak also serves as the longest current streak among conference teams.

“Alex is very deserving of the award,” said head coach Ritchie McKay. “I think anytime a player is named to the first team his teammates had a hand in helping him get there. No one works harder than Alex, which is the foundation of his first-team selection.”

McLean ranks No. 6 in the Big South in scoring with 15.8 points per game, while pulling down 8.9 rebounds per game, which ranks No. 3 in the league. The senior also ranks No. 2 in the conference in field goal percentage (55.7), while being one of three players in the league to be ranked in the Top 6 in both scoring and rebounding.

Complete Big South All-Conference Honors List

First-team All-Conference
Arizona Reid, F, Sr., High Point
Reggie Williams, F, Sr.,VMI
Bryan Smithson, G, R-Sr., UNC Asheville
Jack Leasure, G, Sr., Coastal Carolina
Alex McLean, F, Sr., Liberty

Second-team All-Conference
Chris Gaynor, G, Sr., Winthrop
Michael Jenkins, G, Sr., Winthrop
Kenny George, C, R-Jr., UNC Asheville
K.J. Garland, G, R-Sr., UNC Asheville
Chavis Holmes, G, Jr., VMI

All-Freshman Team
Omar Carter, F, Charleston Southern
Jamarco Warren, G, Charleston Southern
Anthony Breeze, F, Coastal Carolina
Charles Corbin, C, Winthrop
Jeremy Anderson, G, Liberty

Academic All-Conference
Giedrius Knysas, Jr., Charleston Southern
Jack Leasure, Sr., Coastal Carolina
Matt Boswell, Jr., High Point
Kyle Ohman, So., Liberty
Phillip Martin, So., Radford
Walt Allen, So., Presbyterian
K.J. Garland, R-Sr., UNC Asheville
Adam Lonon, So., VMI

Player of the Year
Arizona Reid, F, Sr., High Point

Defensive Player of the Year
Kenny George, C, R-Jr, UNC Asheville

Freshman of the Year
Omar Carter, F, Charleston Southern

Coach of the Year
Eddie Biedenbach, UNC Asheville

Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Jack Leasure, Sr., Coastal Carolina

Congrats to the Guys...

But where is smitty?

[SuperJon]

Chavis and Kenny George have the spots that Smitty could've went in.


I'm surprised Gaynor didn't get first team. That really surprises me.

[TylerBakersGonnaBGreat]

Heres a link to the Big South Site

http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArtic ... ID=1403328

No Bannister either? #2 in nation with assist?


Maybe Im just sippin

[LUconn]

wow, WU not represented on the 1st team. I don't agree with it, but I'm more than willing to chuckle at it.

[Rocketfan]

Kenny George and Chavis Holmes are the only Jr's on the first or second team.....i guess i didn't realize how many of these guys were seniors till just now.

[SuperJon]

We can't expect to get more than two guys on there being the fourth place team.

We would've gotten Smitty or Teejay, but not both.

Gaynor should be first team and Leasure second at best.

Kenny George missed too many games to make it.

VMI (5th place) has more players than High Point (3rd place) and Liberty (4th place).

[TDDance234]

TJ's lack of scoring hurts him. He's probably the second best PG in the conference behind Gaynor, IMO, but his statics weren't good enough to replace any of the gaurds mentioned.

I agree with everything except for Leasure one the 1st team. He's living off his name alone.

[horrez]

What a bad joke.

[Sly Fox]

The SIDs seem to have had an infatuation with Leasure since his freshman season. It is bizarre.

[TylerBakersGonnaBGreat]

The SIDs seem to have had an infatuation with Leasure since his freshman season. It is bizarre.

Thats so true... I wanted Coastal in the first round to Chant Over-rated at him

[olldflame]

I am not a big fan of all conference teams that don't take position into account. This one is better than many have been in the past (BSC has been known to name 5 guards to the first team). 2 shooting guards on the first team and 2 point guards on the second team, but at least your first team has a post, 2 forwards and 2 guards. I can't stand either of them, but I would have put Jefferson ahead of Garland. Probably not enough quality centers and forwards to make a "legit" second team. George did not play enough IMHO to earn second team. I think you could make an argument for Smitty over either George or Chavis Holmes. Holmes is good, but VMI player's numbers are inflated. Anthony was definate the 3rd best forward in the conference; especially the second half of conference play.

[flamesbball84]

the SIDs vote on this and not the coaches? Well there's your problem right there...

[horrez]

the SIDs vote on this and not the coaches? Well there's your problem right there...

SIDs and the media (I think)... and we all know how much (or how little) they know.

I think that being a mod of a message board in the Big South should make you part of the Big South media... and give you a vote.

[Sly Fox]

Actually the SIDs are better voters than coaches who often get caught up in political aspect of voting. If you have legitimate media regularly covering the league, they tend to be the ones who are most objective (since they are the only ones not on a school's payroll).

[horrez]

If you have legitimate media regularly covering the league, they tend to be the ones who are most objective (since they are the only ones not on a school's payroll).

That's why I said:

I think that being a mod of a message board in the Big South should make you part of the Big South media... and give you a vote.

[TIMSCAR20]

Actually the SIDs are better voters than coaches who often get caught up in political aspect of voting. If you have legitimate media regularly covering the league, they tend to be the ones who are most objective (since they are the only ones not on a school's payroll).

And I don't get a vote because......?

[RagingTireFire]

And I don't get a vote because......?

We can only play ETSU so many times?

[TIMSCAR20]

ba da bum

[jcmanson]

Leasure got the first team vote because of his career accomplishments. I don't think he should have been first team, but I knew he would be. My only surprise is Alex over Gaynor on first team. Not surprised about Anthony or TeeJay either.

[checkmate]

Congratulations to Alex! It is a great accomplishment to be recognize as 1st team. And to Jeremy for shooting your way to all-freshmen.

[uncafan]

Kenny George missed too many games to make it.

Possibly...but its tough to argue he wasn't the most dominating defensive presence in the league, and if your work at it that way how can your defensive player of the year not at least make 2nd team? Yeah he didn't have the minutes but his impact in those minutes was pretty significant.

As for Leasure maybe it was career more than this season -- but over-rated? Dude shoots the lights out. He single-handedly kept coastal in that Asheville game the other night.

[horrez]

Kenny George missed too many games to make it.

Possibly...but its tough to argue he wasn't the most dominating defensive presence in the league, and if your work at it that way how can your defensive player of the year not at least make 2nd team? Yeah he didn't have the minutes but his impact in those minutes was pretty significant.

As for Leasure maybe it was career more than this season -- but over-rated? Dude shoots the lights out. He single-handedly kept coastal in that Asheville game the other night.

Did You Know: In the 3 years (this being the third) that the Big South has given out a "Defensive Player of the Year Award", Kenny George is the first winner to make at least 2nd team?

And if the voters were interested in rewarding careers, I hear that Gaynor fella has been pretty good.

[LUconn]

That's too bad he's a senior. Next year they're adding a "most closely related to Chris Paul" award. Has WU had a TV game in the last 4 years where that wasn't mentioned?

[TIMSCAR20]

That's too bad he's a senior. Next year they're adding a "most closely related to Chris Paul" award. Has WU had a TV game in the last 4 years where that wasn't mentioned?

Tuesday Feb 12, 2008 masn/FTN

[bigsmooth]

kenny george 2nd team????? i agree with SJ...too many games missed. i oculd care less how tall he is.