FAIRFAX, Va . – George Mason University men's basketball senior
Marquise Moore has been named to the VaSID All-State First Team, the Virginia Sports Information Directors organization announced Thursday.
Moore is Mason's first VaSID First Team All-State selection since Sherrod Wright in 2012. The 6-foot-2-inch guard is joined on the first team by T.J. Cline (Richmond), Daniel Dixon (William & Mary), JeQuan Lewis (VCU) and London Perrantes (Virginia).
The award represents yet another major honor for Moore, who led the Patriots back to a 20-win season in 2016-17. In addition to being named the A-10's Chris Daniels Most Improved Player, Moore earned second team All-A-10 accolades and was the first Mason player ever named to the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team. Earlier this spring Moore also garnered NABC District 4 First Team honors.
VaSID 2016-17 Honors
Player of the Year
T.J. Cline – University of Richmond
Coach of the Year
Buzz Williams – Virginia Tech
Rookie of the Year
De'Monte Buckingham – University of Richmond
VaSID All-State First Team
T.J. Cline (Richmond)
Daniel Dixon (William & Mary)
JeQuan Lewis (VCU)
London Perrantes (Virginia)
Marquise Moore (George Mason)
VaSID All-State Second Team
Omar Prewitt (William & Mary)
Jonathan Wade (Norfolk State)
Zach LeDay (Virginia Tech)
Seth Allen (Virginia Tech)
Ed Polite, Jr. (Radford)
Moore In-Depth Season Capsule
Marquise Moore recently put the finishing touches on one of the best all-around seasons by a guard in NCAA history … the Chris Daniels Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player and NABC District 4 First Team pick led the Patriots in scoring (16.9 ppg), rebounding (10.9 rpg) and assists (3.5 apg) while shooting 48.3 percent from the floor … his 20 double-doubles are tied for the most by a guard since the stat has been kept (2009-10), while his 10.9 rebounds/game and 9.1 defensive rebounds/contest were tops by all Div. I guards since the 1993-94 campaign ... the 6'2" guard ranked third in the nation in 2016-17 in defensive rebounding and was eighth in the nation in overall rebounding … in addition to leading the conference in rebounding, Moore ranked ninth in the A-10 in scoring, eighth in minutes played, 11th in assists and 12th in field goal percentage ... posted 10+ points in 28 of 34 contests and 20+ points in 11 games … also registered the first triple-double in George Mason history after a 17-point, 16-rebound, 10-assist performance at Penn on Dec. 10 … a three-time A-10 Player of the Week, Moore led the Green & Gold to the first Atlantic 10 Tournament win in program history on March 9 vs. Fordham, tallying 25 points, a career-high 19 rebounds and five assists in the game ... his 18.0 rebounds/game over the course of the tournament set an Atlantic 10 record and helped the senior garner A-10 All-Tournament accolades for the first time in his career … Moore set a new Mason single-season rebounding record with 367 boards on the year … ends his career seventh all-time at Mason in assists (363), seventh in free throws made (373), 12th in rebounding (694) and 21st in scoring (1270 points) ... the only player in Patriot history to post 1200+ points, 600+ rebounds and 300+ assists in a career … named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team.
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