RICHMOND, Va. -
On the eve of the 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball
Championship presented by Jani-King, George Mason junior guard Sherrod Wright
was recognized among the conference's elite players, earning a spot on the
All-CAA Second Team. The awards were given out at the pre-tournament banquet
Friday night, selected based on a vote by the conference's head coaches, sports
information directors and media members.
Wright, a two-time CAA Player of the Week honoree in
2012-13, earned his first all-conference honor after collecting a preseason
second-team nod. For the Patriots, his selection marks the 19th
consecutive year that a Mason player has earned All-CAA plaudits.
Leading the Patriots offense and ranking eighth among
conference players, Wright scored 16.5 points per game on average this season.
His 46.2 percent field goal percentage also ranked eighth in the CAA, while his
free throw shooting mark of 77.1 percent was 10th. He is the only
Patriot to have started all 30 games this season, averaging 31.9 minutes per
outing. The Mount Vernon, N.Y., native pulled down 147 rebounds (4.9 rpg),
second on the team, and also contributed 47 assists, 32 steals and 10 blocks.
Wright reached double digits in scoring in 25 games this
season, including 12 games with 20 or more points. Highlighting those games
were a career-high 28 points at William & Mary on Jan. 5, along with his
first career double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds in the win at James
Madison.
Mason's streak of All-CAA honorees dating back to 1995 is by
far the conference's longest. Drexel comes in second with 12 straight All-CAA
honorees, beginning with the 2001-02 campaign.
Towson took home two individual awards, as Jerrelle Benimon
and Pat Skerry were named the Player and Coach of the Year, respectively.
Georgia State's R.J. Hunter earned top rookie honors, Jamelle Hagins from
Delaware was named the Defensive Player of the Year, while Northeastern's
Jonathan Lee was honored with the Dean Ehlers Leadership Award. The full list
of award winners can be found below.
Wright and the Patriots open tournament play on Saturday
afternoon against the fourth-seeded Drexel Dragons. Tip-off from Richmond
Coliseum is set for 3:30 p.m.
2012-13 CAA MEN'S
BASKETBALL AWARD WINNERS
First Team All-CAA Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Jerrelle Benimon,
Towson Jr. F 6-8 245 Warrenton,
Va./Fauquier
R.J. Hunter, Georgia
State Fr. G 6-5 175 Indianapolis,
Ind./Pike
Keith Rendleman,
UNCW Sr. F 6-8 220 Denver,
N.C./East Lincoln
Devon Saddler,
Delaware Jr. G 6-2 210 Aberdeen,
Md./Aberdeen
Joel Smith,
Northeastern Sr. G 6-4 180 Leander,
Texas/Leander
Second Team All-CAA Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Jamelle Hagins,
Delaware Sr. F 6-9 235 Roanoke,
Va./William Fleming
Damion Lee, Drexel So. G 6-6 195 Baltimore,
Md./Calvert Hall
Frantz Massenat,
Drexel Jr. G 6-4 185 Ewing,
N.J./Trenton Catholic
Marcus Thornton,
William & Mary So. G 6-4 185 Upper
Marlboro, Md./Bishop McNamara
Sherrod Wright,
George Mason Jr. G 6-4 196 Mount
Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon
Third Team All-CAA Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Quincy Ford,
Northeastern So. F/G 6-8 212 St.
Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs
Rayshawn Goins,
James Madison Sr. F 6-6 265 Cleveland,
Ohio/Glenville
Jonathan Lee,
Northeastern Sr. G 6-2 200 Flint,
Mich./Flint Carmen-Ainsworth
Devon Moore, James
Madison Sr. G 6-4 175 Columbus,
Ohio/Northland
Tim Rusthoven,
William & Mary Jr. F 6-9 235 Winfield,
Ill./Wheaton Academy
Jarvis Threatt,
Delaware So. G 6-2 165 Richmond,
Va./Highland Springs
2012-13 CAA Player
of the Year – Jerrelle Benimon, Towson
2012-13 CAA Coach
of the Year – Pat Skerry, Towson
2012-13 CAA Rookie
of the Year – R.J. Hunter, Georgia State
2012-13 CAA Defensive
Player of the Year – Jamelle Hagins, Delaware
2012-13 Dean Ehlers
Leadership Award – Jonathan Lee, Northeastern
CAA All-Rookie Team Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Jerome Hairston,
Towson Fr. G 6-3 190 Cheyenne,
Wyo./Christ School
R.J. Hunter,
Georgia State Fr. G 6-5 175 Indianapolis,
Ind./Pike
Andre Nation, James
Madison Fr. G 6-5 200 Plant
City, Fla./Faith Baptist Christian
Keenan Palmore, Old
Dominion Fr. G 6-1 174 Stone
Mountain, Ga./Paideia School
David Walker,
Northeastern Fr. G 6-6 176 Stow,
Ohio/Stow-Munroe Falls
CAA All-Defensive
Team Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Jerrelle Benimon,
Towson Jr. F 6-8 245 Warrenton,
Va./Fauquier
Jamelle Hagins,
Delaware Sr. F 6-9 235 Roanoke,
Va./William Fleming
Stevie Mejia,
Hofstra Sr. G 5-9 175 Hyde
Park, Mass./Lawrence Academy
Keith Rendleman,
UNCW Sr. F 6-8 220 Denver,
N.C./East Lincoln
James Vincent,
Georgia State Sr. C 6-10 260 Columbus,
Ga./Northside
CAA All-Academic
First Team Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Kyle Anderson,
Delaware So. G 6-2 195 Newark,
Ill./Newark
Kyle Gaillard,
William & Mary Jr. F 6-8 220 Huntersville,
N.C./North Mecklenburg
Donte Hill, Old
Dominion Jr. G 6-4 205 Virginia
Beach, Va./Norfolk Collegiate
Shane Reybold, UNCW Jr. F 6-8 238 Laurel,
Md./Reservoir
Tim Rusthoven,
William & Mary Jr. F 6-9 235 Winfield,
Ill./Wheaton Academy
CAA All-Academic
Second Team Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Brandon Britt,
William & Mary Jr. G 6-2 195 Chesapeake,
Va./Atlantic Shores Christian
Daquan Brown,
Hofstra Jr. F 6-10 215 Brooklyn,
N.Y./Lincoln
Jonathan Lee,
Northeastern Sr. G 6-2 200 Flint,
Mich./Flint Carmen-Ainsworth
Tanner Milson, UNCW Jr. G 6-2 190 Cedar
Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill
Kris Walden, Towson So. G 6-1 175 Richmond,
Va./Henrico
CAA All-Academic
Hon. Mention Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Bryan Blackstone,
Towson Gr. G 5-10 185 Ivyland,
Pa./Council Rock North
Brett Goodloe,
William & Mary Sr. G 6-4 190 Staunton,
Va./St. Anne's Belfield
Fred Heldring,
William & Mary Jr. F 6-9 245 Winnetka,
Ill./New Trier
Doug Howard,
William & Mary Sr. G 5-9 160 Leesburg,
Va./Flint Hill
Anton Larsen, Old
Dominion Jr. C/F 7-0 240 Copenhagen,
Denmark/Oster Farimagsgades
Stevan Manojlovic,
Drexel Jr. G 6-5 197 Toronto,
Ontario/Martingrove Collegiate Inst
Andrew Pavloff,
William & Mary Sr. F 6-9 240 Akron,
Ohio/Walsh Jesuit
Tom Schalk, William
& Mary So. F 6-8 210 Burnsville,
Minn./Apple Valley
Will Townsville,
Delaware Sr. G 6-3 180 Newark,
Del./Glasgow
