SLIAC Announces 2011 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams and Award Winners

St. Louis, Mo. – The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has announced the 2011 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams and award winners.

Spalding University's DeWhon McAfee was named Player of the Year, while MacMurray College's Dylan Burton was tabbed as Newcomer of the Year. McAfee, a junior guard, averaged 20.8 points per game in conference play and helped lead the Golden Eagles to a share of the regular season conference title. Burton, a freshman forward, averaged 14.4 points per game and posted a .559 field goal percentage in the SLIAC.

Spalding University head coach Kevin Gray was selected as Coach of the Year in only the second year as a member of the SLIAC. He led his squad to a 17-8 overall record, 13-3 in conference play and a share of the SLIAC regular season championship.

Greenville College received the Sportsmanship Award for the fourth consecutive year.

The 2011 SLIAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams are as follows:

FIRST TEAM
Name (School)
CJ McClellan (MacMurray)
Todd Zimmerman (Principia)
DeWhon McAfee (Spalding)
Willie Trimble (Webster)
Jake Vislay (Westminster (Mo.))

SECOND TEAM
Name (School)
Obinna Agomo (Greenville)
KJ Hillard (Greenville)
Nick Jones (Webster)
Drew Moore (Webster)
Skylar Tolson (Westminster (Mo.))

HONORABLE MENTION
Name (School)
Julian Lott (Blackburn)
Josh Wagner (Eureka)
Saliou Dioum (Fontbonne)
Dylan Burton (MacMurray)
Jametrius Brasher (Spalding)

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Name (School)
Obinna Agomo (Greenville)
Johnell Hardin (Spalding)
Drew Moore (Webster)
Willie Trimble (Webster)
Joe James (Westminster (Mo.))

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Name (School)
Brandon Roberts (Blackburn)
Blake Chapman (Eureka)
Freddie Fleming (Fontbonne)
Andy Traeger (Greenville)
CJ McClellan (MacMurray)
Stanley Beal (Principia)
Cody Cutsinger (Spalding)
Robby Meeh (Webster)
Kelsey Weymuth (Westminster (Mo.))