George Top Rookie, Goetsch Scholar-Athlete
SALEM, Va. --- Guilford College senior center
Tyler Sanborn garnered the ODAC Player of the Year accolade, as
announced on Thursday as part of the league's conference tournament
festivities. Eastern Mennonite University mentor Kirby Dean
was tabbed the Bob Johnson Coach of the Year. Hampden-Sydney
College freshman guard Harrison George received ODAC Freshman of
the Year honors, and Washington and Lee senior forward Ben Goetsch
was selected as the 2010 ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete
of the Year.
Sanborn adds this season's player of the year honor to back-to-back
All-ODAC First Team nods. Sanborn is currently pouring in
20.3 points per game and grabbing a league-best 13.6 rebounds per
contest heading into the ODAC Tournament. He also leads the
conference in field goal percentage at 65.0 percent on 208-of-320
shooting. Sanborn has notched double-digits in all 25 games
and has recorded 22 double-doubles this season. Earlier in
the year, he became the sixth Quaker to reach the 1,000 points and
1,000 rebounds milestone. For his career, Sanborn now stands
18th among Guilford's all-time leading scorers with
1,249 points and fifth in career rebounds with 1,008 boards.
His career total on the glass is also fifth in ODAC history.
Dean's top coaching honor marks just the first for him and the
third for any EMU men's basketball coach. Tom Baker was the
last to receive the accolade in 1998. Dean, in his seventh
year at the helm, has made a national name for himself this
season. He guides one of the top scoring teams in the nation
at 90-plus points per game. The Royals entered new territory
this season, earning the program's first national ranking.
Dean's squad, currently rated seventh in the nation, is 4-0 against
fellow ODAC nationally-ranked teams. EMU is also No. 1 in the
South Region in the latest NCAA Division III regional rankings.
George has made an instant impact in the Tigers' line-up, proving
to be an all-around threat. He is fourth in the league in
shooting at 58.5 percent, fifth in rebounding at 7.2 boards per
game, sixth in steals with 48 and 13th in scoring at
14.4 points per game. He scored in double figures in 22 of 25
games played and posted four double-doubles. He notched a
career-high 24 points on three different occasions.
Goetsch, former teammate Ben Heller '09 who collected the accolade
a year ago, has had a banner year on and off the court. He
sports a 3.415 grade point average as a German and Economics
major. He is the only ODAC men's basketball athlete to the be
named to the 2010 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine All-District
First Team, making him eligible for Academic All-America
consideration. He is also a multiple honoree on the All-ODAC
Academic Team. On the court, Goetsch posted 16.5 points and
an ODAC second-best 8.5 rebounds per night. His seven
double-doubles are also second in the league. He's reached
double figures in scoring 22 times this season and has registered
career highs in nearly every major category including scoring,
rebounding, assists, steals and minutes played.
Listed below is the complete 2010 ODAC Men's Basketball
All-Conference Teams. For more information on ODAC men's
basketball, visit the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.
2010 MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ODAC TEAMS
KURT AXE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tyler Sanborn,
Sr., Center, Guilford College
BOB JOHNSON COACH OF THE YEAR: Kirby Dean,
Eastern Mennonite University
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Harrison George, Fr.,
Guard, Hampden-Sydney College
ODAC/FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE:
Ben Goetsch, Sr., Forward, Washington and Lee
ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM
Steven Echols, Sr., Guard, Lynchburg
Stephen Fields, Sr., Guard, Virginia Wesleyan
Clay Henson, Sr., Guard, Guilford
Todd Phillips, Jr., Wing, Eastern Mennonite
Tyler Sanborn, Sr., Center, Guilford
Dominic Trawick, Sr., Guard, Bridgewater
ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM
Rhett Bonner, Sr., Guard, Guilford
Brandon Braxton, Jr., Forward, Randolph-Macon
Ben Goetsch, Sr., Forward, Washington and Lee
George Johnson, Jr., Guard, Eastern Mennonite
Turner King, Sr., Guard, Hampden-Sydney
Donald Vaughn, So., Forward, Virginia Wesleyan
ALL-ODAC HONORABLE MENTION
Kendrick Chittock, Sr., Forward, Roanoke
Eli Crawford, Jr., Forward, Eastern Mennonite
Harrison George, Fr., Forward, Hampden-Sydney
Terrance Grigg, Jr., Forward, Emory & Henry
D.J. Hinson, Jr., Wing, Eastern Mennonite
Jason Rutschman, Sr., Guard, Randolph