Porter, Morris Named NAIA All-Americans
March 26, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to announce the 2007-08 Division I Men’s Basketball All-America Teams. The selections are made by the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Association All-America Committee and comprises a First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention Team.
Louisiana State University in Shreveport placed two players on the All-American Teams, as Josh Porter was named to the First Team and Jamon Morris picked up Third-Team honors. Porter, the 2007-08 GCAC Player of the Year, led the Pilots in scoring this season at 21.9 PPG. Morris led the NAIA in double-doubles with 25, while finishing the season averaging 14.5 PPG and 11 RPG.
LSUS was the only school in the NAIA with two representatives on the All-American Teams.
National Championship game participants Oklahoma City and Mountain State (W.Va.) claimed two First-Team selections: seniors Ollie Bailey of Oklahoma City and James Spencer of Mountain State.
Bailey was also selected as the Rawlings-NAIA Player of the Year.
2007-08 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball All-America Team – March 25
FIRST TEAM
|
NAME |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown |
|
Ollie Bailey |
Oklahoma City |
Sr. |
F |
Chicago, Ill. |
|
Gordon “Gus” Chase |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
Sr. |
F |
Baltimore, Md. |
|
Glen Dandridge |
Lambuth (Tenn.) |
Sr. |
F |
Goochland, Va. |
|
Mike Gordy* |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
Sr. |
F |
Denver, Colo. |
|
Brad Harris |
Lee (Tenn.) |
Sr. |
G |
Winston-Salem, N.C. |
|
Othyus Jeffers |
Robert Morris (Ill.) |
Sr. |
F |
Chicago, Ill. |
|
Eric Palm |
McKendree (Ill.) |
Jr. |
G |
Machesney Park, Ill. |
|
Josh Porter |
LSUS |
Sr. |
G |
Shreveport, La. |
|
Mark Roussin |
California Baptist |
Jr. |
F |
Yorba Linda, Calif. |
|
James Spencer |
Mountain State (W.Va.) |
Sr. |
G |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
* Repeat 2nd Team Selection
SECOND TEAM
|
NAME |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown |
|
Czyz Bennett |
Texas College |
Jr. |
G |
Galveston, Texas |
|
Nestor Colmenares |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Jr. |
F |
Caracas, Venezuela |
|
Phil French |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Sr. |
C |
Richton Park, Ill. |
|
Kelvin Johnson |
Illinois-Springfield |
Jr. |
G |
Maywood, Ill. |
|
Jon Meriweather |
Park (Mo.) |
Jr. |
F |
Kansas City, Mo. |
|
Kendaris Pelton |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Sr. |
F |
Birmingham, Ala. |
|
Davon Roberts |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
Sr. |
F |
West Covina, Calif. |
|
Danny Storey |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
Sr. |
F |
Canyon, Texas |
|
Terrence Worthy |
Concordia (Calif.) |
So. |
G |
San Jose, Calif. |
|
Ryan Zamroz |
The Master’s (Calif.) |
Jr. |
G |
Perkasie, Penn. |
THIRD TEAM
|
NAME |
School |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown |
|
Jeremy Cable |
Tougaloo (Miss.) |
Jr. |
F |
Jackson, Miss. |
|
Damien Chisholm |
Paul Quinn (Texas) |
Jr. |
G |
Huntsville, Ala. |
|
Brandon Durham |
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
Sr. |
G |
Oklahoma City, Okla. |
|
Luke Fitzgerald |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Jr. |
F |
Cleveland, Ohio |
|
Trae Hall |
Columbia (Mo.) |
Jr. |
G |
Tulsa, Okla. |
|
Robert Jones |
Mobile (Ala.) |
Sr. |
F |
Fort Pierce, Fla. |
|
Jamon Morris |
LSUS |
Sr. |
C |
Chicago, Ill. |
|
Thomas Pranciliauskas |
Shorter (Ga.) |
Sr. |
G |
Vilnius, Lithuania |
|
Danny Reeder |
Westminster (Utah) |
So. |
G |
Sandy, Utah |
|
Jason Taylor |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
F |
Edmond, Okla. |
HONORABLE MENTION (Listed alphabetically by name):
Antonio Bolton, Voorhees (S.C.); Brandon Brown, Northwestern Oklahoma State; Stanlee Brownlee, Crichton (Tenn.); Dane Dmitrovic, Texas Wesleyan; Thomas Douglas, Cumberland (Tenn.); Shaun Dumas, Xavier (La.); Darryl Edwards, Southern Wesleyan (S.C.); Daniel Ferguson, Berry (Ga.); Jeff Ferguson, Pikeville (Ky.); Zack Frey, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Kameron Gray, Oklahoma City; Demetrius Guions, Georgetown (Ky.); Keithdrick Harris, Tougaloo (Miss.); Josh Helton, Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.); Eric Hobbie, McKendree (Ill.); Chris Hobson, St. Francis (Ind.); Andrew Howard, Brescia (Ky.); Willie Irick, Oklahoma City; Jarvis Jackson, Mountain State (W.Va.); Terrell Jacob, Wiley (Texas); Brent Jones, Oklahoma Baptist; Danny Jones, Biola (Calif.); Patrick Jones, St. Gregory’s (Okla.); Brian Lake, Union (Tenn.); Adron Marshall, Mountain State (W.Va.); Matt Neaville, Union (Tenn.); Tim Nelson, Science & Arts (Okla.); Ryan Read, Concordia (Calif.); Josh Sanderson, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.); Greg Scott, Vanguard (Calif.); Julian Scott, St. Xavier (Ill.); Chase Sukut, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Jon Uriarte, Faulkner (Ga.); George White, Lindsey-Wilson (Ky.); Noah Woolridge, Spring Hill (Ala.); Luke Zumo, Loyola (La.)
