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Leadoff Home Run Pushes Eagles to SoCon Tournament Semifinals Softball May 9, 2013
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Ferguson Named Preseason All-SoCon, Eagles Picked Third in South Division

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern Junior Forward Eric Ferguson was named to the 2012-13 Preseason All-Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Team on Thursday following a vote by the league’s head coaches. The Eagles were picked to finish third in the SoCon South Division by both the league’s coaches and media.

A consensus first-team All-SoCon honoree last year, Ferguson enters his junior season with 835 career points. He was picked as RushTheCourt.net’s 2011-12 SoCon Player of the Year, ranking fifth in the league with 15.4 points per game. Last year in the SoCon Tournament, the Eagle matched his career high with 26 points against Chattanooga and 21 more versus Elon to pick up All-Tournament Team honors.

Recently, Ferguson was named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team by College Sports Madness along with fellow junior Jelani Hewitt.

Southern was picked to finish third in the SoCon South Division after tying for second place in the division last year. GSU was 15-15 in 2011-12 with a 12-6 mark in league games.

The 2012-13 season starts on November 9th with the Eagles traveling to Valparaiso for the return-leg of the home-and-home series. The Eagles’ first home contest is on November 16th against Webber International. Fans will get their first chance to see the Eagles at Hanner Havoc on October 30th starting at 8 p.m.

Season tickets for the 2012-13 Georgia Southern Men’s Basketball season are available now. Get your tickets today by calling the GSU Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GSU-WINS.

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2012-13 Preseason All-Conference Team
Andrew Lawrence, College of Charleston
Trent Wiedeman, College of Charleston
Mike Groselle, The Citadel
De'Mon Brooks, Davidson
Nik Cochran, Davidson
Jake Cohen, Davidson
Jack Isenbarger, Elon
Eric Ferguson, Georgia Southern
Trevis Simpson, UNCG
Trey Sumler, Western Carolina

2012-13 Preseason Player of the Year
De'Mon Brooks, Davidson

SoCon Coaches Predicted Order of Finish

North Division
Team (1st Place Votes)        Total
1. UNCG (7)                          59
2. Elon (3)                             55
3. Western Carolina (2)          52
4. Appalachian State             36
5. Chattanooga                     26
6. Samford                           18

South Division
Team (1st Place Votes)        Total
1. Davidson (11)                     65        
2. College of Charleston (1)     54
3. Georgia Southern               48
4. Wofford                             32
5. Furman                             27
6. The Citadel                       15

SoCon Media Predicted Order of Finish

North Division
Team (1st Place Votes)        Total
1. UNCG (18)                       164
2. Western Carolina (9)         144
3. Elon (3)                           119
4. Appalachian State           72
    Samford                         72
6. Chattanooga                   59

South Division
Team (1st Place Votes)        Total
1. Davidson (28)                  176     
2. College of Charleston      134
3. Georgia Southern (2)        120
4. Wofford                          101
5. Furman                           62
6. The Citadel                      37

Category: Men's Basketball
Published on Thursday, 25 October 2012 17:25
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