Powers Named to SoCon All-Conference Team

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Georgia Southern's Willie Powers III, the Eagles' leading scorer, was named to the All-Conference team as the 2009-10 Southern Conference men's basketball postseason awards were announced on Wednesday, following a balloting of the league's head coaches. The junior guard from Gainesville, Fla., was a member of the league's All-Freshman Team following the 2007-08 season.

In the other individual awards, Jeremy Simmons of the College of Charleston and Western Carolina's Brigham Waginger were named Co-Defensive Players of the Year while Davidson guard JP Kuhlman was tabbed as the league's Freshman of the Year.

Dahlman was a key in leading Wofford to the program's first South Division championship and a 15-3 league record. The junior ranked fourth in the conference in scoring at 17.4 points per game and seventh in rebounding with 6.3 boards per contest. Dahlman also made 59.2 percent of his field goal attempts, good enough for fourth in the SoCon, en route to becoming the first Terrier to win the league's top honor.

Young, in his eighth season at the helm of the Wofford program, took the Terriers to new heights in 2009-10, with a 23-8 overall record and a 15-3 league mark.

Simmons and Waginger were the top defenders statistically in the league this season as Simmons led the league in blocked shots (2.1 bpg) while Waginger paced the league in steals (2.7 spg). Kuhlman started 23 of Davidson's 30 games during the regular season while averaging 12.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Dahlman was one of three players to earn all-conference honors for the second straight season, joined by College of Charleston's Andrew Goudelock and The Citadel's Cameron Wells.

Also earning All-SoCon honors were Donald Sims (Appalachian State), Simmons, Amu Saaka (Furman), Willie Powers (Georgia Southern), Ben Stywall (UNC Greensboro), Brandon Giles (Western Carolina) and Tim Johnson (Wofford).

Joining Kuhlman on the All-Freshman team were Cohen, Willis Hall (College of Charleston), Harrison DuPont (The Citadel) and Kyle Randall (UNC Greensboro).

The 2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament begins Friday, March 5 at Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, N,C. Following the first round and quarterfinal games, the event will shift to Time Warner Cable Arena, home of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, for Sunday's semifinals and Monday's championship game.

2010 SoCon Men's Basketball Awards
All-Conference Team
Donald Sims, Appalachian State
Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston
Jeremy Simmons, College of Charleston
Cameron Wells, The Citadel
Amu Saaka, Furman
Willie Powers, Georgia Southern
Ben Stywall, UNC Greensboro
Brandon Giles, Western Carolina
Noah Dahlman, Wofford
Tim Johnson, Wofford

All-Freshman Team
Willis Hall, College of Charleston
Harrison DuPont, The Citadel
Jake Cohen, Davidson
JP Kuhlman, Davidson
Kyle Randall, UNC Greensboro

Player of the Year
Noah Dahlman, Jr., F, Wofford

Co-Defensive Players of the Year
Jeremy Simmons, Jr., F, College of Charleston
Brigham Waginger, Sr., G, Western Carolina

Freshman of the Year
JP Kuhlman, G, Davidson

Coach of the Year
Mike Young, Wofford

Category: Men's Basketball

Published on Wednesday, 03 March 2010 12:32