Brown Named AP All-America Honorable Mention
4/2/2019 3:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The senior adds to his postseason honors.
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern guard Tookie Brown has been named All-America Honorable Mention by the Associated Press, it was announced today.
Brown was named Sun Belt Player of the Year, first-team All-Sun Belt, first-team National Association of Basketball Coaches all-district and the Georgia College Men's Player of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club after averaging 17.3 points, 4.7 assists and 4.2 rebounds and shooting 49.6 percent from the field.
He is the first player in league history to earn first-team All-Sun Belt accolades all four years and was named first-team all-district by the NABC all four seasons. Brown is the first Eagle to be named conference Player of the Year since Elton Nesbitt in 2006 (Southern), and it is the sixth time an Eagle has been named conference Player of the Year. Nesbitt was also the last Eagle to be named honorable mention all-america, earning the honor in 2006.
The only player in Sun Belt history with over 2,000 points and 500 assists, Brown ranks fourth on the Sun Belt career scoring list, ninth in assists and 19th in steals. He finished his career at Georgia Southern as the all-time leader in Division I scoring (2,290 points), games played (129), games started (125) and free throws (608). He also ranks in the top-10 in career field goals (4th - 741), assists (3rd - 526), steals (3rd - 197), free-throw percentage (6th - .773), 3-point percentage (6th - .375) and 3-pointers made (9th - 200).
AP All-America Team
First Team
Zion Williamson, Duke
Grant Williams, Tennessee
RJ Barrett, Duke
Ja Morant, Murray State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Second Team
Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga
Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech
Markus Howard, Marquette
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Third Team
De'Andre Hunter, Virginia
Dedric Lawson, Kansas
Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga
PJ Washington, Kentucky
Kyle Guy, Virginia
Honorable Mention
Keith Braxton, St. Francis (Pa.); Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan; Tookie Brown, Georgia Southern; Chris Clemons, Campbell; RJ Cole, Howard; Jeremy Combs, Texas Southern; Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati; Mike Daum, South Dakota State; Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado; Cameron Delaney, Sam Houston State; Lamine Diane, Cal State Northridge; Daniel Gafford, Arkansas; Jon Axel Gudmundsson, Davidson; Rapolas Ivanauskas, Colgate; Ty Jerome, Virginia; Cameron Johnson, North Carolina; Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Fletcher Magee, Wofford; Caleb Martin, Nevada; CJ Massinburg, Buffalo; Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb; Luke Maye, North Carolina; Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky; Sam Merrill, Utah State; Jaylen Nowell, Washington; Miye Oni, Yale; Shamorie Ponds, St. John's; Myles Powell, Seton Hall; Admiral Schofield, Tennessee; Marial Shayok, Iowa State; B.J. Stith, Old Dominion; Matisse Thybulle, Washington; Jake Toolson, Utah Valley; Marques Townes, Loyola of Chicago; Tremont Waters, LSU; Coby White, North Carolina; Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra; Cameron Young, Quinnipiac.
Brown was named Sun Belt Player of the Year, first-team All-Sun Belt, first-team National Association of Basketball Coaches all-district and the Georgia College Men's Player of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club after averaging 17.3 points, 4.7 assists and 4.2 rebounds and shooting 49.6 percent from the field.
He is the first player in league history to earn first-team All-Sun Belt accolades all four years and was named first-team all-district by the NABC all four seasons. Brown is the first Eagle to be named conference Player of the Year since Elton Nesbitt in 2006 (Southern), and it is the sixth time an Eagle has been named conference Player of the Year. Nesbitt was also the last Eagle to be named honorable mention all-america, earning the honor in 2006.
The only player in Sun Belt history with over 2,000 points and 500 assists, Brown ranks fourth on the Sun Belt career scoring list, ninth in assists and 19th in steals. He finished his career at Georgia Southern as the all-time leader in Division I scoring (2,290 points), games played (129), games started (125) and free throws (608). He also ranks in the top-10 in career field goals (4th - 741), assists (3rd - 526), steals (3rd - 197), free-throw percentage (6th - .773), 3-point percentage (6th - .375) and 3-pointers made (9th - 200).
AP All-America Team
First Team
Zion Williamson, Duke
Grant Williams, Tennessee
RJ Barrett, Duke
Ja Morant, Murray State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Second Team
Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga
Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech
Markus Howard, Marquette
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Third Team
De'Andre Hunter, Virginia
Dedric Lawson, Kansas
Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga
PJ Washington, Kentucky
Kyle Guy, Virginia
Honorable Mention
Keith Braxton, St. Francis (Pa.); Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan; Tookie Brown, Georgia Southern; Chris Clemons, Campbell; RJ Cole, Howard; Jeremy Combs, Texas Southern; Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati; Mike Daum, South Dakota State; Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado; Cameron Delaney, Sam Houston State; Lamine Diane, Cal State Northridge; Daniel Gafford, Arkansas; Jon Axel Gudmundsson, Davidson; Rapolas Ivanauskas, Colgate; Ty Jerome, Virginia; Cameron Johnson, North Carolina; Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Fletcher Magee, Wofford; Caleb Martin, Nevada; CJ Massinburg, Buffalo; Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb; Luke Maye, North Carolina; Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky; Sam Merrill, Utah State; Jaylen Nowell, Washington; Miye Oni, Yale; Shamorie Ponds, St. John's; Myles Powell, Seton Hall; Admiral Schofield, Tennessee; Marial Shayok, Iowa State; B.J. Stith, Old Dominion; Matisse Thybulle, Washington; Jake Toolson, Utah Valley; Marques Townes, Loyola of Chicago; Tremont Waters, LSU; Coby White, North Carolina; Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra; Cameron Young, Quinnipiac.
Players Mentioned
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