Friday, March 7, 2008

LEAR, MOORE NAMED TO ALL-SAC MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

Jordan Lear All-SAC 2nd Team	Kyle Moore All-SAC 2nd Team	Robert Troutman SAC All-Freshman Team

HICKORY, N.C. --- Tusculum College’s Jordan Lear and Kyle Moore have been named to the 2008 All-South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Second Team announced league officials at the SAC Awards Banquet held at the Catawba Valley Community College Arena. Tusculum rookie forward Robert Troutman was also named to the SAC All-Freshman Team.

Lear, a 6-7 senior forward from Zanesville, Ohio, led the Pioneers in scoring (17.9 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg) this season. Lear finished his career as Tusculum’s sixth leading scorer (1,550 pts.) and eighth leading rebounder (575 reb.) in school history. Lear also finished amongst the conference leaders in field goal percentage (50.9%), three-point percentage (43.5%) and three-pointers made (70).

Moore, a 6-3 sophomore from Gainesville, Fla., earns a spot on the All-SAC Team in his first Tusculum campaign. The Winthrop University transfer led the South Atlantic Conference in three-point field goals made (88) and was second free throw percentage (84.5%). Moore finished second on the team in scoring (16.6 ppg) and assists per game (4.00 apg).

Robert Troutman, a 6-5 freshman from Mt. Washington, Ky., provided solid minutes off the bench as he played in all 28 games for the Pioneers. The Bullitt East High School graduate averaged 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 50 percent from the floor.

Moore and Ryan Troutman also earned SAC statistical champion honors on the evening. Moore was recognized for leading the league in three-point field goals per game (5.21 apg), while Ryan Troutman (Robert’s older brother), a junior from Mt. Washington, Ky., led the SAC in assists per game (5.11) and assist/turnover ratio (2.06).

Tusculum posted a 13-15 record, including 6-8 in league play to finish fifth in the conference. The Pioneers ended the season strong winning four of their last five games and five of their last seven.

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2008 All-South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Team

ALL-SAC FIRST TEAM
Antonio Houston, Catawba
Josh Kindred, Lenoir-Rhyne
Reggie Bratton, Lenoir-Rhyne
Clemente Martin, Newberry
Sean Barnette, Wingate
Bryan Grier, Wingate

ALL-SAC SECOND TEAM
Jordan Dixon, Carson-Newman
Josh Rudder, Lenoir-Rhyne
Terry Delaney, Lincoln Memorial
Jamarl Glen, Mars Hill
Jordan Lear, Tusculum
Kyle Moore, Tusculum

SAC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Cameron Sharp, Carson-Newman
Dominick Reid, Catawba
Ryan Whitaker, Lincoln Memorial
Grant Domsic, Newberry
Robert Troutman, Tusculum

SAC COACH OF THE YEAR: John Lentz, Lenoir-Rhyne

SAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sean Barnette, Wingate

SAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Dominick Reid, Catawba

SAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Jesse McMurray, Carson-Newman