DII Bulletin Releases Men's & Women's Basketball Preseason Polls & All-Americans

DII Bulletin Releases Men's & Women's Basketball Preseason Polls & All-Americans

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DII Bulletin Releases Men's & Women's Basketball Preseason Polls & All-Americans

-Note please link to the DII Bulletin Press Releases here and see each schools relavant releases below once released by thier institution.

2011 Women's Basketball DII Bulletin Press Release
 
2011  Men's Basketball DII Bulletin Press Release
 

WOMEN

-courtesy of Barton Sports Information-

BC women's basketball preseason No. 21 by DII Bulletin

October 14, 2011

WILSON, N.C.-The Barton College women’s basketball team has been ranked 21st in the Women’s Division II Bulletin Preseason Top-25 Poll released as part of the 2011-12 Preseason Fact Sheet on Friday.

The Lady Bulldogs are only one of three teams from the Southeast Region that are ranked in the WDIIB Preseason Top-25. Defending national champions Clayton State University of the Peach Belt Conference are the preseason favorites; Barton represents Conference Carolinas as No. 21 and Wingate University of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) are No. 24.

After concluding a banner year last season that featured winning the Conference Carolinas regular season title, the 2011 Conference Carolinas Tournament and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II National Tournament, the Barton College women’s basketball team will be a target of excellence from all opposition throughout the league, in the Southeast Region, and throughout DII basketball.

The three-time reigning league regular season champions wrapped up last season with a program-best 26-5 record after losing in the second round of the NCAA Division II National Tournament to the eventual national champions Clayton State University.  BC boasted an 18-2 record in league play.

The Lady Bulldogs are guided by 23nd year head coach Wendee Saintsing, who is the two-time reigning Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year. Saintsing returns a deep class of 12 letter winners featuring Second Team All-Conference/Freshman of the Year/ Tournament MVP Nyeshea Willie (12.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.8 spg, 2.4 apg) and Third Team All-Conference/Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team award winner Jannetta Robinson (12.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 apg, 1.9 spg). Janae Jackson (8.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg) Jolanda Mitchell (7.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg) also started in majority of last year’s games.

Coach Saintsing added five talented newcomers that all have a chance to crack the lineup and will be looking for one Lady Bulldog to step into the point guard position vacated by All-Region and First Team All-Conference honoree Jamila Johnson, who led the conference in assists and her team in scoring her senior season.

 


MEN:

-courtesy of Mount Olive Sports Information

Mount Olive's Derek Staton Earns Division II Bulletin Preseason All-America Honorable Mention

October 18, 2011

Mount Olive College guard Derek Staton garnered his second preseason All-America award, earning Honorable Mention on the 2011-12 Division II Bulletin Men’s Basketball Preseason All-America Team. Staton and teammate Craig Hayes also earned All-America Honorable Mention from The Sporting News in September.

Staton, a 5-9 senior from Norfolk, Va., was named to the 2010-11 All-Conference Carolinas Second Team after averaging 19.6 points and 3.9 assists per game. He scored a career-high 37 points against Limestone in the first round of last year's conference tournament. In his sophomore year, Staton ranked among the top 20 in the nation with 5.6 assists per game. He set a school single-game record for assists and still holds the Trojans' single-season assists record.

Staton was pressed into service from day one in his freshman year, getting the start at point guard in his first six collegiate games due to a preseason injury to two-time All-Conference Carolinas selection Justin Melton. Staton was the Trojans’ starting point guard in his sophomore year, then emerged as a shooting guard last year. Staton averaged 30.3 points per contest in his final four games of 2010-11.

Despite a rash of injuries, Mount Olive posted its ninth consecutive winning season last year with a 14-13 record. Staton is among the Trojans’ five returning starters. The Trojans saw their first preseason action Monday in the annual MOC Green and White Game.

Mount Olive tips off its 2011-12 regular season November 11-12 at the Tusculum College Tournament in Greeneville, Tenn. The Trojans will face Tusculum and former Conference Carolinas member Anderson, which reached the Elite Eight last year. Mount Olive defeated Anderson 83-80 in the championship game of the 2010 Conference Carolinas Tournament in the last meeting between the two teams.

Mount Olive plays host to the 46th Annual Pickle Classic Nov. 18-19 at Kornegay Arena. Joining the Trojans in this year's tournament are Barton, Brevard and Virginia Union. Mount Olive faces Brevard the first night and Virginia State the second night.


-courtesy of Limestone Sports Information

Division II Bulletin tabs Limestone men's basketball as a "Team to Watch"

GAFFNEY, S.C. – Following one of the most impressive seasons in Limestone College men’s basketball NCAA Division II history, the Saints have been named as a “Team to Watch” by the Division II Bulletin, which is billed as “The small college hoops experts since 1991”.

Last season, Limestone went 23-7 overall and 14-4 in Conference Carolinas action and won 16 of their first 19 games. They earned their first ever Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship with a thrilling 68-59 victory over Coker in the championship game and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in team history.

As a result of that success, and the return of Sporting News & DII Bulletin Preseason All-American Honorable Mention Jarrell Douglass (Leesburg, Fla.), the Saints have been chosen as a “Team to Watch” in the Division II Bulletin’s 2011-12 Division II Preseason Poll. Limestone is joined by fellow Conference Carolinas member Queens University of Charlotte, which is ranked No. 15 in the nation, and Southeast Region members Georgia Southwestern (No. 18) and Anderson and USC Aiken, both of which were listed as “Teams to Watch”.

Limestone kicks off the 2011-12 season with a home exhibition against Athletes in Action on November 2 (7:30 p.m.) before traveling to Charleston, S.C. for an exhibition against Division I College of Charleston at the 5,100-seat TD Arena on November 5 at 6 p.m.

The Saints will begin the regular season at home when they host the 2011 Conference Carolinas/SAC Challenge from November 11-12 at the Timken Center.