| 3/23/2011 12:00:00 AM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Southern's Skyler Bowlin was selected to the 2010-11 Daktronics Men's Basketball All-America Third Team, voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Bowlin, the Daktronics South Central Region Player of the Year, was the unanimous choice as the MIAA Player of the Year as well as repeating as the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 18.1 points per game while handing out 178 assists and recording 73 steals. He made 77 of 210 three-pointers. Bowlin led the Lions to a 26-5 finish and a berth in the South Central Regional.
Bowlin ranks as the Lions' all-time leader in three-pointers (224) and is fourth in career scoring with 1,664 points. He led the MIAA in steals and ranks 16th nationally, and is second in the conference in assists and 14th in Division II.
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition.
2010-11 DAKTRONICS MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS
First Team
Parrish West, Alaska Fairbanks, F, 6-5, 190, Sr., Chicago, Ill.
Chris Woods, Pfeiffer, F, 6-5, 215, Sr., Greensboro, N.C.
Gage Daye@, Bloomfield, G, 6-2, 170, Sr., Newark, N.J.
Corey Pelle, West Liberty, G, 5-11, 165, Sr., Silver Grove, Ky.
Justin Keenan, Ferris State, F/C, 6-7, 265, Sr., Grand Rapids, Mich.
2010-11 Ron Lenz National Player of the Year: Parrish West, Alaska Fairbanks
Second Team
Justin Sedlak, Flor. Inst. of Tech., F, 6-9, 230, Sr., Pezinok, Slovakia
Blake Poole, Saint Martin's, F, 6-5, 265, Sr., Eugene, Ore.
Darius Adams, Indianapolis, G, 6-0, 165, Sr., Decatur, Ill.
Anthony Moody, Univ. of Mary (ND), G, 6-0, Sr., Appleton, Wis.
Davion Berry, Cal St. Monterey Bay, G, 6-4, So., Oakland, Calif.
Third Team
Skyler Bowlin, Missouri Southern, G, 6-3, 170, Sr., Paragould, Ark.
Thomas Baudinet, Saint Anselm, G, 6-3, 190, Sr., Watertown, Conn.
Darryl Webb, Indiana (Pa.), F, 6-6, 220, Sr., Elkridge, Md.
Jordan Fortney, West Liberty, G, 6-5, 215, Sr., Bowling Green, Ohio
Jeremy Kendle, Bellarmine, G, 6-1, 205, Sr., Jeffersonville, Ind.
@ 2010 Daktronics second team All-American