Hall, Baru and Barry Earn All-CAA Honors
3/7/2014 3:19:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Photo Courtesy of CAA/Rafael Suanes
BALTIMORE, Md. – College of Charleston's Willis Hall (Charlotte, N.C.) was named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team on Thursday night at the league's pre-tournament awards banquet.
Hall, a graduate senior, currently leads the Cougars in scoring (12.2 ppg) and rebounding (9.0 rpg) which also ranks 11th-and third-best in the league. He has posted nine double-doubles this season and was named USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week in January – the first player in school and conference history to receive such an honor. A two-time CAA Player of the Week selection, Hall ranks 27th all-time in career scoring (1,137) and seventh all-time in career rebounding (829).
Junior big man Adjehi Baru (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) was tabbed to the CAA All-Defensive Team swatting a career-high tying season-best 44 blocked shots which is tied for third-best in the league. He also ranks seventh among CAA rebounders averaging 7.9 boards per game.
Redshirt freshman guard Canyon Barry (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned a spot on the CAA All-Rookie Team averaging 9.6 points per game which is second-most among league freshman. A physics major, he was also honored on the All-CAA Academic Team along with Willis Hall, who graduated last May with a bachelor's degree in business administration and is currently pursuing a master's degree in communication.
Seniors Willis Hall, Nori Johnson (Greer, S.C.), Anthony Thomas (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Judson Hall (Charlotte, N.C.) were also recognized for their college careers at the banquet. Johnson, Thomas and Hall will graduate on time in May with bachelor's degrees in sociology and religious studies respectively.
The postseason awards were voted on by the league's head coaches, media relations directors and members of the media. CofC will open tournament play on Saturday, March 8 against William & Mary in the quarterfinals set for 8:30 p.m. (ET) at Baltimore Arena.
2013-14 CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARD WINNERS
FIRST TEAM ALL-CAA
Jerrelle Benimon, Towson
Frantz Massenat, Drexel
Devon Saddler, Delaware
Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
Davon Usher, Delaware
SECOND TEAM ALL-CAA
Scott Eatherton, Northeastern
Chris Fouch, Drexel
Willis Hall, College of Charleston
Tim Rusthoven, William & Mary
Zeke Upshaw, Hofstra
THIRD TEAM ALL-CAA
Carl Baptiste, Delaware
Charles Cooke, James Madison
Marcus Damas, Towson
Rafriel Guthrie, Towson
Andre Nation, James Madison
Dion Nesmith, Hofstra
2013-14 CAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jerrelle Benimon, Towson
2013-14 CAA COACH OF THE YEAR
Monte' Ross, Delaware
2013-14 CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Omar Prewitt, William & Mary
2013-14 CAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Scott Eatherton, Northeastern
2013-14 DEAN EHLERS LEADERSHIP AWARD
Tim Rusthoven, William & Mary
CAA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Canyon Barry, College of Charleston
Omar Prewitt, William & Mary
Jamall Robinson, Hofstra
Rodney Williams, Drexel
T.J. Williams, Northeastern
CAA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Adjehi Baru, College of Charleston
Jerrelle Benimon, Towson
Scott Eatherton, Northeastern
Davon Usher, Delaware
David Walker, Northeastern
CAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Kyle Anderson, Delaware
Canyon Barry, College of Charleston
Brandon Britt, William & Mary
Kyle Gaillard, William & Mary
Willis Hall, College of Charleston
Tanner Milson, UNCW
Dion Nesmith, Hofstra
Timajh Parker-Rivera, Towson
Shane Reybold, UNCW
Tim Rusthoven, William & Mary
