Tusculum’s Moore Named To DII Bulletin All-America Team

PINEHURST, N.C. -- Tusculum College's Kyle Moore has been named to the Division II Basketball Bulletin All-America Third Team, while Brevard College's Jonathan Whitson and Mars Hill College's Danny Sanders were named Honorable Mention

Moore, a senior guard Gainesville, Fla., earns his second All-America accolade this season. Earlier this month, he was named to the Daktronics NCAA II All-America Second Team.

Moore has just returned from Springfield, Mass. and the NCAA II All-Star Game, where he garnered co-most valuable player honors, while leading the West All-Stars to a 131-125 overtime victory over the East this past Friday night at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. In the All-Star Game, Moore poured in 21 points, shooting 8-for-11 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from three-point territory. He also dished out five assists and recorded a pair of blocked shots.

The 6-3, 190-pound Buchholz High School graduate, was named the 2010 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year for a second straight season as he led the league in scoring in consecutive years, averaging 24.8 points per game, which is third in NCAA Division II and fifth nationally for all NCAA divisions. Moore's scoring average is the second highest in league history and fifth in school history.

He has also been named to two All-Region teams this year. He was selected to the Daktronics NCAA II All-Southeast Region First Team, while also garnering NABC All-District First Team accolades. This marks the second year in a row that Moore has been recognized by these two organizations.

Kyle Moore

Jonathan Whitson

Danny Sanders

Moore accounted for 693 points this year, while leading the Pioneers to a 16-12 record and a 10-6 in league mark to finish second in the conference standings for a second straight season. His point tally this year is the second most in recorded school history and third in the league record book.

The three-time All-SAC selection established a new school and SAC record with his 117 three-point field goals made this season. His 4.18 treys per game average are second in the country, while shooting 45.3 percent from beyond the arc (2nd in SAC/9th in NCAA II).

In just 87 games in a Pioneer uniform, Moore connected on 306 career three-point field goals, which are the most in conference history and the second-most ever by a Pioneer. He connected on 43 percent of his long-range attempts at Tusculum, which is the fourth-highest average in school history.

In his three seasons at Tusculum, Moore scored 1,813 points, ranking him fourth on the TC scoring list and the seventh-leading scorer in SAC history. He averaged 20.8 points per game at Tusculum, which is the third highest scoring average ever by a South Atlantic Conference player. Including his rookie campaign at NCAA Division I Winthrop University, Moore scored 1,863 points as a collegiate player.

Moore has been the model of consistency during his career, scoring 20 or more points an amazing 45 times in his three seasons at Tusculum, including 19 times this year. He has also poured in 30 or more points on 15 occasions, including 10 times this season. Moore was named SAC Player of the Week four times this season and nine times in the last two years combined.

The 2009 Division II All-American holds the school record with his 447 made free throws. While at Tusculum, Moore shot 85 percent from the foul line (447-of-526), which is the second highest career percentage in school history and third in SAC history. His .862 free throw percentage this season was second in the conference and 37th in the nation.

He finished his career at Tusculum similarly to how he started it at the charity stripe. He opened his TC career making his first 24 free throws. Moore finished the same way, connecting on his final 24 trips to the foul line. In his last 11 contests, Moore went 64-of-68 from the free throw line (94.1%), including a string of 33 in a row.

Moore becomes only the second two-time All-American in the program's history and first ever to earn DII All-American honors, twice.

Whitson was named a Division II Bulletin 2010 All-American Honorable mention, capping off a record-setting career which saw the senior rewrite the men's basketball record book after either setting or retaining 12 single-game, single-season and career records.

Whitson becomes the first Brevard College men's basketball player to be recognized as an All-American Honorable mention.

Whitson was also the first Tornado selected to the DII All-Star Game and the senior forward was also selected to the Daktronics NCAA II All-Southeast Region Second Team and was a NABC All-District First Team selection.

Whitson was also named a First Team All-South Atlantic Conference selection and was the 2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player in leading the Tornados men's basketball team to Brevard College's first SAC title.

Throughout the year, Whitson achieved the personal milestone of reaching 2,000 points in his career and he currently is the BC career leader in points scored at 2,028, rebounds with 942, field goals made at 785, field goals attempted at 1,510, free throws made with 438, free throws attempted at 603 and will finish his career as the Brevard College all-time scoring average leader, averaging 17.95 points per game as a Tornado.

For the season, Whitson also set several records, including most free throws made and most consecutive free throws made in a row, while also setting the school record for most consecutive free throws made in a game and most field goals made in a game.

Sanders was selected to the Daktronics First Team All-Region Team earlier this month.

Sanders, a senior guard from Shelby, N.C., leads the nation in steals per game (3.7) and is ranked eighth nationally in points scored per contest (23.0). He placed eleventh in the country in 3-point field goals per game (3.4).

Sanders ranked first in the league in steals; second in scoring and 3-pointers made; ninth in blocks (1.14) and minutes played (32.07); 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (.373); 13th in free throw shooting percentage (.740); and 16th in rebounding (5.1). Sanders was a first team All-SAC pick.

2010 Division II Bulletin All-Americans
First Team
Jason Westrol Bentley Senior Guard *
Stephen Dennis Kutztown Senior Guard
Sanijay Watts Cent. Missouri Senior Forward
Jamar Smith Southern Indiana Senior Guard
Matt Schneck St. Cloud St. Senior Center
* Player of the Year
Second Team
Ben Madgen Augusta St. Senior Guard
Kendrick Easley Mt. Olive Senior Guard
Justin Keenan Ferris St. Junior Forward
Tyrone Curnell Valdosta St. Senior Forward
Chirs Banchero Seattle Pacific Junior Guard
Third Team
Kyle Moore Tusculum Senior Guard
Laurence Ekperigin LeMoyne Senior Forward
Lucas Alves BYU Hawaii Senior Center
LaMarshall Corbett Angelo St. Junior Guard
John Thompson Fla. Southern Senior Forward
Fourth Team
Thomas Young Indiana (Pa.) Senior Guard
Travis Nelson Minnesota St. Senior Center
Darryl Webb Indiana (Pa.) Junior Forward
Gage Daye Bloomfield Junior Guard
Zac Tiedeman Humboldt St. Senior Guard

Honorable Mention
Bryan LeDuc Cal St. San B'Dino Sr.
Jonathan Whitson Brevard Sr.
Terrell Eargle Ald.-Broaddus Sr.
Mike Dominguez Mesa State Sr.
Duke Crews Bowie St. Sr.
Khaleef Allicott Queens Sr.
Brandon Friedel Arkansas Tech Sr.
Dauntae Williams C. Oklahoma Jr.
Pierce Caldwell Incarnate Word Sr.
Nick Wolf Rollins Jr.
Desmond Stephens Ken. Wesleyan Sr.
Austin Swift Cal Poly Pomona Sr.
Roman Andrade NM Highlands Sr.
Chris Hall Lynn Jr.
Matt Rogers SW Baptist Sr.
Chris Woods Pfeiffer Jr.
Nathan Hyde Findlay Jr.
David Johnson Winona St. Sr.
Darren Jones WV State Sr.
Craig Green Midwestern St. Sr.
Blake Poole St. Martin's Jr.
Darren Duncan Merrimack Sr.
Danny Sanders Mars Hill Sr.
Rashad Callaway Tampa Jr.
Kyle Caiola UMass Lowell So.
Justin Swidowski Holy Family So.
Aaron Hill Rockhurst Sr.
Jamel Carpenter Fayetteville St. Jr.
Cody Schilling Augustana So.
Tyler Bullock Neb. Omaha Sr.
Kyle White Goldey-Beacom Sr.

All-Freshman
Nick Fox Adams St.
Alex Hall Drury
Chris Webb Saginaw Valley St.
Brian Cahill Nova Southeastern
Zane Campbell Ala. Huntsville
Cameron McCaffrey Augustana
Davion Berry CSU Monterey Bay
Shahmel Brackett UNC Pembroke
Andre Pope Saint Rose
Gerald Boston Barton