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Scooby Johnson Named to the NABC All-South Central Region First Team
March 18, 2008
Texas A&M University-Commerce men's basketball senior forward Scooby Johnson was named to the 2008 National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II All-South Central Lakes Region First Team.
It is the second all-region honor for Johnson, who last week was named to the Daktronics South Central Region First Team and Co-Regional Player of the Year. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the 88 student-athletes, from eight districts, are now eligible for the State Farm Division II All-America teams, selected by the NABC. The All-America Team will be announced in Springfield, Mass., at the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Joining Johnson on the first team was Sam Belt of Central Oklahoma, Robert Lee of West Texas A&M, Cory Abercombie of Pittsburg State, Matt Rogers of Southwest Baptist and Avery Patterson of Tarleton State. On the second team was DeAndre Townsend of Emporia State, Corwin Ragland of Abilene Christian, Marcus Hubbard of Angelo State, Nate Perry of SW Oklahoma State and Jim Grabowski of Southwest Baptist. He led A&M-Commerce to the championship game of the Lone Star Conference Tournament, before dropping a 72-70 decision to Central Oklahoma. He was named to the All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in the three games. To reach the championship game, the Lions defeated the No. 1 team in the NCAA South Central Region and LSC South Division champion, West Texas A&M and defeated the No. 9 team in the NCAA South Central Region, Abilene Christian. Prior to the tournament, Johnson was named to the first team all-Lone Star Conference North Division as well as the Lone Star Conference North Division Newcomer of the Year. Johnson currently leads the Lone Star Conference in scoring with 20.7 points per game; he is third in field goal percentage, making 59.3% of his shots, fifth in rebounding with 7.7 rebounds per game and he ranks in the top 15 in steals, offensive rebounds and in defensive rebounds. He also ranks nationally as one of the top players as he is ranked 10th in the nation in scoring, 28th in field goal percentage, 95th in rebounds per game and 257th in steals per game.
Johnson scored in double figures in 28 of 29 games, including a stretch of 21 consecutive to begin his A&M-Commerce career and was a two-time Lone Star Conference North Division Player of the Week. He has recorded double digit points and rebounds in seven games and scored 30 or more points in four contests. |
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