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Watts, Rogers Honored by Daktronics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Central Missouri's Sanijay Watts and Southwest Baptist's Matt Rogers have been selected as 2010 Daktronics All-Americans, it was announced Tuesday.
Watts, the South Central Region Player of the Year and MIAA Player of the Year, was named First Team All-America. The senior from St. Louis, Mo., led Central Missouri to a 27-4 record and a berth in the South Central Regional title game. Watts led the MIAA in scoring (21.7 ppg) and rebounding (9.5 rpg) while shooting 57.3 percent from the floor. In just two seasons, he became just the seventh player at Central Missouri to score 1,000 points and pull down 500 rebounds.
The Daktronics’ first team features five seniors. In fact, 13 of the 15 players to earn All-America honors were in their final year.
Rogers earned Third Team All-America honors. The senior from Doniphan, Mo., repeated as an All-American despite playing in just 20 games after going down with a season-ending injury in late January. He ranked among the Division II leaders in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots prior to that. Rogers averaged 21.8 ppg, 8.8 rpg and 3.6 blocks per game. He earned first team All-MIAA honors for the third straight year.
2009-10 DAKTRONICS MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
First Team
Player, School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown
Stephen Dennis, Kutztown G
6-6
185
Sr.
West Chester, PA
Sanijay Watts, Central Missouri
F
6-4
215
Sr.
St. Louis, MO
Laurence Ekperigin@, Le Moyne
F
6-7
235
Sr.
Cortlandt Manor, NY
Jason Westrol, Bentley
G
6-3
195
Sr.
Brielle, NJ
Darren Duncan%, Merrimack
G
5-11
170
Sr.
Briarwood, NY
2009-10 Player of the Year: Stephen Dennis, Kutztown
Second Team
Player,
School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown
Gage Daye, Bloomfield
F
6-2
170
Jr.
Newark, NJ
Jamar Smith, So. Indiana
G
6-3
185
Sr.
Peoria, IL/Richwood
Kyle Moore, Tusculum
G 6-3
185
Sr.
Gainesville, FL
LaMarshall Corbett, Angelo State
G
6-3
170
Jr.
Reidsville, NC
Mike Dominguez, Mesa State
G
6-3
185
Sr.
Santa Fe, NM
Third Team
Player, School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr. Hometown
Matt Rogers#, Southwest Baptist
F/C
6-11
220
Sr.
Doniphan, MO
Ben Madgen%, Augusta State G
6-4
185
Sr. Williamstown, Australia
Matt Schneck, St. Cloud State C
6-8
230
Sr. Whitefish Bay, WI
Roman Andrade, N.M. Highlands G
6-2
Sr. Albuquerque, NM
Tyrone Curnell, Valdosta State F
6-7
225
Sr.
Ocoee, FL
@ 2009 Daktronics first team All-American
# 2009 Daktronics second team All-American
% 2009 Daktronics third team All-American
