April 11, 2009
NORFOLK, VA-- Old Dominion's junior center-forward Gerald Lee (Uusikaupunki, Finland) has been selected to the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major All-American squad.The Monarchs who won the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Post Season Tournament with a 66-62 win over Bradley finished 15th in the final Mid-Major Poll.
Lee lead ODU in scoring at 15.5 points per game, free throw percentage (.755), fieldgoal percentage (.542) and was second in rebounding at 5.7.
Lee helped lead the Monarchs to a 25-10 record and the championship of the Collegeinsider.com Post Season Tournament. Lee was named to the All-Tournament squadas well as first team All-CAA, first team NABC All-District 10, CAA All-Tournament.
Lee had three double-doubles this year and reached the 1,000 career point mark withhis 26-point performance in ODU's ESPN Bracketbuster win over Liberty. He then scored a career high 30 points with ten boards in the Monarchs CAA quarterfinal win over Hofstra. Lee now has 1108 career points, and six career double-doubles.
Alex Loughton (ODU'06) was a 2005 Mid-Major All-American selection.
2008-09 COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID MAJOR ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
Rather then assembling first, second, third and fourth team squads, the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-America team is one team consisting of 25 players and honorable mentions. Division I coaches and NBA scouts are part of the selection process.
Josh Alexander G 6-4 Sr. Stephen F. AustinMarqus Blakely F 6-5 Jr. VermontMichael Bramos G/F 6-5 Sr. Miami UniversityJ'Nathan Bullock F 6-5 Sr. Cleveland StateChris Devine F 6-8 Sr. UC Santa BarbaraOsiris Eldridge G 6-3 Jr. Illinois StateJeremiah Dominguez G 5-6 Sr. Portland StateAl Fisher G 6-1 Sr. Kent StateJeremy Goode G 5-9 Jr. Mount St. Mary'sKenny Hasbrouck G 6-3 Sr. SienaMatt Howard F 6-8 So. ButlerBrandon Johnson G 6-0 Sr. San DiegoJohnathon Jones G 5-11 Jr. OaklandGerald Lee C/F 6-10 Jr. Old DominionEric Maynor G 6-2 Sr. VCUJosh Mayo G 5-11 Sr. Illinois-ChicagoTywain McKee G 6-2 Sr. Coppin StateDerrick Mercer G 5-9 Sr. AmericanGyno Pomare F 6-8 Sr. San DiegoGerald Robinson G 6-0 So. Tennessee StateAnthony Smith G 6-5 Sr. LibertyRyan Thompson G 6-6 Jr. RiderEdwin Ubiles G/F 6-6 Jr. SienaRyan Wittman F 6-6 Jr. CornellDesmond Yates F 6-7 Jr. Middle Tennessee
HONORABLE MENTION: Vaughn Duggins (Wright State: G, 6-3, Jr.), Russell Hicks (Florida International: C, 7-0, Sr.), Cedric Jackson (Cleveland State: G, 6-3, Sr.), David Kool (Western Michigan: G, 6-3, Jr.), Carlos Monroe (Florida Atlantic: F, 6-8, Sr.), Diamon Simpson (St. Mary's: F, 6-7, Sr.)
COLLEGEINSIDER.COM FINAL TOP 25
1. Gonzaga (31) 28-6 775 1 2. Siena 27-8 733 4 3. St. Mary's 28-7 715 3 4. Butler 26-6 678 2 5. Western Kentucky 25-9 637 5 6. Cleveland State 25-11 632 12 7. Northern Iowa 23-11 589 6 8. VCU 24-10 542 7 9. Davidson 27-8 499 910. Creighton 27-8 478 811. North Dakota State 26-7 477 1012. Niagara 26-9 413 1113. Illinois State 24-10 377 1314. College of Charleston 27-9 355 1415. Old Dominion 25-10 300 2016. Arkansas-Little Rock 23-8 292 1517. American 24-8 259 1718. George Mason 22-11 256 1919. Wisconsin-Green Bay 22-11 255 1620. Weber State 21-10 189 1821. East Tennessee State 23-11 106 2122. Binghamton 23-9 72 2423. Vermont 24-9 65 2524. Morgan State 23-12 58 2325. Akron 23-13 49 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Stephen F Austin 44, Radford 42, VMI 38, Cornell 27, Bradley 21, Oakland 20, Portland State 19, Morehead State 18, Cal State Northridge 11, Robert Morris 8, Northeastern 6, Pacific 4, The Citadel 4, Liberty 3, Tennessee-Martin 3, Nicholls State 2, Alabama State 1, Belmont 1, Jacksonville 1, Buffalo 1.