NORFOLK, VA-- ODU junior guard Trey Freeman (Virginia Beach, VA.) has been named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VASID) All-State squad.
Trey Freeman led the Monarchs and ranked second in Conference USA in scoring at 17.0 points per game. He was named C-USA newcomer of the Year, first Team All-C-USA and selected to the league’s All-Academic squad. A two-time C-USA Player of the Week selection, Freeman was named to the Paradise Jam All tournament squad in November. He scored a career high 27 points against LA Tech and Western Kentucky, and netted 25 against LSU. Freeman became the first Monarch since Mark West in 1982 to perform a triple-double when he had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Charleston Southern in an NIT opener. His game-winner against Murray state was ESPN’s Sportscenter play of the day. Freeman graduated in December with a degree in communications and is working towards a graduate degree in sports management.
William & Mary senior Marcus Thornton has been named University Division Men’s Basketball State Player of the Year while Virginia Tech freshman Justin Bibbs was named Rookie of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Virginia coach Tony Bennett was named the State Coach of the Year.
The annual awards, which are selected by sports information and athletic communication professionals from around the Commonwealth, were announced Tuesday. The University Division covers all 14 Division I institutions in Virginia.
Thornton won Colonial Athletic Associate Player of the Year honors, the first William & Mary player to earn the distinction. A native of Upper Marlboro, Md., he was an Associated Press honorable mention All-American, becoming the sixth All-American in W&M history. He also was First Team All-CAA, First Team NABC All-District 10 and was one of 16 national finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. Thornton will graduates as W&M’s all-time leading scorer (2,178 points) and as the school’s record holder for 3-pointers made with 325.
Bennett was named USBWA National Coach of the Year, ACC Coach of the Year, USBWA District 3 Coach of the Year and NABC UPS District 2 Coach of the Year after leading Virginia to its second straight ACC regular season title. Bennett, who is from Clintonville, Wisc., led his squad to a school-record tying 30 wins for second consecutive season and the Cavaliers were ranked in top 10 all season for first time since 1983.
Bibbs, a Dayton, Ohio, product was second on Hokies in scoring at 11.4 points per game, and second in assists at 1.8 per game. He had 18 games of double-figure scoring, including four games of 20-or-more points. The ACC Rookie of the Week for Dec. 28, Bibbs shot 41.3 percent from three-point range.
Senior Treveon Graham of VCU, Virginia junior Malcolm Brogdon,Richmond senior Kendall Anthony, Thornton joined Freeman on the All-State First Team.
Juniors Jeff Short and RaShid Gaston of Norfolk State, Virginia junior Justin Anderson, Radford senior Javonte Green and junior Terry Tarpey of William & Mary comprise the All-State Second Team.
A complete list of all honorees is included with this release.
2015 VaSID University Division All State Teams
Player of the Year: Marcus Thornton, William & Mary
Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia
Rookie of the Year: Justin Bibbs, Virginia Tech
All-State First Team
Player | School | Hometown | Highlights |
Marcus Thornton | William & Mary | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Ranked 17th nationally in scoring, named to the CAA All-Tournament team, one of only five players in W&M history with 1000 career points and 300 career assists. |
Treveon Graham | VCU | Temple Hills, Md. | A-10 First Team, Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Player, Led VCU to 2015 A-10 Title and four straight NCAA Tournaments |
Malcolm Brogdon | Virginia | Atlanta, Ga. | AP, USBWA & NABC All-America Second Team, All-ACC First Team (Media and Coaches), ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches), All-ACC Defensive Team (Media and Coaches) |
Trey Freeman | Old Dominion | Virginia Beach, VA | C-USA Newcomer of the Year, C-USA First Team All-League, Two-Time C-USA Player of the Week (3-2 & 2-23), Named to C-USA's All-Academic Squad |
Kendall Anthony | Richmond | Jackson, Tenn. | All-Atlantic 10 First Team, NABC All-District First Team, tallied 30 double-figure scoring games, Finished career as UR's all-time leader in threes and fourth all-time with 1,909 points |
VaSID All-State Second Team (University Division)
Player | School | Hometown | Highlights |
Jeff Short | Norfolk State | Bronx, N.Y. | First Team All-MEAC, NABC All-District First Team; HBCU All-America Team, Finalist for Riley Wallace Award (top transfer), MEAC Player of the Week, 2nd in league in scoring |
Justin Anderson | Virginia | Montross, Va. | NABC All-American Third Team, All-ACC Second Team (Media and Coaches), USBWA All-District 3 Team, NABC All-District 2 First Team, Julius Erving Award Finalist (best small forward) |
Javonte Green | Radford | Petersburg, Va. | NABC second Team All-District, Big South First Team, Radford's second leading career scorer (1911), and career record holder for rebounds (1064) and steals (245). |
RaShid Gaston | Norfolk State | Warren, Ohio | Second Team NABC All-District, fourth nationally in field goal pct. and 25th in rebounding, 4-time MEAC Defensive Player of the Week; Second in the league in scoring and field goal pct. |
Terry Tarpey | William & Mary | Stamford, Conn. | First CAA Defensive Player of the Year in W&M history, named Second Team All-CAA, CAA All-Defensive Team, only player in country to average 10 ppg, 8 rpg, 3 apg, 1 bpg and 1 spg |
About VaSID
Founded in 1983, the Virginia Sports Information Directors organization is comprised of sports information professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, independent institutions and community colleges from the state of Virginia. The purpose of the organization is to promote college athletics at all two- or four-year institutions. Membership is open to anyone affiliated with a two or four-year college or conference located in Virginia, and whose area of responsibility lies within the area of sports information.VaSID sponsors All-State teams in a number of sports in both university and college divisions, which are linked to this web site. The organization also maintains Virginia state record books for baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, and softball