Four Saints Nab NABC Honors
Siena Sports Information
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Four of Siena's starters were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District teams for 2010. Siena's standout senior class of Alex Franklin, Ronald Moore and Edwin Ubiles made the District 1 First Team while junior Ryan Rossiter made the District 1 Second Team.
There are 24 Districts with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and America East comprising District 1. The 240 student-athletes selected to NABC Teams are eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America teams, to be announced on Saturday, April 3, at 11 a.m. (EDT) at Bracket TownTM in the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind., during the NABC Convention and NCAA® Final Four®.
Franklin, the 2010 MAAC Player of the Year and Tournament MVP, leads the team and ranks fifth in the league with 16.3 ppg. He ranks 17th nationally in field goal percentage (.563). Franklin was an NABC Second Team pick last year.
Moore is a 2010 MAAC First Team selection and All-Tournament Team honoree. He is a Bob Cousy Award finalist and leads the nation in assists, averaging 7.8 per game. Moore became the MAAC's all-time leader in assists (818) in the MAAC Tournament Championship, passing Jared Jordan.
Ubiles is a 2010 MAAC Second Team selection and All-Tournament Team honoree. He was an NABC First Team pick last season. He led the Saints with 27 points in this season's MAAC Championship game against Fairfield, helping to secure the team's third straight title.
Marqus Blakely (Vermont) and John Holland (Boston University) were the other two District 1 First Team selections.
Rossiter is a 2010 MAAC First Team selection and All-Tournament Team honoree. He ranks fourth nationally in double-doubles (21), seventh in rebounding (11.1) and 14th in field goal percentage (.574).
Muhammad El-Amin (Stony Brook), Ryan Thompson (Rider), Frank Turner (Canisius) and Greer Wright (Binghamton) join Rossiter on the District 1 Second Team.
The No. 13-seeded Saints face No. 4-seeded Purdue in the NCAA Tournament First Round on Friday in Spokane, Wash. Tip is scheduled for 2:30 EST (11:30 a.m. Pacific).