Grant Blaser Named to All American Team
NAIA Division II Men's Basketball All-America Teams
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. –The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2013-14 Division II Men's Basketball All-America teams. Grant Blaser of the California Maritime Academy was named Honorable Mention All American. The All-America Teams are selected by the NAIA All-America committee.
Blaser, a 6-foot-2 senior guard, led Cal Maritime in scoring by averaging 14.7 points per game while shooting 43% from the three point line and 88.9% from the free throw line. He helped lead the Keelhaulers to the California Pacific Conference's regular season and conference tournament championships to earn the program's third consecutive trip to the NAIA Division Two National Tournament. Cal Maritime also finished the year with a school record 27 wins.
"This is a tremendous honor for Grant. His development from his junior to his senior was outstanding and a great testament to his constant pursuit to get better. He is a tireless worker who has helped set the standard in our program of what it means to be a great teammate," explained Cal Maritime's head coach, Bryan Rooney.
Below is the entire All American list.
First Team | |||||
Name | School | Yr. | Pos. | Hometown | |
Dominez Burnett$ | Davenport (Mich.) | So. | F | Flint, Mich. | |
Adam Herman@ | Concordia (Ore.) | Sr. | F | Vancouver, Wash. | |
Wes Hudson$ | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Sr. | G | Wyoming, Mich. | |
Dwayne Johnson | Southeastern (Fla.) | Sr. | G | Miami, Fla. | |
Brad Karp! | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Sr. | G | Valparaiso, Ind. | |
Kyle Lindbergh | Dordt (Iowa) | Sr. | F | Margate, Fla. | |
Joe Mitchell* | Friends (Kan.) | Sr. | G | Wichita, Kan. | |
Derek Semenas! | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Sr. | G | Rosendale, Wis. | |
Chris Solomon | Northwood (Fla.) | Jr. | G | Los Angeles, Calif. | |
Jordan Weidner! | Indiana Wesleyan | Sr. | G | Danville, Ind. | |
SECOND TEAM | |||||
Name | School | Yr. | Pos. | Hometown | |
Aaron Evans | Marian (Ind.) | Sr. | G | Indianapolis, Ind. | |
Devin Harris$ | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Sr. | G | Edmond, Okla. | |
Mark Hoge! | Jamestown (N.D.) | Sr. | G | Ironton, Minn. | |
Idris Ibn Idris | Bethany (Kan.) | Sr. | G | San Diego, Calif. | |
RJ Mahurin | Indiana Wesleyan | Sr. | F | Rockville, Ind. | |
Shane Merryman@ | Huntington (Ind.) | Sr. | F | Fort Wayne, Ind. | |
Nick Reed$ | Doane (Neb.) | Sr. | G | Syracuse, Neb. | |
Danny Rudeen$ | Morningside (Iowa) | Sr. | G | Sioux City, Iowa | |
Eric Thompson& | Southern Oregon | Jr. | F | Roseburg, Ore. | |
Justyn Watkins | Thomas (Ga.) | Sr. | F | Altamone Springs, Fla. | |
THIRD TEAM | |||||
Name | School | Year | Pos. | Hometown | |
Michael Greene$ | Northwest (Wash.) | Sr. | F | Bellingham, Wash. | |
Joshua Hart$ | Virginia Intermont | Sr. | F | Edgewood, Md. | |
Scott Kohne@ | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Sr. | F | Fort Wayne, Ind. | |
Brady Lollman@ | Hastings (Neb.) | Sr. | G | Norfolk, Neb. | |
Cameron Mitchell! | IU Southeast (Ind.) | Sr. | G | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
C.J. Penny | Asbury (Ky.) | Jr. | F | Lawrenceburg, Ky. | |
Taylor Pruett | College of Idaho | Sr. | F | Arroyo Grande, Calif. | |
Jalen Voss$ | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Jr. | F | Worthington, Minn. | |
Blake Walker | William Penn (Iowa) | Sr. | G | Rose Garden, Ga. | |
Anthony Woods | Ashford (Iowa) | Jr. | G | Normal, Ill. | |
Honorable Mention | |
Name | School |
Corey Clement | William Jessup (Calif.) |
Grant Blaser | Cal Maritime |
Keith Bowman | Menlo (Calif.) |
Ben Imig | Midland (Neb.) |
Zack Leeper | Northwestern (Iowa) |
Trevor Johnson | Nebraska Wesleyan |
Austin Katje | Dordt (Iowa) |
Galen Gullie | Midland (Neb.) |
Quinton Wood | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Deante Johnson | Union (Ky.) |
Brandon Cole | Bryan(Tenn.) |
Floyd Battle | St. Thomas (Fla.) |
DeForest Carter | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
Fred Mattison | Northwood (Fla.) |
Aaron Larson | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Tony Smit | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
Jarrell Turner | Robert Morris (Ill.) |
Michael Simpson | Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
Stavros Schizas | Rochester (Mich.) |
Matthew Brito | Northern New Mexico |
Tylon Deal | St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
Spencer Coleman | Northwest Christian (Ore.) |
Dylan Hale | Dakota State (S.D.) |
Tyler Fangman | IU East (Ind.) |
Nathane Simniok | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
Lee Ames | Bellevue (Neb.) |
Tyler Woods | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Bobby Naubert | Madonna (Mich.) |
JaVontae Ford | Davenport (Mich.) |
Johnny Elliott | Northwestern Ohio |
Rob Hogans | Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
Ryan Benner | Bethel (Ind.) |
Greg Miller | Grace (Ind.) |
Austin Fox | Saint Francis (Ind.) |
Zach Miller | Bethel (Ind.) |
Julian Rose | Ottawa (Kan.) |
Cameron Clark | Southwestern (Kan.) |
Grant Greenberg | St. Mary (Kan.) |
* denotes NAIA/NABC Player of the Year | |
! denotes 2ndteam selection in 2013 | |
$ denotes honorable mention selection in 2013 | |
@ denotes 3rd team selection in 2013 | |
& denotes honorable mention selection in 2012 and 2013 | |