Posted: Feb 22, 2011

Men's Basketball Conference Honors

Cornerstone University repeated as the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference regular season champion with a 14-2 conference record. It's the sixth championship for the Golden Eagles and the third in the last five years. Cornerstone head coach Kim Elders was honored as the league's Coach of the Year after leading the team to 26-4 overall record and the No. 1 seed in the postseason tournament. In his 18th season, Elders has averaged 27 wins a season over the last decade.

Nathan Cox of Davenport University received Player of the Year honors. The senior averaged 18.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game and provided the necessary leadership for Davenport to close out the regular season on a 9-1 run.

Indiana Tech forward/center Rodney Bartholomew earned the Newcomer of the Year award. The junior averaged 13.5 points and 10.8 rebounds per game during his first season in the league.

Noel Emenhiser of Madonna University and Al Sandifer of Siena Heights University shared Coach of Character honors for their display of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.

In addition to naming All-Conference players, an All-Newcomer team and All-Defensive team were announced. Other conference honors include All-Academic, for those juniors and seniors with a 3.25 cumulative GPA, and a Champions of Character team.

All-Conference First Team

Name

Institution

Yr.

P

Ht.

Hometown

#Nathan Cox

Davenport

Sr.

F

6'6

Flushing, Mich.

*Kelvin DeVries

Cornerstone

Sr.

F

6'6

Martin, Mich.

Rodney Bartholomew

Indiana Tech

Jr.

F/C

6'8

Terrytown, La.

Marius Williams

Concordia

Jr.

G

5'11

Belleville, Mich.

*Caleb Simons

Cornerstone

Sr.

F

6'5

Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

*-Repeat First Team selection from 2009-10 #-Repeat First Team selection from 2008-09
Player of the Year - Nathan Cox, Davenport
Coach of the Year - Kim Elders, Cornerstone
Newcomer of the Year - Rodney Bartholomew, Indiana Tech

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