College Basketball: All-Rhode Island Teams
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Ok, if you’re going by team performance – 2011-12 might not be considered a banner season for the local college basketball programs.
Outside of Rhode Island College and CCRI – who both advanced in their respective post-season tournaments with the Knights still in play – this season has had team disappointments, but some stand-out individual players.
GoLocalProv.com is naming its’ first All-Rhode Island college teams, based on individual performances, as well as the players’ overall team impact. Here are our selections for this year, divided into a “Big School” (Division I) team, and a “Small School” (Division III, JC) team – and if we missed someone you believe worthy, let us know!
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G - Vincent Council, PC (15.9 ppg/4.1 rpg/7.5 apg)
G - Sean McGonagill, Brown (13.5 ppg/5.4 apg)
F - LaDontae Henton, PC (14.3 ppg/8.6 rpg)
F - Alex Francis, Bryant (17.0 ppg/7.4 rpg)
F - Orion Outerbridge, URI (12.6 ppg/6.8 rpg)
Rookie of the Year – LaDontae Henton, PC
Coach of the Year – Ed Cooley, PC
Player of the Year – Vincent Council, PC
Providence's Council, led the Friars in scoring, was named Third Team all-Big East, led the Big East in assists, and should finish in the Top 5 nationally in that category…McGonagill was named to the Second Team all-Ivy squad, and led the Ivy in assists…Henton was named to the Big East all-Rookie team, finished 16th in scoring (3rd among freshmen) and 7th overall in rebounding (#2 among freshmen)…Francis had eight double-doubles (double figures in points, rebounds) during the season…Outerbridge was second in scoring and rebounding for URI…
All-Rhode Island “Small School”
G – Lamonte Thomas, JWU (34.1 ppg/5.8 rpg/4.8 apg)
G – Desmond Williams, CCRI (19.5 ppg/41% 3FG)
F – Mike Akinrola, RIC (18.1 ppg/6.8 rpg)
F – Mason Choice, RIC (13.1 ppg/5.3 rpg, 57% FG)
F – Pat Flanagan, RWU (17.5 ppg)
F – Rogerio Livramento, CCRI (10.2 ppg/10.7 rpg)
Rookie of the Year – Desmond Williams, CCRI
Coach of the Year – Bob Walsh, RIC/Rick Harris, CCRI
Player of the Year – Lamonte Thomas, JWU
Johnson & Wales' Thomas is a Division III all-American, leading the country in scoring, and was also named to the all-league team…Williams leads the way for the Knights, who are ranked 4th nationally in NJCAA Division II. CCRI faces MCC-Penn Valley (Kansas City, MO) in the first round of the NJCAA National Tournament March 20th, at 3:00 pm…Akinrola was named 3rd team all-Northeast Region by D3hoops.com, and is a two-time 1st team all-Little East Conference selection…Roger Williams' Flanagan and CCRI's Livramento tie for the final spot, as Livramento is the only player in the state to average a double-double this season...
