NASHVILLE, Tenn. - 3/3/2010 - The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ (Tenn.) University men’s basketball team boasted three players who received TranSouth Conference postseason honors. Senior Greg Truvillion was named a first team all-conference player and was the second ranked player in the league. Stan McNeil was named a second team all-conference player, while Samuel Danache was named to the all-freshman team.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is the No. 1 seed in this week’s conference tournament after winning the TranSouth regular season for the second straight year. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ won the league by two games, and outscored their opponents by 17 points in conference play. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ also boasted the NAIA’s best field goal percentage defense.
, a 6-foot-8 senior forward from Lansing, Mich., earned his second all-conference honor in his two years at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. An All-American a year ago, Truvillion entered the season as the preseason co-player of the year. Truvillion led Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ with 18.7 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. He was also second on the team with 81 assists. Truvillion led Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ with 192 field goals made and shot 58 percent from the field on the season. In just his 54th career game with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, Truvillion reached the 1,000 point and 500 career rebound mark in the same game. His season high was 27 points twice and 20 rebounds once.
, a 6-foot-1 junior guard from Memphis, Tenn., was second on the team with 10.3 points per game. He led Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ with 67 made three pointers, while shooting 36 percent from long range. He finished with 47 assists. His season high was 22 points in a win over Bethel (Tenn.).
, a 6-foot-4 freshman guard from Haiti, averaged 7.6 points per game. He season high was 18 points in a win over Blue Mountain.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ opens the tournament on Thursday, March 4 versus Lyon (Ark.) at 7:00 p.m. All of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s tournament games will be at home.
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