Release courtesy of Ian Marks, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications, Michigan Technological University
MATTHEWS, N.C. - Michigan Tech junior Ali Haidar was recently named to the Basketball Times NCAA Division II All-America Third Team. Haidar, who was named the GLIAC Player of the Year, ranked third in the league in scoring, averaging 19.1 points per game, and ranks second in rebounds, averaging 9.0 per game. He led Michigan Tech to its first GLIAC North Division Title since the 2002-03 season and has tallied 14 double-doubles on the year, ninth most in NCAA Div. II this season. Haidar posted a record-setting performance against Ferris State in the quarterfinals of the GLIAC Tournament as he had 20 points and 26 rebounds. The 26 rebounds tied the school record and set a new GLIAC Tournament record. Haidar eclipsed the 1,000 point mark after scoring a career-high 36 points at Saginaw Valley State University earlier this season. The Windsor, Ontario, native ranks eighth in the league in blocked shots per game with 1.2 and 12th in field goal percentage at 53-percent.
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BASKETBALL TIMES 2011-2012 NCAA DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA |
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First Team |
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Jet Chang |
BYU-Hawaii |
6-3 |
Sr. |
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Braydon Hobbs |
Bellarmine (Ky.) |
6-5 |
Sr. |
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Jeremy Kendle |
Bellarmine (Ky.) |
6-2 |
Jr. |
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Josh Magette |
Alabama-Huntsville |
6-1 |
Sr. |
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Taylor Rohde |
Alaska-Anchorage |
6-9 |
Sr. |
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Second Team |
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Malik Alvin |
Shaw (N.C.) |
5-11 |
Sr. |
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Alex Falk |
West Liberty (W. Va.) |
6-3 |
Jr. |
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Brett Green |
Colorado Mines |
6-4 |
Jr. |
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Keane Thomann |
Missouri Southern |
6-11 |
Sr. |
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Anthony Young |
Kentucky Wesleyan |
6-7 |
Sr. |
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Third Team |
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Stefan Bonneau |
C.W. Post (N.Y.) |
5-10 |
Sr. |
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Ali Haidar |
Michigan Tech |
6-7 |
Jr. |
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Adrian Moss |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
5-9 |
Sr. |
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D.J. Rivera |
Montevallo (Ala.) |
6-4 |
Sr. |
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Dwight Tolbert |
Lander (S.C.) |
6-5 |
Sr. |
Player of the Year – Braydon Hobbs, Bellarmine (Ky.)
Coach of the Year – Pryor Orser, Colorado
School of Mines
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