3/8/10

Lincoln College Men's Basketball 2010 All-Conference Team

The Lincoln College Men’s basketball team placed 3 members on the All-Conference team.  Chris Ware was named to the first team of the MWAC and also captured Player of the Year honors.  Kenyon Smith, an Illinois State signee was selected to the second team, and Kiel Turpin, a freshman, was selected to the third team.

Chris Ware, a Pre-Season All-American, conference statistics 15.5 pts, 7.8 rebounds, 78% FT, 59.8% FG.  Kenyon Smith conference statistics 12.1ppg, 5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 45%FG, 45%3-pt FG, 72.5%FT, 2.41 steals.   Kiel Turpin conference statistics 11.3 pts, 7.6 rebounds, 58.5% FG and 2.3 blocks.

The Lynx finished the year 24-6 (14-2) and just won the Region 24A Championship to push their record to 26-6.  The team will travel to Danville, IL to compete in the NJCAA National Tournament, which starts on Tuesday, March 16th.  The brackets will be available online at www.njcaa.org.

2010 MWAC Men’s Basketball All Conference
First Team

• Chris Ware-Lincoln College-2010 MWAC Player of the Year
• Tim Toler – Danville Area Community College
• Brylin Brown – John Wood Community College
• Rico Pierevilus – Lewis & Clark Community College
• John Washington – Illinois Central College

Second Team

• Kenyon Smith – Lincoln College
• Carlton Westbrook – Lincoln Land Community College
• David Smith – Danville Area Community College
• D.J. Hoskins – Parkland College
• D.D. Gillespie – Shawnee Community College

Third Team

• Anthony Jones – Lewis & Clark Community College
• Derwin Gage – Danville Area Community College
• Dorel Sutherland – Illinois Central College
• Kiel Turpin – Lincoln College
• Ryan Stuckman – John Wood Community College

Honorable Mention

• Brandon Hayes – Parkland College
• Jeremy Paprocki – Parkland College
• Marcus Lewis – Lincoln Land Community College
• Jerome Harris – Spoon River College

Freshman of the Year

• Rico Pierevilus – Lewis & Clark Community College

Coach of the Year

• Deon Thomas – Lewis & Clark Community College

2010 MWAC Champion

• Lincoln College

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 13:1 and the average class size is 16 students.