ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN ASHWORTH OF SCRANTON HEADS 2010-2011 JESUIT MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM May 2, 2011 Scranton’s Zach Ashworth, a first-team College Division Academic All-American, leads a group of six student-athletes named to the 2010-2011 National Jesuit All-Academic Men’s Basketball Team that was announced today by the Asso- ciation of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight. Ashworth (Sr., G, Doylestown, Pa.) concludes a stellar career for the Royals that included his Capital One/CoSIDA honor for his 3.89 GPA in Finance and a pair of Landmark Conference Player of the Year honors. This season, he led Scranton to the regular-season and tournament titles in the conference and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. He is joined on the Jesuit All-Academic squad by Chris Johansen (Regis, Jr., G, Albuquerque, N.M.); Andrew Keister (Holy Cross, Sr., C, Galloway, NJ); Greg Logins (Canisius, Sr., F, Sodus, NY); Ryan Olander (Fairfield, Jr., F, Mansfield, Conn.); and Marc Trasolini (Santa Clara, Jr., F, Vancouver, BC). Four others – Julius Coles of Canisius, Brian Conklin of Saint Louis, Kaleb Korver of Creighton, and Nick Leon of Saint Peter’s – earned honorable mention recognition. The All-Jesuit Team represents student-athletes from the 28 Jesuit colleges spread across the United States that play basketball on all three levels of the NCAA and also in the NAIA. They share the mission of Jesuit education, founded nearly 500 years ago under the principles of St. Ignatius Loyola to educate young people to become men and women dedicated to service and compassionate leadership. Students at Jesuit colleges have long excelled in the classroom and in the community, but they also have played a major role in collegiate basketball in the last 100 years. 2010-2011 NATIONAL JESUIT ALL-ACADEMIC MEN’S TEAM Honorable Mention: Julius Coles (Canisius, Sr., Harlem, NY, 3.56, Sports Administration); Brian Conklin (Saint Louis, Jr., Eugene, OR, 3.59, Business Administration); Kaleb Korver (Creighton, Sr., Pella, IA, 3.40, Business Management); and Nick Leon (Saint Peter’s, Sr., Brooklyn, NY, 3.33, Education-Grad., Sociology) Player School Year Hometown GPA Major Zach Ashworth Scranton Sr. Doylestown, PA 3.89 Finance Chris Johansen Regis Jr. Albuquerque, NM 3.94 Bus. Management Andrew Keister Holy Cross Sr. Galloway, NJ 3.44 History Greg Logins Canisius Sr. Sodus, NY 3.48 Sports Admin. Ryan Olander Fairfield Jr. Mansfield, CT 3.63 Marketing Marc Trasolini Santa Clara Jr. Vancouver, BC 3.51 Business
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ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN ASHWORTH OF SCRANTON HEADS 2010-2011 JESUIT MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
May 2, 2011 Scranton’s Zach Ashworth, a first-team College Division Academic All-American, leads a group of six student-athletes named to the 2010-2011 National Jesuit All-Academic Men’s Basketball Team that was announced today by the Asso-ciation of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight. Ashworth (Sr., G, Doylestown, Pa.) concludes a stellar career for the Royals that included his Capital One/CoSIDA honor for his 3.89 GPA in Finance and a pair of Landmark Conference Player of the Year honors. This season, he led Scranton to the regular-season and tournament titles in the conference and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. He is joined on the Jesuit All-Academic squad by Chris Johansen (Regis, Jr., G, Albuquerque, N.M.); Andrew Keister (Holy Cross, Sr., C, Galloway, NJ); Greg Logins (Canisius, Sr., F, Sodus, NY); Ryan Olander (Fairfield, Jr., F, Mansfield, Conn.); and Marc Trasolini (Santa Clara, Jr., F, Vancouver, BC). Four others – Julius Coles of Canisius, Brian Conklin of Saint Louis, Kaleb Korver of Creighton, and Nick Leon of Saint Peter’s – earned honorable mention recognition. The All-Jesuit Team represents student-athletes from the 28 Jesuit colleges spread across the United States that play basketball on all three levels of the NCAA and also in the NAIA. They share the mission of Jesuit education, founded nearly 500 years ago under the principles of St. Ignatius Loyola to educate young people to become men and women dedicated to service and compassionate leadership. Students at Jesuit colleges have long excelled in the classroom and in the community, but they also have played a major role in collegiate basketball in the last 100 years.
2010-2011 NATIONAL JESUIT ALL-ACADEMIC MEN’S TEAM
Honorable Mention: Julius Coles (Canisius, Sr., Harlem, NY, 3.56, Sports Administration); Brian Conklin (Saint Louis, Jr., Eugene, OR, 3.59, Business Administration); Kaleb Korver (Creighton, Sr., Pella, IA, 3.40, Business Management); and Nick Leon (Saint Peter’s, Sr., Brooklyn, NY, 3.33, Education-Grad., Sociology)
Player School Year Hometown GPA Major
Zach Ashworth Scranton Sr. Doylestown, PA 3.89 Finance
Chris Johansen Regis Jr. Albuquerque, NM 3.94 Bus. Management
Andrew Keister Holy Cross Sr. Galloway, NJ 3.44 History
Greg Logins Canisius Sr. Sodus, NY 3.48 Sports Admin.
Ryan Olander Fairfield Jr. Mansfield, CT 3.63 Marketing
Marc Trasolini Santa Clara Jr. Vancouver, BC 3.51 Business
Zach Ashworth – Scranton (Sr., G, 6-2, Doylestown, PA) 3.89 in Finance…. Named to the Capital One/CoSIDA College Division Academic All-America First Team…. Selected to the Capital One/CoSIDA All-District 2 first team…. Earned a spot on the NABC/State Farm Coaches’ All-America Second Team after being named to the All-Middle Atlantic Region first team by D3hoops.com…. Honored as the Landmark Conference Player of the Year for the second straight year after leading the Royals to the regular-season and tournament championships and an NCAA tournament berth…. Placed in the top 30 in Division III in scoring with his 20.8 average, while also being among the national leaders in three-point shooting…. Honored as one of 10 final-ists for the Jostens Trophy given to the most outstanding student-athlete in Division III…. Named to the National Jesuit Honor Roll five times…. 20.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 83.8% FT.
Chris Johansen – Regis (Jr., G, 6-3, Albuquerque, NM) 3.94 in Business Management…. Named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 second team…. Selected to the RMAC All-Academic first team…. Led the Rangers in rebounding and field-goal percentage and was second in scoring and as-sists…. Reached double figures 14 times with a high of 20 points…. Posted a pair of double-doubles…. 10.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 54.2% FG.
Andrew Keister – Holy Cross (Sr., C, 6-9, Galloway, NJ) 3.44 in History…. Named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 1 first team…. Selected to the Patriot League All-Academic team…. Earned a spot on the All-Patriot League second team…. Ranked in the top 45 in the nation in rebounding…. Scored in double figures 21 times, including 10 of his last 11 games…. Posted 11 double-doubles, ending the second with eight consecutive…. Named to the National Jesuit Honor Roll once…. 12.9 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 51.6% FG.
2010-2011 NATIONAL JESUIT ALL-ACADEMIC MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
Greg Logins – Canisius (Sr., F, 6-7, Sodus, NY) 3.48 in Sports Administration…. Named to the National I-AAA Athletic Directors Scholar-Athlete Team…. Earned a spot on the MAAC All-Academic Team…. Finished second on the team in both scoring and rebounding…. Reached double figures in scoring 15 times, including 12 of the last 15 games, and surpassed 20 points three times and 30 once…. 11.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 47.0% FG, 78.3% FT.
Ryan Olander – Fairfield (Jr., F, 7-0, Mansfield, CT) 3.63 in Marketing…. Named to the National I-AAA Athletic Directors Scholar-Athlete Team…. Selected to the MAAC All-Academic Team…. Earned a spot on the All-MAAC second team after helping lead Stags to regular-season title…. Led the team in re-bounding, blocked shots, and field-goal percentage and was second in scor-ing….Reached double figures in scoring 17 times with a high of 23 twice…. Posted five double-doubles, including one in a first-round NIT win at Colorado State…. Named the National Jesuit Player of the Week for December 27-January 3…. 10.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.1 bpg, 53.2% FG.
Marc Trasolini – Santa Clara (Jr., F, 6-9, Vancouver, BC) 3.51 in Business…. Named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team…. Selected to the WCC All-Academic first team…. Led the Broncos in rebounding and was second on scoring for the CIT Postseason Tournament champions…. Reached double figures in scoring 24 times, including seven times off the bench, and had five 20+ scoring games and another one over 30…. Posted two double-doubles…. Selected as the National Jesuit Player of the Week for February 21-27 and was part of the Jesuit Honor Roll one other time…. 12.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 52.3% FG.
HONORABLE MENTION CAPSULES
Julius Coles – Canisius (Sr., G, 6-4, Harlem, NY) 3.56 in Sports Administration… MAAC All-Academic Team… 10.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.0 apg… Starter in 29 of 30 games… Double figures in scoring 17 times, including three games of 20+... Leading scorer six times.
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Brian Conklin – Saint Louis (Jr., F, 6-6, Eugene, OR) 3.59 in Business Administration… Atlantic 10 All-Academic team… 8.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 52.6% FG… Dou-ble-figure scoring 11 times, with two 20+ games… Second on team in scoring and rebounding… One double-double (11 pts., 11 rebs.) at Temple.
Kaleb Korver – Creighton (Sr., G, 6-5, Pella, IA) 3.40 in Business Management… Named to the National I-AAA Athletic Directors Scholar-Athlete Team… MVC Scholar-Athlete second team… 4.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.3 apg… Starter in all 39 games for CBI Tournament finalists… Double figures in scoring four times with a high of 15 points.
Nick Leon – Saint Peter’s (Sr., G, 5-11, Brooklyn, NY) 3.33 in Education (Grad.) and Sociology… MAAC All-Academic Team… 10.4 ppg, 3.2 apg, 84.7% FT… Starter at point guard for all 33 games for NCAA Tournament team… Double figures in scoring 17 times… Scorer of 15 points in the MAAC Championship game… Team leader in assists and free-throw percentage.
