March 10, 2011

SI.COM HONORS HASSELL - ODU NOW NO.1 IN MID-MAJOR TOP 25 Hassell and Bazemore named NABC All-District.

NORFOLK, VA--ODU senior Frank Hassell has been named honorable mention All -American by SI.COM. Both Hassell and Kent Bazemore were named to the NABC All-District 10 squad while The team is No. 1 in the latest Collegeinsider.com Mid Major top 25.

Hassell who helped lead the Monarchs to their second straight CAA crown was named first team All-CAA and Tournament MVP. The Chesapeake, Va. native led the team with a 15.0 points and 9.6 rebounds (30th nationally) per game. He also hit .561 from the floor and .731 from the line. Hassell has 15 double-doubles thus far this season and is ODU's 10th all-time rebounder with 904. Hassell has 1262 career points which is 28th on ODU's all-time list.

Bazemore, the CAA's Defensive Player of the Year is second in scoring at 12.5 points per game. He leads the CAA in steals at 2.3 per game (20th nationally). Bazemore was also named to the CAA's All-Tournament squad.

Hassell joined Charles Jenkins (Hofstra), Denzel Bowles(JMU), Cam Long (Mason), Jamie Skeen(VCU) On the NABC District 10 first team. Bazemore joins Chaisson Allen (NU), Chad Tomko(UNCW), Quinn McDowell(W&M) and Samme Givens (Drexel) on the second team.

NOTE: ODU's seniors are not only the winningest, but have played the most career games. Frank Hassell leads with 138, passing Gerald Lee ('10) by one. Ben Finney and Darius James are tied with Lee at 137.

SI.COM ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
First Team
Jimmy Fredette-BYU
Nolan Smith-Duke
Derrick Wiliams-Arizona
JaJuan Johnson-Purdue
Jared Sullinger-Ohio State
Second Team
Jordan Taylor-Wisconsin
Kemba Walker-UConn
Ben Hansbrough-Notre Dame
Marcus Morris-Kansas
Kenneth Faried-Morehead State
Third Team
Charles Jenkins-Hofstra
Jacob Pullen-Kansas State
Tu Holloway-Xavier
Jordan Hamilton-Texas
Kawhi Leonard-San Diego State
Honorable Mention:
E'Tuaun Moore-Purdue; Jon Leuer-Wisconsin; Norris Cole- Cleveland State; Matt Howard-Butler;
Brad Wanamaker-Pitt; Dwight Hardy-St John's; Alec Burks-Colorado; John Jenkins-Vanderbilt;
Frank Hassell-ODU; Justin Harper-Richmond.

COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP 25(March 7, 2011)
	 	Record	Points	Previous
  1.	Old Dominion (25)26-6	768	2	Colonial Athletic
  2.	Belmont (2)	30-4	731	3	Atlantic Sun
  3.	George Mason (1)26-6	691	1	Colonial Athletic
  4.	Gonzaga (1)	23-9	663	4	West Coast
  5.	St. Mary's	24-7	640	5	West Coast
  6.	Oakland (2)	23-9	637	6	Summit League
  7.	Butler	        22-9	617	8	Horizon League
  8.	Missouri State	25-5	525	7	Missouri Valley
  9.	Coll.of Charleston24-9	520	11	Southern
10.	Wichita State	24-8	464	9	Missouri Valley
11.	Cleveland State	26-8	456	10	Horizon League
12.	Harvard	         23-5	422	14	Ivy League
13.	VCU	        23-10	386	17	Colonial Athletic
14.	Long Island	26-5	355	16	Northeast
15.	Long Beach St.	20-10	353	15	Big West
16.	Princeton	23-6	290	12	Ivy League
17.	Bucknell	24-8	268	19	Patriot League
18.	Milwaukee	19-12	245	21	Horizon League
19.	Fairfield	24-7	202	18	Metro Atlantic
20.	Coastal Carolina 28-5	110	13	Big South
21.	Iona	        22-10	105	NR	Metro Atlantic
22.	N. Colorado	19-10	98	25	Big Sky
23.	Morehead State	24-9	93	NR	Ohio Valley
24.	Valparaiso	23-11	76	23	Horizon League
25.	Indiana State	20-13	71	NR	Missouri Valley

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