Houston named third-team all-American
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2015-16 Division II Men's Basketball All-America teams. Mount Mercy senior forward Alex Houston was named to the third-team by the NAIA All-America Committee.
Houston, a first-team all-Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) selection, was Mount Mercy's leading scorer and rebounder at 15.3 points and 5.7 boards per contest. He shot 60 percent from the floor and 76 percent from the free throw line in 29 games.
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NAIA Division II Men's Basketball All-America Teams
First Team:
Dominez Burnett (Davenport, Mich.); Austin Fox (Saint Francis, Ind.); Trey Bardsley (Nebraska Wesleyan); Kyle Steigenga (Cornerstone, Mich.); Trae Bergh (Dakota Wesleyan, S.D.); Lane Mahurin (Indiana Wesleyan); Clay Yeo (Bethel, Ind.); Jonny Marlin (Indiana Wesleyan); Ilya Ilyayev (St. Francis, Ill.); Warren Hall (Warner, Fla.).
Second Team:
Javonte Boyd (Northwest Christian, Ore.); Cameron Coleman (York, Neb.); Tyler Rogers (Alice Lloyd, Ky.); Leland Robinson (Tennessee Wesleyan); Kyle Kilgore (Dakota State, S.D.); Lance Carter (Tabor, Kan.); Stanley Whittaker (Keiser, Fla.); Joel Spear (Southern Oregon); Aaron Larson (Olivet Nazarene, Ill.); Miles Robinson (Indiana Tech).
Third Team:
Ryan Atkins (West Virginia Tech); Lucas Huffman (Indiana East); Ethan Murray (College of the Ozarks, Mo.); Brequan Tucker (Jamestown, N.D.); J.D. Tucker (Union, Ky.); Bryce Lienhoop (Saint Francis, Ind.); Alex Houston (Mount Mercy, Iowa); Larry Motuzis (Saint Xavier, Ill.); Jesse Jones (Midland, Neb.); Taylor Young (Warner Pacific, Ore.).
Honorable Mention:
Dominique Bolden (Goshen, Ind.); Brian Bridgeforth (Washington Adventist, Md.); Jake Bullock (Aquinas, Mich.); Cameron Clark (Southwestern, Kan.); Brandon Cole (Bryan, Tenn.); Eddie Delegal (Warner, Fla.); Roman Delgado (California Maritime); Jayden Ferguson (Valley City State, N.D.); Chandler Folkerts (Concordia, Neb.); Bryan Forbes (Briar Cliff, Iowa); Kelvin Goodwin (Point Park, Pa.); Terrelle Green (Robert Morris, Ill.); Grant Greenberg (Saint Mary, Kan.); Clayton Herrald (Briar Cliff, Iowa); Lawrence Jackson (Northwestern Ohio); D.D. Joiner (Rio Grande, Ohio); Earl Jones (Warner Pacific, Ore.); Zach Kirschbaum (Trinity International, Ill.); Ben Lanning (Cornerstone, Mich.); Tate Martin (Dakota Wesleyan, S.D.); Deion McClenton (Keiser, Fla.); Austin Morris (Brescia, Ky.); Joey Nebeker (College of Idaho); Cameron Paschke (College of the Ozarks, Mo.); Nick Riley (Union, Ky.); Kyle Stidom (Taylor, Ind.); Franky Teran (Antelope Valley, Calif.); Brandon Vanderhegghen (Grace, Ind.); Michael Walker (St. Thomas, Fla.); Chris Waller (Southwestern, Kan.); Dominique Walls (Indiana Tech).