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Hines named media's pre-season Player of the Year, UNCG first in North
GREENSBORO, NC – UNC Greensboro senior forward Kyle Hines was selected by the media as the preseason Player of the Year and the Spartans were picked atop the conference’s North Division when the Southern Conference Sports Media Association’s preseason selections were announced on Wednesday.
UNCG received 12 of 22 first place votes to edge out Appalachian State for the top spot in the North Division. Davidson was a unanimous choice among the 22 voters in the South Division.
In the North, Western Carolina was chosen third, followed by Chattanooga and Elon. In the South, College of Charleston was second, followed by Georgia Southern, Wofford, Furman and The Citadel.
Hines was the 2006-07 SoCon Player of the Year in both the media and coaches voting. He averaged 20.9 points and nine rebounds per contest last season. He will begin this year with a streak of 50 consecutive games scoring in double figures, the longest in the nation. His 31 career double-doubles are the most in the country and he is ranked in the Top 5 nationally in career points, rebounds and blocks among active players.
Hines was joined on the media’s preseason all-league team by Davidson’s Stephen Curry (the coaches’ selection for Pre-season Player of the Year), Western Carolina’s Nick Aldridge, Davidson’s Jason Richards and Thomas Sander, Georgia Southern’s Louis Graham, Applachian State’s Donte Minter and Jeremy Clayton, Shane Nichols of Wofford and College of Charleston’s Jermaine Johnson.
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North Division
Team (First Place Votes) Total Votes
UNC Greensboro (12) - 122
Appalachian State (10) - 120
Western Carolina - 80
Chattanooga - 68
Elon - 44
South Division
Team (First Place Votes) Total Votes
Davidson (22) - 132
College of Charleston - 106
Georgia Southern - 86
Wofford - 68
Furman - 46
The Citadel - 24
Preseason Player of the Year - Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro
SCSMA Preseason All-SoCon Team
Kyle Hines (UNC Greensboro)
Stephen Curry (Davidson)
Nick Aldridge (Western Carolina)
Jason Richards (Davidson)
Louis Graham (Georgia Southern)
Donte Minter (Appalachian State)
Jeremy Clayton (Appalachian State)
Shane Nichols (Wofford)
Thomas Sander (Davidson)
Jermaine Johnson (College of Charleston)
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