The Association of Division III Independents

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 28, 2005

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Ted Breidenthal
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Association of Division III Independents
Names 2005 All-Independent Men's Basketball Teams

KANSAS CITY, MO.--- Michael Reich, one of the nation’s leading scorers and one of the all-time great players at Colorado College, was named the player of the year today by the Association of Division III Independents. A senior from Rolling Hills, CA, Reich led the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals.

New Jersey City University head coach Charles Brown, who led the Gothic Knights to a second consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament, was named the coach of the year. New Jersey City finished the season with an 18-10 record.

Mitchell College freshman guard/forward Jamale Foster, who averaged 18 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, was named the rookie of the year.

The All-Independent Men’s Basketball teams were selected by the men’s basketball coaches from member schools of the Association of Division III Independents.

2005 ALL-INDEPENDENT MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Michael Reich, Colorado College
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jamale Foster, Mitchell College
COACH OF THE YEAR: Charles Brown, New Jersey City University

Players listed by order of votes received
FIRST TEAM ALL-INDEPENDENT
NAME	SCHOOL	YEAR	POSITION	HOMETOWN
Michael Reich	Colorado College	SR	F	Rolling Hills, CA
Mark Washington	New Jersey City University	JR	G/F	East Orange , NJ
Patrick Carney	Chapman University	SO	G	Lake Forest , CA
Jamale Foster	Mitchell College	FR	G/F	Newburgh , NY
Fabian Lenox	University of Maine-Presque Isle	SR	G	Chicago , IL
Jon Pratt	Saint Joseph ’s College (ME)	SR	G	Gloucester, MA

SECOND TEAM ALL-INDEPENDENT
NAME	SCHOOL	YEAR	POSITION	HOMETOWN
Tyler Lloyd	Finlandia University	JR	F	L’Anse, MI
Mitch Helman	Nebraska Wesleyan University	SR	F	Lincoln , NE
Derek Jones	University of California, Santa Cruz	SR	C	Van Nuys , CA
Steve Monteiro	Saint Joseph ’s College (ME)	SR	F	Ipswich , MA
Zach Wheatley	Chapman University	JR	G	Fountain Valley , CA
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-INDEPENDENT
NAME	SCHOOL	YEAR	POSITION	HOMETOWN
R.K. Thurman	Thomas More College	JR	C	Portsmouth , OH
Devin Davis	New Jersey City University	SO	F/C	Red Bank, NJ
Ryan Artley	Finlandia University	SO	G	Baraga , MI
Chad Bigler	Chapman University	SR	G	Santa Ana , CA
Jimmy Herrera	UC Santa Cruz	JR	G	Los Gatos , CA
Chad Pulkkinen	Saint Joseph ’s College (ME)	SR	G	Windham , ME
TJ Smith	Mitchell College	SO	G/F	Wallkill , NY
Abraham Williams	New Jersey City University	SO	F/C	Jersey City , NJ
Andrae Woodard	Thomas More College	JR	G	Allensville , KY

The Association of Division III Independents consists of 17 Division III independent institutions that have joined together to recognize student-athletes at independent institutions, and to provide exempted postseason championship competition in seven sports in 2004-05. The Association recognizes outstanding athletic achievements of its student-athletes on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. For the first time, the Association provides statistical services for its members in seven sports. In addition, it will announce all-Independent teams at the conclusion of 10 other sports this year.

More information about the Association of Division III Independents is available at http://www.d3independents.org.