March 22, 2009

SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its inaugural Men's and Women's Basketball All-Sportsmanship teams. Twelve men's basketball and twelve women's basketball student-athletes were selected to the 2008-2009 squads.

The SCAC is placing a special emphasis on sportsmanship this year – asking all fans of the conference to exhibit good sportsmanship at all conference functions throughout the 2008-2009 season. Read the SCAC Presidents' Council statement on Fan Sportsmanship.

Each head coach was asked to elect one member from his or her team who displayed good sportsmanship throughout the season. The following student-athletes were named to the 2008-2009 SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team for the sports of men's and women's basketball:

2009 Men’s Basketball All-Sportsmanship Team
Adam Bishop - Austin College - Sr. - Carollton, Texas
Patrick Price - Birmingham-Southern College - So. - Brentwood, Tenn.
Beau Braden - Centre College - Sr. - Louisville, Ky.
Jeremiah Waters - Colorado College - Fy. - Arvado, Colo.
Tom Callen - DePauw University - Jr. - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Janson Hightower - Hendrix College - Jr. - Okasso, Okla.
Russell Booth - Millsaps College - Sr. - Collierville, Tenn.
Alex Richey - Oglethorpe University - So. - Alpharetta, Ga.
Cory Smith - Rhodes College - Sr. - Bartlett, Tenn.
Bradley Pierson - Sewanee-Univ. of the South - Sr. - Rome, Ga.
Anthony Cox - Southwestern University - Jr. - Flower Mound, Texas
Jonathan Lewis - Trinity University - Sr. - The Woodlands, Texas

2009 Women’s Basketball All-Sportsmanship Team
Maegan Fitzgerald - Austin College - Sr. - Denton, Texas
Danielle Harbor - Birmingham-Southern College - Sr. - Colton, Calif.
Alison Denbow - Centre College - Sr. - Louisville, Ky.
Whitney Spooner - Colorado College - Sr. - Draper, Utah
Katie Mathews - DePauw University - So. - Columbia, Ill.
Samantha Clark - Hendrix College - Sr. - Little Rock, Ark.
LaReina Adams - Millsaps College - Sr. - Ridgeland, Miss.
Biz Richmann - Oglethorpe University - Sr. - Lawrenceville, Ga.
Kristen Lytle - Rhodes College - Sr. - Nashville, Tenn.
Rachel Miller - Sewanee-Univ. of the South - Sr. - Monterey, Tenn.
Natasha Azizi - Southwestern University - Sr. - Katy, Texas
Lauren Hickey - Trinity University - So. - Boerne, Texas