Big South Announces 2010-19 Men's Basketball All-Decade Team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) -- The Big South Conference announced today the 2010-19 Men’s Basketball All-Decade Team presented by Hercules Tires. The league’s All-Decade Teams were first unveiled as part of the Big South’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2013-14 to recognize the student-athletes and coaches who excelled in their respective sport in each decade since the Conference’s founding in 1983.
A 15-person committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Team, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total. The 2010-19 Men’s Basketball All-Decade Team is listed below in alphabetical order and features 12 players and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
2010-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Name, School - Notables
Nick Barbour, High Point - Mid-Major All-American, 3-time All-Conference
John Brown, High Point - 2-time All-American, 2-time Player of the Year, 4-time All-Conference
Chris Clemons, Campbell - All-American, Player of the Year, 4-time All-Conference
Xavier Cooks, Winthrop - All-American, Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
Matt Dickey, UNC Asheville - All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
David Efianayi, Gardner-Webb - 3-time All-Conference
Javonte Green, Radford - Defensive Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
Keon Johnson, Winthrop - All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Carlik Jones, Radford - Mid-Major All-American, Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
Kelvin Martin, Charleston Southern - 2-time Defensive Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Saah Nimley, Charleston Southern - All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Stan Okoye, VMI - All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Ed Polite Jr., Radford - Defensive Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
Jesse Sanders, Liberty - All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Ahmad Thomas, UNC Asheville - 2-time Defensive Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
Head Coach, School - Notables
Eddie Biedenbach, UNC Asheville - 2 Championships, 2 NCAA Tournaments, 48-22 Big South record, 75-56 overall, Big South Hall of Fame member
Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina - 2 Championships, 2 NCAA Tournaments, 2 NIT berths, 2 CIT berths, 87-35 Big South record, 155-75 overall
Men’s Basketball All-Decade Team candidates were determined based on being at least one of the following: 1) Was a multiple All-Conference honoree; 2) Was named an All-American; 3) Is a member of the Big South Conference Hall of Fame; 4) Student-athletes must be a college graduate or in good academic standing with their respective institution; 5) Won a Conference Championship as a coach and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year. Candidates that participated in two different decades were placed in a specific decade based on consultation from member institutions. Member institutions also had final determination in regards to inclusion of student-athletes and coaches. Previous Men’s Basketball All-Decade Teams were recognized for the years 1985-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09.