Big South Announces Men's Soccer All-Decade Teams
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – As part of the Big South’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2013-14, the Conference is announcing its first-ever All-Decade Teams to recognize the student-athletes and coaches who excelled in their respective sport since the Conference’s founding in 1983. A committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Teams, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total.
Below are the All-Decade Teams for Men’s Soccer for the years 1984-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09. Men’s Soccer became a Conference sport in 1984, and each team features four forwards, four midfielders, four defenders, one goalkeeper and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees are included.
1984-89 MEN’S SOCCER ALL-DECADE TEAM
Position – Name, School (Notes)
F – Hilmar Arnason, Coastal Carolina (3-time All-Conference)
F – David Doyle, Campbell (All-American, 2-time All-Conference)
F – Juha Miettinen, Campbell (All-American, Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference)
F – David Skulason, Coastal Carolina (2-time All-Conference)
MF – Claud Huggins, Coastal Carolina (Big South Tournament MVP, 3-time All-Conference)
MF – John Payne, Campbell (Player of the Year, 4-time All-Conference)
MF – Sigurdur Sveinbjornsson, Coastal Carolina (Big South Tournament MVP, 3-time All-Conference)
MF – Larry Tavino, Winthrop (All-American)
D – Alex Herrera, Winthrop (All-Conference)
D – Doug Majewski, Radford (Big South Tournament MVP, 3-time All-Conference)
D – Peter McCormick, Campbell (2-time All-Conference)
D – Jim Morrissey, Campbell (2-time All-Conference)
GK – Peter Moore, Campbell (2-time All-Conference)
Head Coach, School (Notes)
Paul Banta, Coastal Carolina (3 Championships [1986-86-89], 3-time Coach of the Year, 31-10-0 Big South, 82-42-4 overall)
1990-99 MEN’S SOCCER ALL-DECADE TEAM
Position – Name, School (Notes)
F – Siggi Eyjolfsson, UNC Greensboro (All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference)
F – Jose Gomez, Liberty (Player of the Year, 4-time All-Conference)
F – Ian Spooner, Radford (2-time Player of the Year, 4-time All-Conference, Big South Hall of Fame member)
F – Dante Washington, Radford (All-American, Player of the Year, 4-time All-Conference, Big South Hall of Fame member)
MF – Rami Kauppi, Campbell (2-time Big South Tournament MVP, 4-time All-Conference)
MF – Ted Lawler, UMBC (Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference)
MF – Jeff Majewski, Radford (4-time All-Conference)
MF – Neil Payne, Coastal Carolina (Big South Tournament MVP, 3-time All-Conference)
D – Gary Baker, Winthrop (4-time All-Conference)
D – Ian Cardey, Winthrop (4-time All-Conference)
D – Ricky Mobley, Campbell (3-time All-Conference)
D – Guy Norcott, Coastal Carolina (All-American, Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference, Big South Hall of Fame member)
GK – Frederic Rondeau, Radford (2-time All-Conference)
Head Coach, School (Notes)
Michael Parker, UNC Greensboro (3 Championships [1993-94-96], 4 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Coach of the Year award, 28-7-3 Big South, 78-25-5 overall)
2000-09 MEN’S SOCCER ALL-DECADE TEAM
Position – Name, School (Notes)
F – Joshua Boateng, Liberty (All-American, Big South Tournament MVP, 3-time All-Conference)
F – Saidi Issac, Winthrop (All-American, Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference)
F – Joseph Ngwenya, Coastal Carolina (Hermann Trophy Finalist, 2-time All-American, 2-time Player of the Year)
F – Daniel Revivo, Winthrop (All-American, Player of the Year, Big South Tournament MVP, 3-time All-Conference)
MF – Vali Arnason, Winthrop (Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Big South Tournament MVP, 4-time All-Conference)
MF – Mubarike Chisoni, Coastal Carolina (2-time All-American, 2-time All-Conference)
MF – Boyzzz Khumalo, Coastal Carolina (All-American, Big South Tournament MVP, 2-time All-Conference)
MF – Donald MacGregor, Winthrop (4-time All-Conference)
D – David Garry, Winthrop (4-time All-Conference)
D – Tyler Hughes, Coastal Carolina (Big South Tournament MVP, 4-time All-Conference)
D – Henry Kalungi, Winthrop (3-time All-Conference)
D – Osei Telesford, Liberty (4-time All-Conference)
D – Tobin Whitmarsh, Coastal Carolina (3-time All-Conference)
GK – Patrick Mitrovich, Winthrop (Rookie of the Year, 3-time All-Conference)
Head Coach, School (Notes)
Shaun Docking, Coastal Carolina (4 Championships [2001-03-04-05], 5 NCAA Tournaments, 4-time Coach of the Year, 50-15-7 Big South, 126-62-18 overall)
Men’s Soccer 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 left their respective institution in good academic standing; 5) Won a Conference Championship as a coach and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year; and 6) Players of the Year, Tournament MVPs and First-Team All-Conference honorees were among the candidate pool for the 1984-89 All-Decade Teams. 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.
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