Alade Selected to Play in NABC All-Star Game

Alade Selected to Play in NABC All-Star Game

(Story taken from the Austin College website)

SHERMAN, Texas - Austin College senior men’s basketball player Kola Alade has been selected to participate in the inaugural National Association of Basketball Coaches NCAA Division III All-Star Game in Salem, Virginia, it was announced today. The game will be played on Saturday, March 20 as a part of the NCAA Division III Final Four festivities. NABC Release

Alade, a guard from Murphy, Texas, was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was a First Team All-SCAC selection after leading the Roos to a program-record 20 victories in the 2009-10 season. Alade finished in the top 10 in the conference in scoring (15.6 points per game), field goal percentage (49.3%) and free throw percentage (73.5%). Alade was a three-time All-SCAC performer over the course of his career.

The NABC Division III All-Star game will be played at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) on March 20 at the Salem Civic Center just prior to the Division III national championship game. The teams for this event consist of two senior players from each of the eight NCAA Division III regions, with Alade one of two players representing the South Region. Additionally, four more seniors will be selected from each of the two semifinal teams who do not reach the Division III national title game. 

Alade is the only player from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference to be selected for this event.

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