HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University's
Dustin Maguire has been selected as a preseason All-America candidate by The Sporting News in its NCAA Division II college basketball preview.
Maguire, a 6-foot-5 junior guard, averaged a team-leading 15.0 points per game last season and helped NKU win the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship. Maguire finished No. 1 nationally among NCAA Division II players in free-throw shooting at 93.6 percent and was 76-for-191 from 3-point range.
Bellarmine is ranked No. 1 nationally in The Sporting News preseason poll, while NKU was listed as a possible breakthrough team.
The Sporting News
NCAA Division II Preview
Top 10
1. Bellarmine
2. BYU-Hawaii
3. Central Missouri
4. Valdosta State
5. Bentley
6. Indiana (Pa.)
7. Grand Valley State
8. Humboldt State
9. Cal Poly Pomona
10. St. Cloud State
Possible Breakthroughs
Adelphia, Arkansas Tech, Augusta State, Barton, Bridgeport, Cal State-San Bernardino, Central Oklahoma, Central Washington, Christian Brothers, Dallas Baptist, Findlay, Florida Southern, Johnson C. Smith, Kutztown, LeMoyne, Massachusetts-Lowell, Merrimack, Metropolitan State, Minnesota State-Mankato, Northern Kentucky, Philadelphia, Saint Anselm, Seattle Pacific, Southern Indiana, Southwest Baptist, Southwest Minnesota State, Tarleton State, Tusculum, Virginia Union, West Liberty State, Western Washington and Winona State.
All-America Team
First
Lucas Alves, BYU-Hawaii
Tyrone Curnell, Valdosta State
Darren Duncan, Merrimack
Matt Rogers, Southwest Baptist
Jason Westrol, Bentley
Second
Brandon Brown, Cal State-San Bernardino
Kendrick Easley, Mount Olive
Laurence Ekperigin, LeMoyne
Aaron Hill, Rockhurst
Ben Madgen, Augusta State
Honorable Mention
Morris Anderson, Western Washington
Daniel Bailey, Queens
Chris Banchero, Seattle Pacific
Thomas Baudinet, Saint Anselm
Gerald Brooks, Indiana (Pa.)
Brandon Byerson, Virginia Union
Richard Byrd, Adelphi
Pierce Caldwell, Incarnate Word
Rashad Callaway, Tampa
Duke Crews, Bowie State
Stephen Dennis, Kutztown
L.J. Dunn, Barton
Russell Frederick, Philadelphia
Chris Hall, Lynn
Braydon Hobbs, Bellarmine
Malcolm Ingram, Philadelphia
David Johnson, Winona State
Justin Keenan, Ferris State
Dustin Maguire, Northern Kentucky
Darin Mency, Merrimack
Kyle Moore, Tusculum
Travis Nelson, Minnesota State-Mankato
Marcus Parker, Findlay
Matt Schneck, St. Cloud State
Jamar Smith, Southern Indiana
John Thompson, Florida Southern
Zac Tiedeman, Humboldt State
Sanjay Watts, Central Missouri
Darryl Webb, Indiana (Pa.)
Marques Whippy, BYU-Hawaii
Taylor Witt, St. Cloud State
Nick Wolf, Rollins
