{"id":2745,"date":"2011-02-28T13:20:19","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T18:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=2745"},"modified":"2011-03-02T09:15:32","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T14:15:32","slug":"duggins-and-evans-honored-by-horizon-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/02\/28\/duggins-and-evans-honored-by-horizon-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Duggins and Evans Honored by Horizon League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>((Contributed by Wright State Sports Information))<\/p>\n<div id=\"Content\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2747\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2747\" href=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/02\/28\/duggins-and-evans-honored-by-horizon-league\/duggins-vs-uichicago\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2747\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2747 \" src=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2011\/02\/Duggins-vs-UIChicago-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior guard Vaughn Duggins, first team All-Horizon League, has averaged 18.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 45% from the field and grabbing 48 steals.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Senior guards Vaughn Duggins and N&#8217;Gai Evans have been selected for All-Horizon League honors, it was announced Monday by the league office.\u00a0 Duggins was named to the First Team while Evans was voted to the Second Team.<\/p>\n<p>Duggins, who has been honored by the league each year during his career, has averaged 18.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 45% from the field and grabbing 48 steals. The Pendleton Heights, Indiana native was selected to the All-Newcomer Team as a freshman, First Team as a sophomore and Second Team along with All-Defensive Team last season. The 6-3 guard has registered double figure scoring in 29 of the 31 games this year and has averaged 24.4 points per game over the last seven contests.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1638\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1638\" href=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/01\/18\/evans-big-day-helps-wright-st-knock-off-butler-69-64\/ncaa-basketball-jan-16-butler-at-wright-st-5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1638\" src=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2011\/01\/NGaiEvans2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior Guard N&#039;Gai Evans, second team All-Horizon League, has averaged 14.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game this season as he collected his career-high 26 in the win over Butler earlier this year. The 6-2 guard from North Canton, Ohio leads the team in assists with 92 and has grabbed 43 steals. <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Evans, who is being honored for his first time, has averaged 14.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game this season as he collected his career-high 26 in the win over Butler earlier this year. The 6-2 guard from North Canton, Ohio leads the team in assists with 92 and has grabbed 43 steals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vaughn and N&#8217;Gai have dedicated themselves each year to improving and have had their best seasons as seniors,&#8221; WSU head coach Billy Donlon said. &#8220;They have embraced this University and helped elevate the program to a new level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The all-league teams and special awards are voted on by the head coaches, three media from each school and the sports information directors. Only the head coaches vote for the All-Defensive Team and the Sixth-Man Award.<\/p>\n<p>Wright State will host Green Bay Tuesday night at 7 pm in the First Round of the Horizon League Tournament. For tickets and more information, call 888-RAIDERS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Team All-Horizon League<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>School<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yr.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pos.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norris Cole<\/td>\n<td>Cleveland State<\/td>\n<td>Sr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Matt Howard<\/td>\n<td>Butler<\/td>\n<td>Sr.<\/td>\n<td>F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vaughn Duggins<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Wright State<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Sr.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>G<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anthony Hill<\/td>\n<td>Milwaukee<\/td>\n<td>Sr.<\/td>\n<td>F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brandon Wood<\/td>\n<td>Valparaiso<\/td>\n<td>Jr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Second Team All-Horizon League<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>School<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yr.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pos.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shelvin Mack<\/td>\n<td>Butler<\/td>\n<td>Jr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rahmon Fletcher<\/td>\n<td>Green Bay<\/td>\n<td>Sr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ray McCallum<\/td>\n<td>Detroit<\/td>\n<td>Fr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eli Holman<\/td>\n<td>Detroit<\/td>\n<td>Jr.<\/td>\n<td>F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>N&#8217;Gai Evans<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Wright State<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Sr.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>G<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Horizon League All-Newcomer Team<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>School<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yr.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pos.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ray McCallum<\/td>\n<td>Detroit<\/td>\n<td>Fr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kaylon Williams<\/td>\n<td>Milwaukee<\/td>\n<td>Jr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paul Carter<\/td>\n<td>UIC<\/td>\n<td>Sr.<\/td>\n<td>F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alec Brown<\/td>\n<td>Green Bay<\/td>\n<td>Fr.<\/td>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Damian Eargle<\/td>\n<td>Youngstown State<\/td>\n<td>So.<\/td>\n<td>F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Horizon League All-Defensive Team<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>School<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yr.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pos.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norris Cole<\/td>\n<td>Cleveland State<\/td>\n<td>Sr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eli Holman<\/td>\n<td>Detroit<\/td>\n<td>Jr.<\/td>\n<td>F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trevon Harmon<\/td>\n<td>Cleveland State<\/td>\n<td>Jr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ronald Nored<\/td>\n<td>Butler<\/td>\n<td>Jr.<\/td>\n<td>G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Matt Howard<\/td>\n<td>Butler<\/td>\n<td>Sr.<\/td>\n<td>F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Player of the Year &#8211;<\/strong> Norris Cole, Cleveland State<br \/>\n<strong>Newcomer of the Year &#8211;<\/strong> Ray McCallum, Detroit<br \/>\n<strong>Defensive Players of the Year &#8211;<\/strong> Norris Cole, Cleveland State<br \/>\n<strong>Sixth Man of the Year &#8211; <\/strong>Geoff McCammon, Loyola<br \/>\n<strong>Coach of the Year &#8211;<\/strong> Rob Jeter, Milwaukee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior guards Vaughn Duggins and N&#8217;Gai Evans have been selected for All-Horizon League honors, it was announced Monday by the league office.   <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2011\/02\/28\/duggins-and-evans-honored-by-horizon-league\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":1637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[729,725,715,719],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-campus","category-home-news-sidebar","category-news","category-special-categories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2745"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2796,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2745\/revisions\/2796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}