The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee has announced that Pitt Johnstown's Chris Gilliam (Baltimore, MD) is one of 20 student-athletes selected for the Third Annual National Association of Basketball Coaches(NABC)/NCAA Division II All-Star Game to be held Friday, March 28 at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.... (WVIAC Release) ... (NCAA Release)
The All-Star Game will match an East All-Star Team (with 10 student-athletes from the NCAA East, Northeast, South and South Atlantic regions) against a West All-Star Team (with 10 student-athletes from the NCAA Great Lakes, North Central, South Central and West regions).
Gilliam, the Daktronics East Region Player of the Year and the WVIAC Player of the Year, led Pitt Johnstown to the West Virginia Conference regular season championship, a spot in the NCAA East Region Semifinals and a 23-8 overall record. Gilliam paced the Mountain Cats in both scoring (19.6 ppg.) and rebounding (8.6 rpg.) and led the WVIAC in field goal percentage at 64.1%. Gilliam posted 10 double-doubles and led the Mountain Cats in scoring on 21 occasions and rebounding 20 times in 2007-08.
The All-Star Game will be part of NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite Eight which will be held March 26, 27 and 29 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
East All-Star Team
Sean Barnette, Wingate University
Jeremy Black, University of Tampa
Brad Byerson, Virginia Union University
Steve Dagostino, College of St. Rose
Corey Diethorn, Assumption College
Chris Gilliam, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown
Charlie Parker, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Jonny Reibel, Rollins College
Michael Sturns, Holy Family University
Ryan Williams, Pace University
Vincent Alexander (coach), University of South Carolina Aiken
West All-Star Team
Cory Abercrombie, Pittsburg State University
David Dreas, St. Cloud State University
Jeff Fahnbulleh, Kentucky Wesleyan College
Robert Lee, West Texas A&M University
Vince Mosley, Gannon University
Avery Patterson, Tarleton State University
Devin Peal, Humboldt State University
Paul Peterson, Brigham Young University, Hawaii
Marlon Pierce, California State University, San Bernardino
Atila Santos, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bill Treseler (coach), San Francisco State University
