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Three Cougars Earn AMC Basketball Honors
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (3-5-2010) - Three members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team were honored when the annual American Mideast Conference awards were selected by the league’s coaches.
     
Robbie Taylor Brandon Short Bryce Sanborn

Robbie Taylor, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard from Gahanna, Ohio, was named to the AMC Second Team. The former Gahanna Lincoln High School standout averaged 12.4 points and led the Cougars with 84 assists and 45 three-pointers. He also shot 77.6 percent from the free throw line (76-for-98) and posted 48 steals.

Brandon Short, a 6-foot-1 junior guard from Orrville, Ohio, joined Taylor on the AMC Second Team. The former Orrville High School star led MVNU in scoring at 13.9 points per game and in steals (57). He shot 50.5 percent from the field (143-for-283) and also handed out 73 assists while averaging 4.4 rebounds.

Bryce Sanborn, a 6-foot-8 senior center from Dover, Ohio, was an AMC Honorable Mention selection. The former Dover High School product averaged a double-double of 11.4 points and a team-high 10.1 rebounds while shooting 53.9 percent from the field (137-for-254). He also blocked 10 shots and recorded 28 assists and 20 steals.

MVNU finished the season with a 13-16 overall record and a 5-11 AMC mark.
 

 

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