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Four members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene College men’s basketball team were honored by the American Mideast Conference when the All-AMC awards were announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Todd Sands, a 6-foot-7 senior center from Centerburg, Ohio, highlighted the list as he was selected to the AMC First Team for the second straight season. The former Centerburg High School star, who is currently averaging 16.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, was also named the AMC Division II Player of the Year. Sands leads all NAIA Division II players in field goal percentage for the second straight year by connecting on 69.9 percent of his shots from the field, and he is also the team leader in blocked shots with 39.
Ehren Hull, a 6-foot-2 senior guard from Canton, Ohio, joined Sands on both the AMC First Team and the AMC Division II Team. Hull leads the Cougars in scoring (19.2 points per game) and is the team’s leading three-point shooter with 81 treys. The former Canton GlenOak High School product recently moved into second place on MVNC’s career scoring list with 2,009 points, and he is also the team’s career leader in three-pointers made with 367.
Brad Hostasa, a 6-foot-2 senior forward from Newark, Ohio, was named to the AMC Second Team and joined Sands and Hull on the AMC Division II Team. The former Utica High School standout is averaging 16.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Hostasa is also the team’s leader in steals with 45, and he is shooting 58.1 percent from the field (155-of-267).
Adam Stevens, a 6-foot-6 junior forward from Mount Vernon, Ohio, rounds out the Cougars’ quartet as he was named to the AMC Second Team. The former Mount Vernon High School star leads the team in rebounding (8.4 boards per game) and is averaging 14.7 points per contest. Stevens is also second on the team in assists (87), and he has nailed 53 three-pointers.
MVNC is currently 24-6 and ranked sixteenth in the final NAIA Division II national poll. The Cougars will return to action on Saturday, February 27, when the team will host either Tiffin Univeristy or Urbana University in the AMC Division II Tournament semifinals at 7:30 p.m.
1998-99 All-AMC Men's Basketball Team
Player of the Year -- John Krueger, Cedarville College
Coach of the Year -- Earl Thomas, University of Rio Grande
(Selected by vote of the AMC coaches)
FIRST TEAM SCHOOL HT YR POS HOMETOWN PTS REB
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John Krueger Cedarville 6-4 Sr G Brownsburg, IN 17.5 6.0
Desroy Grant Rio Grande 6-7 Jr C Kingston, Jamaica 13.3 8.4
Todd Sands Mount Vernon Nazarene 6-7 Sr C Centerburg, OH 16.0 7.9
Armand Gage Saint Vincent 6-5 Sr F Cleveland, OH 19.1 6.7
Andreas James Tiffin 6-1 Sr G Columbus, OH 11.1 4.6
Ehren Hull Mount Vernon Nazarene 6-2 Sr G North Canton, OH 19.5 1.8
Ray Berry Walsh 6-5 Sr F Cleveland, OH 13.1 7.8
Chris Beard Rio Grande 6-4 Jr F Chillicothe, OH 11.4 4.7
Wes Dudgeon Malone 6-5 So F-C Venedocia, OH 9.6 6.1
Jason Priah Urbana 6-2 Sr G Cleveland, OH 20.5 5.0
SECOND TEAM SCHOOL HT YR POS HOMETOWN PTS REB
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Kelly Burton Ohio Dominican 6-5 Jr C Columbus, OH 16.8 9.4
Jeremy Huber Geneva 6-3 Jr F Beaver Falls, PA 13.0 5.1
Josh Martin Tiffin 6-5 So C East Liverpool, OH 15.4 8.4
Kevin Bille Walsh 6-0 Sr G Brewster, OH 12.6 2.5
Brad Hostasa Mount Vernon Nazarene 6-2 Sr G Utica, OH 16.4 5.3
Jesse Deister Cedarville 6-3 So G Topeka, KS 15.4 4.5
Adam Stevens Mount Vernon Nazarene 6-6 Jr F Mount Vernon, OH 14.8 8.4
Kyle Miller Malone 6-1 Sr G Berlin, OH 17.8 2.7
Nathan Copas Rio Grande 5-10 So G Winchester, OH 13.4 3.6
Chad Howard Urbana 6-0 Sr G Villa Hills, KY 11.2 1.9
HONORABLE MENTION -- Joe Boysel (Shawnee State), A.J. Chelminiak (Geneva), Ted
Forrest (Cedarville), Matt Giovanini (Malone), Jemal Harris (Tiffin), Jared
Johnson (Urbana), Steve Keller (Malone), Brian Key (Ohio Dominican), Scott
Keyes (Ohio Dominican), Jim Lambert (Malone), Ryan Lent (Malone), Jeremy May
(Rio Grande), James Montler (Shawnee State), David Mullaney (Saint Vincent),
Eric Seitz (Rio Grande), Terrance Smith (Saint Vincent).
1998-99 AMC Men's Basketball
All-NAIA Division II Team
Player of the Year -- Todd Sands, Mount Vernon Nazarene College
Coach of the Year -- Hal Smith, Malone College
(Selected by vote of the AMC coaches)
PLAYER SCHOOL HT YR POS HOMETOWN PTS REB
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Todd Sands Mount Vernon Nazarene 6-7 Sr C Centerburg, OH 16.0 7.9
Andreas James Tiffin 6-1 Sr G Columbus, OH 11.1 4.6
Ehren Hull Mount Vernon Nazarene 6-2 Sr G North Canton, OH 19.5 1.8
Ray Berry Walsh 6-5 Sr F Cleveland, OH 13.1 7.8
Wes Dudgeon Malone 6-5 So F-C Venedocia, OH 9.6 6.1
Jason Priah Urbana 6-2 Sr G Cleveland, OH 20.5 5.0
Kelly Burton Ohio Dominican 6-5 Jr C Columbus, OH 16.8 9.4
Josh Martin Tiffin 6-5 So C East Liverpool, OH 15.4 8.4
Kevin Bille Walsh 6-0 Sr G Brewster, OH 12.6 2.5
Brad Hostasa Mount Vernon Nazarene 6-2 Sr G Utica, OH 16.4 5.3
