Schultz of Williams, Choice of Colby Earn All-America from NABC

Courtesy NABC/Williams Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2010 State Farm Coaches’ Division III All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. Williams senior Blake Schultz, the 2010 NESCAC Player of the Year, was chosen among the eight members of the All-America First Team, while Colby senior Adam Choice earned Third Team honors.

In addition to being recognized as NESCAC Player of the Year, Schultz previously was named All-NESCAC First Team, ECAC-New England First Team, ECAC-New England Player of the Year, D3Hoops.com First Team All-Northeast and the D3Hoops Northeast Player of the Year.

Schultz is the first Eph All-American selection since the 2004 season when Ben Coffin ’04 and Michael Crotty '04 were both honored. The senior co-captain has started all 30 games this season for the Ephs and is the team’s top scorer with 19.0 points per game. Williams will take on Guilford on Friday at 5:00 p.m. in the national semifinals in Salem, Va.

Earlier in the week, Choice was selected as the Maine State Division III Player of the Year for the third time in a row and was on the NESCAC First Team All-Conference squad for the second-straight winter.

Choice finished his career ranked eighth all-time in scoring for Colby with 1,534 points. He also had 654 rebounds, 185 assists, 134 steals, and 95 blocked shots during his four years.

In the latest NESCAC statistics, Choice ranks tied for second in scoring (18.3), eighth in assists (3.4), ninth in blocked shots (1.04), tied for ninth in steals (1.16), and 10th in rebounding (6.7). He is the only NESCAC men's basketball player since the 2002-03 season to finish the regular season in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, and blocked shots.

Schultz and Choice have both been selected to participate in the NABC Senior All-Star game on Saturday, March 20.

2010 STATE FARM® DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM

Tyler Sanborn, Guilford, 6-9, Senior, Center, Elkin, N.C.
Blake Schultz, Williams, 6-3, Senior, Guard/Forward, Atherton, Calif.
Ian Franks, Wooster, 6-4, Junior, Guard, Greenwich, Ohio
Dustin Mitchell, UW-Whitewater, 6-9, Senior, Forward/Center, Lac Du Flambeau, Wis.
Marcel Esonwune, York (NY), 6-6, Junior, Forward/Center, Lagos, Nigeria
Darnell Braswell, DeSales, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Allentown, Pa.
Corey McAdam, Nazareth, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Fairport, N.Y.
Steve Djurickovic, Carthage, 6-3, Junior, Guard, Pleasant Prairie, Wis.

2010 STATE FARM® DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM

Trey Drake, North Carolina Wesleyan, 5-8, Senior, Guard, Emporia, Va.
Noel Hollingsworth, MIT, 6-9, Sophomore, Forward, Salt Lake City, Utah
Kyle Meyer, Ohio Northern, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Columbus Grove, Ohio
Nate Montgomery, Whitworth, 6-8, Senior, Center, Sammamish, Wash.
Abdoulaye Ouedraogo, William Paterson, 6-8, Senior, Forward, Newark, N.J.
James McNally, Franklin & Marshall, 6-6, Junior, Forward, Bridgewater, N.J.
Josh Sharlow, St. Lawrence, 5-9, Senior, Guard, Norwood, N.Y.
John Hoch, Carroll, 5-10, Senior, Guard, Colgate, Wis.

2010 STATE FARM® DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM

Greg Hernandez, Maryville, 6-6, Senior, Center, Miami, Fla.
Adam Choice, Colby, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Newport, R.I.
Michael McClary, Olivet, 6-5, Junior, Center, Bellaire, Mich.
Tyler Nicolai, St. Thomas, 5-11, Junior, Guard, Minnetonka, Minn.
Richard Jean-Baptiste, Brooklyn, 6-4, Senior, Forward, Queens, N.Y.
Nick Brady, York (PA), 6-2, Senior, Guard, Hanover, Pa.
Brian Beckford, Oneonta, 6-9, Senior, Forward, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sean Wallis, Washington University (St. Louis), 6-2, Graduate, Guard, Northbrook, Ill.