Marshall University Athletics
Slay, Van Hoose Named to MAC Honorable Mention Team
3/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Slay, Van Hoose Named to MAC Honorable Mention Team
3/6/2002
Cleveland, Ohio--Marshall University guard Tamar Slay and forward J.R. Van Hoose were named to the Mid-American Conference Honorable Mention team, announced by the conference office today in Cleveland.
Slay, a senior from Beckley, W. Va., averaged 18.8 points per game this season for the Herd, who take on the Kent State Golden Flashes tomorrow afternoon in quarterfinal action of the First Energy MAC Tournament at the Gund Arena. Slay was a first-team All-MAC selection in 1999-2000 and a second team member last season.
Van Hoose, from Paintsville, Ky., averaged 15 points and 10.7 rebounds this year for Marshall. He is also the Herd?s second all-time leading rebounder. Van Hoose made the All-MAC first team last season as a junior.
The all-conference teams are selected by league coaches, while the Player of the Year and Coach of the Year are voted on by the MAC News Media Association.
The following are the All-MAC Selections for 2001-02:
All-MAC (voted on by league head coaches)
First Team
Theron Smith, Ball State
Keith McLeod, Bowling Green
Trevor Huffman, Kent State
Andrew Mitchell, Kent State
Brandon Hunter, Ohio
Second Team
Patrick Jackson, Ball State
Len Matela, Bowling Green
Antonio Gates, Kent State
Leon Rodgers, Northern Illinois
Steve Reynolds, Western Michigan
Honorable Mention
Rashon Brown, Akron
Brandon Pardon, Bowling Green
Darcel Williams, Buffalo
David Webber, CMU
Tamar Slay, Marshall
J.R. VanHoose, Marshall
Doug Davis, Miami
Robby Collum, Western Michigan
Terry Reynolds, Toledo
Nick Moore, Toledo
The following was voted on by the MNMA
Player of the Year: Keith McLeod, BGSU (30 votes)
Others Receiving Votes: Theron Smith, BSU (24); Leon Rodgers, NIU (7); Trevor Huffman, KSU (3), Brandon Hunter, Ohio (1); Andrew Mitchell, KSU (1); Antonio Gates, KSU (1)
Coach of the Year: Stan Heath, KSU (43 votes)
Others Receiving votes: Robert McCullum, WMU (10); Charlie Coles, MIA (4); Rob Judson, NIU (4); Reggie Witherspoon, UB (3); Tim Buckley, BSU (3).
