BOSTON – University of South Alabama sophomore Augustine Rubit has been named to the 2011-12 Lou Henson Preseason All-American team, CollegeInsider.com announced this week.

The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top Mid-Major player in Division I college basketball.

The Houston, Texas native is the 2011-12 Preseason Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, a season after being named the 2010-11 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year. He led the league and ranked sixth in the nation in rebounding last season (11.0 rpg).

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2011-12 LOU HENSON PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Larry Anderson  6-5     Sr.     Long Beach State
Kent Bazemore   6-4     Sr.     Old Dominion
Julian Boyd     6-7     Jr.     Long Island
Isaiah Canaan   6-0     Jr.     Murray State
D.J. Cooper     5-11    Jr.     Ohio
Samme Givens    6-5     Sr.     Drexel
Justin Greene   6-8     Sr.     Kent State
Reggie Hamilton 5-11    Sr.     Oakland
Mick Hedgepeth  6-9     Sr.     Belmont
Jeromie Hill    6-8     So.     Texas San Antonio
Scott Machado   6-1     Sr.     Iona
Ray McCallum    6-1     So.     Detroit
C.J. McCollum   6-3     Jr.     Lehigh
Doug McDermott  6-7     So.     Creighton
Mike Muscala    6-11    Jr.     Bucknell
Derek Needham   5-11    Jr.     Fairfield
Ronald Nored    6-0     Sr.     Butler
Jake Odum       6-4     So.     Indiana State
Kyle O'Quinn    6-10    Sr.     Norfolk State
Ryan Pearson    6-6     Jr.     George Mason
AUGUSTINE RUBIT 6-6     So.     SOUTH ALABAMA
Caspar Ware     5-10    Sr.     Long Beach State
Kyle Weems      6-6     Sr.     Missouri State
Keith Wright    6-8     Sr.     Harvard
Alex Young      6-6     Sr.     IUPUI