NEW ORLEANS – The University of South Alabama’s
Tim Williams was named to the 2009-10 All-Sun Belt Second Team, the league announced Tuesday.
Williams, a junior from Pontiac, Mich., earns all-league honors in his first season with the Jaguars after averaging 16.1 points and 7.4 rebounds in the regular season.
He is one of two players to rank in the league’s top 10 in both scoring (4th) and rebounding (5th), and has scored in double-figures for 18 straight games. Williams has nine 20-point games, most on the team, and four double-doubles.
Williams was named the Sun Belt’s Player of the Week on Jan. 4 after averaging 20.7 points in road wins over No. 18 Florida, Florida International and Florida Atlantic.
In league games, Williams averaged 17.5 points and 7.1 rebounds.
Louisiana at Lafayette’s Tyren Johnson was voted the player of the year,
Brandon Reed of Arkansas State was named freshman of the year,
Brett Royster of Florida Atlantic was the defensive player of the year and Arkansas State’s
John Brady earned coach of the year honors.
For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).
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2009-10 All-Sun Belt Teams
FIRST TEAMNate Rohnert (Denver, SR, G/F)
Tyren Johnson (Louisiana-Lafayette, SR, F)
Desmond Yates (Middle Tennessee, SR, F)
Brandon Hazzard (Troy, SR, G)
AJ Slaughter (WKU, SR, G)
SECOND TEAMBrandon Reed (Arkansas State, FR, G)
George Odufuwa (North Texas, JR, F)
TIM WILLIAMS (South Alabama, JR, G)Michael Vogler (Troy, SR, G)
Steffphon Pettigrew (WKU, JR, F)
THIRD TEAMGreg Gantt (Florida Atlantic, FR, G)
Ray Taylor (Florida Atlantic, FR, G)
Tristan Thompson (North Texas, JR, G)
Eric Tramiel (North Texas, SR, F)
Josh White (North Texas, JR, G)
PLAYER OF THE YEARTyren Johnson (Louisiana-Lafayette, SR, F)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARBrett Royster (Florida Atlantic, JR, F)
FRESHMAN OF THE YEARBrandon Reed (Arkansas State, FR, G)
COACH OF THE YEARJohn Brady, Arkansas State
