ASU's Madgen Lands Top Honor

ASU's Madgen Lands Top Honor
Junior guard Madgen, senior center Siler earn All-Region plaudits
Web Posted 3/11/09


AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State's Ben Madgen was selected as the 2009
Daktronics Division II Southeast Region Player-of-the-Year, which was
announced on Wednesday. In addition to his postseason award, Madgen was
also selected first team All-Southeast Region in the process. He is
joined on the All-Region first team by ASU teammate Garrett Siler,
along with USC Aiken's Chris Commons, Mount Olive's Kendrick Beasley
and Kyle Moore of Tusculum.

With the first-team selection, all five players are automatically
eligible for Daktronics Division II All-American honors.

A 6-foot-4 junior guard from Williamstown, Australia, Madgen was
selected first team All-Peach Belt Conference for the third straight
season. He currently leads the Peach Belt Conference in both scoring
and 3-point shooting percentage at 19.0 ppg., and 46 percent from
3-point range. Madgen is also shooting 49 percent from the field and 86
percent from the free throw line. Last weekend, Madgen was selected the
Peach Belt Conference Tournament's Most Valuable Player, pacing the
Jaguars to their first PBC Tournament title since 2002. In addition,
he's also led the Jaguars to their third straight NCAA Tournament berth
and to the highest national ranking in school history at No. 3.

Siler, a 7-foot senior center from Augusta, Ga., leads both the nation
and the PBC in field goal shooting percentage at 79.3 percent. He's
averaging 16.0 points and 7.8 rebounds in the process to garner
All-Peach Belt Conference honors for the third straight season. He
ranks ninth in the nation in blocked shots (2.74 bpg.)and is the only
player in the PBC to rank in the top five in scoring, rebounding, field
goal percentage and blocked shots. He scored in double figures 27
times, including eight 20-point games, and he registered a team-best
eight double-doubles.

Commons helped pace USC Aiken to its second straight 20-win season and
earned Peach Belt Conference Player of the honors for a second straight
season, averaging 17 points and six rebounds a game, while shooting 52
percent from the field.

Easley, a 6-1 junior guard from Norfolk, Va., earned Conference
Carolinas Player of the Year honors, leading Conference Carolinas in
scoring at 21 points a game. He also shot 44 percent from 3-point range
and 85 percent from the free throw line.

Moore, a 6-3 junior guard from Gainesville, Fla., was selected as the
South Atlantic Region Player of the Year, leading the SAC in scoring at
21 points a game. He helped pace the Pioneers to the SAC Tournament
championship game and a berth in the NCAA Division II National
Tournament.

2009 Daktronics
All-Southeast Region Team


FIRST TEAM


BEN MADGEN AUGUSTA STATE JR. G 6-4
185 WILLIAMSTOWN, AUSTRALIA
Chris Commons USC Aiken Sr. F 6-8
215 Toledo, Ohio
Kendrick Easley Mount Olive Jr. G 6-1
180 Norfolk, Va.
Kyle Moore Tusculum Jr. G 6-3
185 Gainesville, Fla.
GARRET SILER AUGUSTA STATE SR. C 7-0
290 AUGUSTA, GA.

2009 SOUTHEAST REGION PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: BEN MADGEN, AUGUSTA STATE

SECOND TEAM

Player School Yr. Pos. Ht.
Wt. Hometown
Josh Dollard USC Aiken Jr. F 6-8
240 Hemmingway, S.C.
Shaun Keaton Georgia College & State Sr. G 6-2
185 Albany, Ga.
Clemente Marton Newberry Sr. F 6-4
205 Freeport, Bahamas
Jonathan Whitson Brevard Jr. C 6-7
240 Clyde, N.C.
Brandon Wright Erskine Jr. G 6-2
185 Goose Creek, S.C.


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Robbie McKinlay

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
Augusta State University
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South Atlantic Regional Champions 2008
National Finalists 2008