Madgen Earns Second National Honor

Augusta State senior guard tabbed preseason All-American
Web Posted 10/19/09


AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta State senior Ben Madgen has been named to the
Division II Bulletin preseason All-American team, according to a recent
announcement from the magazine.

The selection marks the second preseason national honor for Madgen, who
earned national accolades from The Sporting News earlier this month.

A 6-4, 185-pound guard from Williamstown, Australia, Madgen ranks as
the fourth-leading scorer in ASU history and fifth-leading scorer in
Peach Belt Conference history with 1,670 points. He was named an
All-American at the conclusion of his junior season by three different
organizations.

The 2009 NCAA Southeast Region Player-of-the-Year, Madgen was also
selected first team All-Southeast Region and was a first-team All-Peach
Belt Conference pick. He was named to NCAA Southeast Regional
All-Tourna­ment team after leading the Jaguars to the Southeast
Regional title on March 17. He was also voted the PBC Tournament's Most
Valuable Player after helping ASU capture the PBC Tournament
Championship on March 8.

The league scoring champion at 19.1 ppg., Madgen also led the PBC in
three-point percentage (.462), ranked second in free throw percentage
(.869), third in minutes played (33.06) and fourth in 3-point field
goals made (2.39). He was the only player in the conference to rank in
the top 15 in scoring, field goal percentage (12th/.499) and assists
(14th/2.85). He led ASU in scoring on 16 occasions, registered 20 or
more points 14 times and cracked the 30-point barrier twice, including
a career-high 33 points vs. USC Aiken on Jan. 5.

Madgen helped pace the Jags to the winningest season in school history
at 30-5 as they earned their second consecutive trip to the NCAA
Tournament's Elite Eight in Springfield, Mass. ASU advanced to the
Final Four before bowing out to national runnerup Cal Poly Pomona.

This summer, Madgen was selected to play in the 24th World University
Games, held July 1-12 in Belgrade, Serbia. The World University Games
are held every other year and are organized by the International
University Sports Federation (FISU).

Division II Bulletin
2009-10 Preseason
All-American Team

Preseason Player of the Year
Matt Rogers, Southwest Baptist

All-Americans
Super 16

Lucas Alves, BYU-Hawaii
Drake Beranek, Nebraska-Kearney
Brandon Brown, Cal State-San Bernardino
Tyrone Curnell, Valdosta State
Stephen Dennis, Kutztown
James Dillard, Johnson C. Smith
Kendrick Easley, Mount Olive
Lawrence Ekperigan, LeMoyne
Aaron Hill, Rockhurst
Jason Jones, Northeastern State
Justin Keenan, Ferris State
Kyle Moore, Tusculum
Travis Nelson, Minnesota State-Mankato
Matt Rogers, Southwest Baptist
Jason Westrol, Bentley
Nick Wolf, Rollins

Honorable Mention
Roman Andrade, New Mexico Highlands
Virgil Buensuceso, BYU-Hawaii
Pierce Caldwell, Incarnate Word
Darren Duncan, Merrimack
L.J. Dunn, Barton
Terrell Eargle, Alderson-Broaddus
Russell Frederick, Philadelphia
Chris Hall, Lynn
Brandon Hopf, Oakland City
Antonio Houston, Catawba
Malcolm Ingram, Philadelphia
David Johnson, Winona State
BEN MADGEN, AUGUSTA STATE
Marcus Parker, Findlay
Corey Pelle, West Liberty
Martez Scott, Ft. Valley State
David Seagers, Dowling
Jamar Smith, Southern Indiana
Brian Sykora, Minn.-Duluth
Sanijay Watts, Central Missouri
Jonathan Whitson, Brevard


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Robbie McKinlay

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
Augusta State University
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