NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Todd Phillips, of Eastern Mennonite, was named Player of the Year, Harrison George, of Hampden-Sydney, was Rookie of the Year and Eastern Mennonite’s Kirby Dean was chosen Coach of the Year on the 2009-10 Virginia Sports Information Director’s (VaSID)  men’s College Division all-state basketball team it was announced today.

2010 VaSID College Division Men's Basketball All-State Team

Phillips, a 6-3 junior from Waynesboro, Va., led his team to an Elite 8 berth in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. He averaged 17.4 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per contest as the Royals compiled a 25-5 record and played in their first-ever NCAA event.  He was named first team All-American and all-region by d3hoops.com and was a first team all-ODAC choice.

George, a 6-5 freshman from Raleigh, N.C., was second on the team in scoring with a 14.0 average and led the club in rebounding at 7.1 per contest. He shot a fine .599 from the floor. He was chosen ODAC Rookie of the Year as well as honorable mention all-conference.

Dean, in his seventh year at the helm of the Royals, guided his team to the NCAA Elite 8 and the best season in school history. He was named National Association of Basketball Coaches South Region Coach of the Year, as well as ODAC Coach of the Year.

VaSID was formed in 1983, and is comprised of sports information professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and independent institutions from the state of Virginia. The purpose of the organization is to promote college athletics at all four-year institutions.  For more information, please visit the VaSID website http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid/.

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