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Highsmith Voted as DII Conference Commissioner’s Association Atlantic Region Player of the Year

Official D2CCA Release
BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. – The Cardinals double-double machine received another prestigious honor on Monday afternoon. Wheeling Jesuit's Haywood Highsmith was voted as the Atlantic Region Player of the Year and top honoree on the 2017-18 Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-Atlantic Region Men's Basketball Team.
 
The Mountain East Conference Player of the Year and Tournament Most Valuable Player, Highsmith led the NCAA DII ranks with 29 double-doubles in 31 games this year. The Baltimore, Md., native led the Atlantic Region in rebounding at 12.5 per game and rated fourth in scoring at 22.0 points. The 6-7 forward added averages of 3.0 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.8 blocks, while he made over 55-percent from the field, including a 40.5-percent clip from 3-point range (49 of 121).
 
Highsmith joins fellow MEC members Tommy Bolte of Concord and Dan Monteroso from West Liberty on the five-player All-Atlantic Region First Team. Shippensburg's Dustin Sleva and Micah Till out of Slippery Rock were the other two members.
 
Sports information directors from the Atlantic Region schools and conferences selected the two all-region teams.
 
Highsmith came into a class of his own even moreso this season where he improved his season numbers from his junior season by 6.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. Of his nation-leading 29 double-doubles, Haywood showed his versatility in his final home game where he had 13 points to go with a career-best 10 assists and eight rebounds, his first one consisting of assists. He hit over 30 points five times, including a 31-point, 11-rebound and four-assist effort in the MEC Tournament Championship game.
 
The Cardinal senior added one final double-double last weekend with 25 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks, three assists and three steals in the team's tough 82-77 loss against West Chester in the Atlantic Regional First Round.
 
In his career, Highsmith finished with 1,952 points where he made over 55.3-percent of his career field goal attempts (740 of 1339), downed 98 3-pointers, and pulled down 1,251 rebounds. He also had 278 assists, 176 blocked shots and 159 steals in 127 career games.
 
2017-18 Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-Atlantic Region Team
FIRST TEAM
Name                                     School                                  Pos.       Ht.       Wt.        Cl.             Hometown
Tommy Bolte                      Concord                                G             6-1      185       Jr.              Chillicothe, Ohio
Haywood Highsmith**  Wheeling Jesuit                F              6-7      220       Sr.             Baltimore, Md.
Dan Monteroso                 West Liberty                       G/F        6-3      195       Sr.             St. Clairsville, Ohio
Dustin Sleva                       Shippensburg                   F              6-8      220       Sr.             Pittsburgh, Pa.
Micah Till                            Slippery Rock                    F              6-7      250       So.            Upper Marlboro, Md.
** Atlantic Region Player of the Year
 
SECOND TEAM
Name                                     School                                  Pos.       Ht.       Wt.        Cl.             Hometown
Taiwo Badmus                  UVa-Wise                             F              6-7      205       Sr.             London, England
Robert Davis                       Johnson C. Smith              G             6-1      170       Sr.             West Friendship, Md.        
Anthony Glover                IUP                                          G             6-1      180       Sr.             Toledo, Ohio
Anthony Lee                       Kutztown                             G             6-2      190       Jr.              Willow Grove, Pa.
Keshawn Liggins             Edinboro                              G/F        6-5      205       Sr.             Middleton, Ohio
 
 
 
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