[Men's Basketball] All-American honor for Underwood

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sophomore forward Chad Underwood has been named an honorable mention NAIA Division II men's basketball all-American by the All-America committe, the NAIA announced yesterday.

Underwood ranked fourth in the Midwest Collegiate Conference in scoring at 15.6 points per game. He led the MCC in field goal percentage (58.7%) and free throw percentage (83.9%), and was third in the league in blocked shots per game (1.03). Underwood was also 10th in the conference at 5.9 rebounds per contest.

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2011 NAIA Division II All-America Teams

First Team:

DeJovaun Sawyer-Davis -- Saint Francis (Ind.); Sadiel Rojas -- Oklahoma Wesleyan; Jeremy Shardo -- Walsh (Ohio); Brady Wiebe -- Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Jonathan Dunn -- Northwood (Fla.); Luke Enos -- Black Hills State (S.D.); Nathan Cox -- Davenport (Mich.); Jazzmarr Ferguson -- Indiana Southeast; Joseph Foster -- Oregon Tech; Mike Kennedy -- St. Ambrose.

Second Team:

Nate Lebsock -- Dickinson State (N.D.); Zach Goodrich -- Sterling (Kan.); Eric Dummermuth -- Notre Dame (Ohio); Webster Moreland -- Warner Pacific (Ore.); Patrick Hopkins -- Indiana Wesleyan; Mike Wiebe -- College of the Ozarks (Mo.); David Butler -- Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Kelvin DeVries -- Cornerstone (Mich.); Avery Tyler -- Bellevue (Neb.); Qadr Owens -- Saint Francis (Ind.).

Third Team:

Lamar Skeeter -- Walsh (Ohio); Greg Peters -- Northwest (Wash.); Will John Johnson -- Black Hills State (S.D.); Cody Brazelton -- Sterling (Kan.); Eugene Bain -- Bellevue (Neb.); Jared Howerton -- College of the Ozarks (Mo.); Nate Fuqua -- Iowa Wesleyan; Patrick Horstmann -- Northwood (Fla.); Turrell Morris -- Union (Ky.); Trevor Wolterstorff -- Dordt (Iowa).

Honorable Mention:

Matt Harner -- Cedarville (Ohio); Kris Douse -- Point Park (Pa.); Matt Ballenger -- College of Idaho; Wilfredo Escobar -- Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.); Brandon D'Amico -- Cardinal Stritch (Wis.); C.J. Peters -- Jamestown (N.D.); Kellen Zawadzki -- Huntington (Ind.); Willie Pickvet -- Spring Arbor (Mich.); Kevin Smith -- Grand View; Blake Touchard -- Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Ridney Bartholomew -- Indiana Tech; Matt Geelan -- Briar Cliff; Daniel Van Kalsbeek -- Northwestern; Julian Harris -- Menlo (Calif.); Scott Newton -- Bryan (Tenn.); Bruce Grimm, Jr. -- Grace (Ind.); George Gray -- Florida Memorial; David Scott -- Holy Names (Calif.); Matt Lee -- Dickinson State (N.D.); Damon Dechant -- Tabor (Kan.); Corey Standerfer -- York (Neb.); Don Gavin -- Central Christian (Kan.); Luis Williams -- Fisher (Mass.); Marius Williams -- Concordia (Mich.); Caleb Simons -- Cornerstone (Mich.); Kelly Hubbard -- Sioux Falls (S.D.); Jake Campbell -- Johnson & Wales (Colo.); David Nesbitt -- St.Thomas (Fla.); Alif Bland -- Roberts Weslyan (N.Y.);

Chad Underwood -- Mount Mercy; Travis Burley -- Jamestown (N.D.); Malcolm Campbell -- Warner (Fla.); Jordan Highland -- Southern Oregon; Tyler Byrd -- Concordia (Neb.); Brandon Coleman -- St. Mary's (Kan.); DJ Baisden -- Spring Arbor (Mich.); Chris Jones -- Central Christian (Kan.); Ben Miller -- Northwestern; Jordan Crawford -- McPherson (Kan.); Nick Simpson -- Vermont Tech; James Humphrey -- Davenport (Mich.).