NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Christopher Newport University junior
Toa Hollenbeck was honored Monday as he was named second team All-Region by D3hoops.com. Hollenbeck was one of 11 student-athletes to receive All-Region acclaim in Region 6, and the news came as the Captains are preparing to depart for Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament. Christopher Newport will play St. Thomas (Texas) on Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
The Chesapeake, Va., native leads the Captains in scoring, averaging 18.8 points per game. He was a first team All-Conference selection in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference for the third straight season , and was named the league's Player of the Week four times. Hollenbeck became the 35th player in the 58-year history of CNU men's basketball to go over 1,000 career points on January 2nd in a CNU victory over Rowan in the Stockton Classic in Galloway, N.J. He has now scored 1,295 career points in 88 games as a Captain, and is 18th on the school's all-time scoring list.
Hollenbeck scored a career-high 43 points in a home victory over Mary Washington on February 4th, an effort that is tied for third for most points ever scored by a CNU player in a single game. This is his first All-Region award.
Christopher Newport has a record of 24-5 and is coming off a thrilling 59-57 victory at Randolph-Macon College on Friday night in the Sweet 16. The Captains will be making their fourth Elite Eight appearance in the last five years Thursday in Fort Wayne, and will be playing St. Thomas for the first time ever.
The complete Region 6 Honors from D3hoops.com:
Player of the Year: Ben Pearce, G, Emory
Coach of the Year: Jason Zimmerman, Emory
Rookie of the Year: Nikolas Avaliani, G, Sewanee
| First team |
|
|
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| G |
Ben Pearce |
Emory |
Sr. |
Tuckahoe, N.Y. |
| G |
Jair Knight |
Emory |
Sr. |
Elyria, Ohio |
| G |
Kye Robinson |
Mary Washington |
So. |
Alexandria, Va. |
| F |
Chase Morgan |
Maryville |
Sr. |
Lenoir City, Tenn. |
| F |
Fletcher Bigham |
Sewanee |
Jr. |
Charlotte, N.C. |
| Second team |
|
|
| G |
Phil Dotson |
Rhodes |
Sr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| G |
Omari DeVeaux |
Virginia Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Henrico, Va. |
| G |
Jabril Robinson |
Randolph-Macon |
Sr. |
Rockville, Md. |
| G |
Toa Hollenbeck |
Christopher Newport |
Jr. |
Chesapeake, Md. |
| G |
Jackson Bell |
Roanoke |
Jr. |
Roswell, Ga. |
| F |
Doug Smith |
Pfeiffer |
Sr. |
Badin, N.C. |
