Worcester, MA --- WPI senior Antoine Coleman (Everett, MA) has been named a third team 2008 State Farm Division III All-American as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).  It marks the second straight year that a member of head coach Chris Bartley's squad has been honored.  In 2007, Ryan Cain (Webster, MA) also was selected to the third team.

Coleman, the NEWMAC Player of the Year, led the Engineers in scoring (14.5 ppg) and rebounding (6.0 rpg).  The senior forward has his best offensive season while also adding 40 steals, 38 assists and 14 blocks.  Coleman was a two-time first-team All-NEWMAC selection and just this past week earned his second straight third team D3hoops.com All-Northeast honor.

WPI captured the NEWMAC regular season during all four of his seasons as the senior trio of Coleman, Jim Marois (Worcester, MA) and Ryan Bourque (Nashua, NH) were an eye-popping 41-7 in conference regular season contests including 22-2 the past two seasons.  

During the 2007-2008 campaign, the Engineers posted a 21-6 overall record and an 11-1 mark in regular season conference play, four games ahead of its closest rival.  The Crimson and Gray earned a coveted at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Championships before dropping a tight 80-75 decision to 2006 national champion and 2007 finalist Virginia Wesleyan in the first round.

National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2008 State Farm Division III All-America Team

KANSAS CITY, MO. (March 21, 2008) -- The National Association of Basketball  Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2008 State Farm Division III All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. 

2008 STATE FARM DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM

Matt Byrnes, Rowan University, 6-3, Senior, Guard Forward, Mays Landing, N.J.
Matt Goodwin, UW Whitewater, 6-1, Junior, Guard, Milwaukee, Wis.
Andrew Olson, Amherst College, 5-10, Senior, Guard, San Diego, Calif.
Kent Raymond, Wheaton (Ill.) College, 6-3, Junior, Guard, New Palestine, Ind.
Nick Shattuck, Ursinus College, 6-5, Senior, Guard, Ardsley, Pa.
Ben Strong, Guilford College, 6-11, Senior, Center, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Marcus Vanderheide, Hope College, 6-7, Senior, Forward, Grandville, Mich.
Anthony Williams, SUNY Plattsburgh, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Brooklyn, N.Y.

2008 STATE FARM DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM

Thomas Britt, Centre College, 5-11, Senior, Guard, Louisville, Ky.
Sean Burton, Ithaca College, 5-9, Junior, Guard, Yorkville, N.Y.
James Cooper, College of Wooster, 6-0, Senior, Guard, Springfield, Ohio
Nate Hanje, University of Chicago, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Brownsburg, Ind.
Dan Holbrook, UMass Dartmouth, 6-6, Senior, Center, Lexington, Mass.
Richard Jean-Baptiste, Brooklyn College, 6-4, Sophomore, Guard, Queens, N.Y.
Chad McGowan, York College, 6-7, Senior, Forward, Dallastown, Pa.
Kyle White, Loras College, 6-5, Senior Forward, Antioch, Ill.

2008 STATE FARM DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM

Jon Onyiriuka, University of Rochester, 6-7, Senior, Center, Painted Post, N.Y.
Phil Stricker, DeSales University, 6-5, Senior, Center, Womelsdorf, Pa.
Jeremiah Lawrence, Shenendoah University, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Forestville, Md.
Jeff Skemp, UW Platteville, 6-10, Junior, Center, Hazel Green, Wis.
Jon Greene, Richard Stockton College, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Wildwood, N.J.
Anthony Pettaway, Defiance College, 6-8, Junior, Center, Toledo, Ohio
Antoine Coleman, WPI, 6-3, Senior, Forward, Everett, Mass.
Nate Stahl, Capital University, 6-6, Junior, Forward, St. Henry, Ohio