Men's Basketball

HILLIARD REGISTERS DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR EAST TEAM AT NABC DIVISION II ALL-STAR GAME

All-American Named Most Outstanding Player with a 24 point, 10 Rebound Performance

March 27, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, MA- All-American Anthony Hilliard earned Most Outstanding Player honors for the East All-Stars at the N.A.B.C. Division II All-Star game held at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Friday night.

The West All-Stars were led by team M.O.P. Nolan Richardson (Midwestern State) who tallied 22 points off the bench in a 138-117 victory over the East.

Hilliard, who started the game for the East, finished the night with the game’s only double-double posting game highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds. He also added 4 assists and a steal in 20 minutes of action. For most of the night he guarded the top scorer in Division II Lavontay Fenderson, holding him to 12 points on 5-15 shooting. Fenderson averaged 26.3 points per game this past season for the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Earlier this week Hilliard was named to the Daktronics All-American Third Team.