OLLU News
Fri, Mar 5, 2010 - [Men's Basketball] - by Patricia Constantin
OLLU Head Men's Basketball Coach Russell Vanlandingham, along with Marquet Norfleet of Texas College, has been named Coach of the Year in the 2009-2010 Red River Athletic Conference. In addition, freshman Dionelle Rucker was selected as Newcomer of the Year and a member of the First-Team All Conference. 
 
Freshman Robert Martinez was selected to the Second Team, and Curtis Bowens Jr. and Keonte Logan received Honorable Mention. 
 

The following are members of the 2009-2010 Red River Athletic Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference Team and post-season award winners as voted by the conference's coaches.

Player of the Year:

 Ronnie Battle, Bacone College (Okla.)
Def. Player of the Year: Jon Black, SW Assemblies of God University (Texas)
Newcomer of the Year: Dionelle Rucker, Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas)
Coach of the Year: Marquet Norfleet, Texas College
Russell Vanlandingham, Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas)
 First Team: 
Name
School
Ht.
Yr.
Pos.
Hometown
Jacobie Bias
Texas College
6-4
Jr.
F
Beaumont, Texas
Ronnie Battle*
Bacone College
6-4
Sr.
F
Elgin, Okla.
D. Evans
University of the Southwest
6-5
So.
F
Chicago, Ill.
Catrell Currie
Langston University
6-0
Jr.
G
Dallas, Texas
Gabe Haskins
Huston-Tillotson University
6-0
Jr.
G
Killeen, Texas
Jon Black
SW Assemblies of God Univ. 
6-9
Sr.
C
Phoenix, Ariz.
Jason Kavros
Paul Quinn College
6-4
Sr.
G
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dionelle Rucker
Our Lady of the Lake University
6-4
Fr.
G
San Antonio, Texas
Trey Manning
Texas College
5-10
Sr.
G
Tyler, Texas
Jamel White
Texas Wesleyan University
6-4
Sr.
F
Brooklyn, N.Y.
*Indicates player is a repeat first-team selection.
        
   
Second Team:

Name

School

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

Hometown

Titus Butler Huston-Tillotson University 6-4 Sr. G/F Houston, Texas
Alexander Cossey Wiley College 5-8 So. G Chicago, Ill.
Phillip Gavin Jarvis Christian College 6-3 Sr. G Killeen, Texas
Darrell Glover Huston-Tillotson University 6-4 Sr. G/F Austin, Texas
Aaron King University of the Southwest 6-1 Sr. G Los Angeles, Calif.
Alvin Lewis Langston University 6-1 Sr. G Boston, Mass.
Robert Martinez Our Lady of the Lake University 6-0 Fr. G Houston, Texas
Alaric Thompson SW Assemblies of God University 6-7 Sr. F Dallas, Texas
Chad Tyler Bacone College 5-11 Jr. G Houston, Texas
Brian Wanamaker Texas Wesleyan University 6-2 Jr. G Philadelphia, Pa.

Honorable Mention:

Name

School

Ht.

Yr.

Pos.

Hometown

Louis Benson, Jr. University of the Southwest 6-4 Jr. F Baltimore, Md.
Curtis Bowens, Jr. Our Lady of the Lake University 5-10 Jr. G San Antonio, Texas
Ronald Horne SW Assemblies of God University 6-1 So. G Waco, Texas
David Hymes Texas College 6-3 Sr. G Shreveport, La.
Keonte Logan Our Lady of the Lake University 6-2 So. G Wichita Falls, Texas
Jeremy Mayfield Texas Wesleyan University 6-10 Jr. F Irving, Texas
Hector Mukweyi Texas Wesleyan University 6-7 Sr. F Mansfield, Texas
Jeremy Smith Texas Wesleyan University 5-11 Jr. G DeSoto, Texas
Gerneal White Jarvis Christian College 6-6 So. P Arlington, Texas
LaDarren Williams Texas College 6-8 So. F Arlington, Texas
Marquise Wright Wiley College
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