BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Wheeling Jesuit’s Haywood Highsmith has been named the Atlantic Region Player of the Year and headlines the 2017-18 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Atlantic Region Men’s Basketball Team.
Highsmith, the Mountain East Conference Player of the Year, led the country with 28 double-doubles this season. The leading rebounder in the Atlantic Region at 12.5 per game, Highsmith also ranked fourth in the region in scoring at 22.0 points per game. He shot 55 percent from the field and also averaged 1.67 blocks per game. Highsmith was the MVP of the MEC Tournament and led Wheeling Jesuit to a third-straight NCAA Tournament berth.
Joining Highsmith on the All-Atlantic Region first team are Tommy Bolte (Concord), Dan Monteroso (West Liberty), Dustin Sleva (Shippensburg) and Micah Till (Slippery Rock). Monteroso and Sleva are repeat first team selections from last season. First team all-region selections are eligible for All-America recognition.
The second team consists of Taiwo Badmus (UVa-Wise), Robert Davis (Johnson C. Smith), Anthony Glover (IUP), Anthony Lee (Kutztown) and Keshawn Liggins (Edinboro).
Sports information directors from NCAA Division II Atlantic Region schools and conferences selected the two all-region teams. The process concludes with All-American selections announced later in the month. The Atlantic Region consists of schools from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the Mountain East Conference (MEC) and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), along with independents Bluefield State and Salem.
The team is sponsored by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
| 2017-18 D2CCA Men's Basketball All-Atlantic Region First Team |
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Tommy Bolte |
Concord |
G |
6-1 |
185 |
Jr. |
Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Haywood Highsmith** |
Wheeling Jesuit |
F |
6-7 |
220 |
Sr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| Dan Monteroso |
West Liberty |
G/F |
6-3 |
195 |
Sr. |
St. Clairsville, Ohio |
| Dustin Sleva |
Shippensburg |
F |
6-8 |
220 |
Sr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Micah Till |
Slippery Rock |
F |
6-7 |
250 |
So. |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
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| 2017-18 D2CCA Men's Basketball All-Atlantic Region Second Team |
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| Taiwo Badmus |
UVa-Wise |
F |
6-7 |
205 |
Sr. |
London, England |
| Robert Davis |
Johnson C. Smith |
G |
6-1 |
170 |
Sr. |
West Friendship, Md. |
| Anthony Glover |
Indiana (Pa.) |
G |
6-1 |
180 |
Sr. |
Toledo, Ohio |
| Anthony Lee |
Kutztown |
G |
6-2 |
190 |
Jr. |
Willow Grove, Pa. |
| Keshawn Liggins |
Edinboro |
G/F |
6-5 |
205 |
Sr. |
Middleton, Idaho |