CIAA Basketball Coaches Association Announce Selects for 2009 All-Conference Teams and Players of the Year
February 18, 2009
Hampton, VA... The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches Associations have selected
this year's honorees of the 2009 All-CIAA Teams and Players of the
Year.
Tatiana Ellis of Saint Paul's College, the
2009 CIAA Player of the Year, and
Anthony Hilliard, the Elizabeth City State
University two-time CIAA Player of the Year, lead
the conference in scoring respectively. 
Ellis, a junior guard from Harlem, NY ranks 10th nationally in
scoring and stands at the top of the conference with 22.2ppg; 554
total points scored. Tatiana also leads the conference in
3-pt field goals made with 2.20pg.
In his senior campaign Anthony Hilliard heads the conference in
scoring 23.6ppg, 591 total points and rebounding 11.6rpg; 290
total. A forward from Fayetteville, NC, Hilliard ranks 3rd
nationally in rebounds and 5th in the nation in scoring.
The 2009 Women's Defensive Player of the Year,
Denisha Kenion of the Bowie State University Lady
Bulldogs ranks 29th nationally in steals and 1st in the CIAA with
3.12pg; 78 total. Kenion, a senior guard from Fort
Washington, MD also tops the conference in the assists category,
4.2pg, 105 total; dominating followers by 39. 
Men's Defensive Player of the Year, James
Dillard hails from Johnson C. Smith University.
Dillard, a junior forward from Apex. NC is listed at the top of the
conference in blocked shots, 50 total, 2.27pg and ranks in the
CIAA's top 5 rebounders 8.2rpg; 180 total. Dillard is 3rd in
the nation in field goal percentage (69.1%) and 24th in blocked
shots.
The All-CIAA Teams and Players of the Year will be honored at the
Women's and Men's Tip-Off Luncheon on February 24th.
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2009 All-CIAA Men's Basketball Team | |||||
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Backcourt |
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Brandon Byerson |
VUU |
Jr |
4 |
G |
6'1 |
Colonial Heights, VA |
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Braxton Byerson |
VUU |
So |
24 |
G |
6'3 |
Colonial Heights, VA |
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Ryan Scott |
JCSU |
Sr |
32 |
G |
6'3 |
Reston, VA |
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Will Gill |
SAC |
Sr |
5 |
G |
6'0 |
Clinton, MD |
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Tayloe Taylor |
LC |
Sr |
1 |
G |
6'1 |
Memphis, TN |
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Frontcourt |
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Gregg Thondique |
VUU |
Sr |
33 |
F |
6'6 |
Norfolk, VA |
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James Dillard |
JCSU |
Jr |
25 |
F |
6'5 |
Apex, NC |
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Anthony Hilliard |
ECSU |
Sr |
3 |
F |
6'4 |
Fayetteville, NC |
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Duke Crews |
BSU |
Jr |
2 |
C/F |
6'7 |
Hampton, VA |
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Hayward Fain |
SAC |
So |
21 |
F |
6'5 |
Akron, OH |
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Anthony Wynn |
SPC |
Sr |
11 |
F |
6'5 |
Richmond, VA |
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Jerry Hollis |
JCSU |
Jr |
2 |
F |
6'5 |
Charlotte, NC |
2009 CIAA
Player of the
Year
Anthony Hilliard, Elizabeth City State University
2009 CIAA
Defensive Player of the Year
James Dillard, Johnson C. Smith University
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2009 All-CIAA Women's Basketball Team | |||||
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Backcourt |
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L'Oreal Price |
FSU |
Jr |
3 |
G |
5'7 |
Raleigh, NC |
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Tatiana Ellis |
SPC |
Jr |
15 |
G |
5'9 |
Harlem, NY |
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Katania Walker |
VSU |
Sr |
3 |
G |
5'6 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
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Bianca Lee |
BSU |
Jr |
10 |
G |
5'6 |
Temple Hills, MD |
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Wendy Stywalt |
JCSU |
Jr |
32 |
G |
5'8 |
Charlotte, NC |
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Frontcourt |
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Chelsea Jeter |
FSU |
Sr |
24 |
F |
5'8 |
Baltimore, MD |
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Keyona Bryant |
SAC |
Fr |
22 |
F |
6'0 |
Springdale, MD |
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Allison Sikes |
SAC |
So |
23 |
F |
5'9 |
Richmond, VA |
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Angela Brown |
VSU |
Jr |
32 |
F |
5'11 |
Orange, NJ |
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Teanusha Robinson |
BSU |
So |
20 |
F |
6'0 |
Baltimore, MD |
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Demetria Bell |
JCSU |
Jr |
40 |
F |
6'1 |
Indianapolis, IN |
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Tonyae Smith |
VUU |
Jr |
20 |
F |
5'11 |
Detroit, MI |
2009 CIAA
Player of the Year
Tatiana Ellis, Saint Paul's College
2009 CIAA
Defensive Player of the Year
Denisha Kenion, Bowie State University
