Rasheed Brooks Named First Team NJCAA All-American
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Keith Gentry
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Sophomore guard Rasheed Brooks, who led the Southwest men's basketball team to an outstanding 24-4 record and the TCCAA regular season championship this season, has been selected First Team NJCAA All-American. He is the fourth Saluqi to be named to the first team. The previous honorees include Lorico Duncan (1998), John Grice (2000) and Donald Boone (2007).
Rasheed Brooks
Brooks, a native of Mansfield, Ohio, who has signed to play next season at the University of Mississippi, led the Saluqis with a 14.2 scoring average, 1.9 steals per game and a 76.4 free throw percentage. Brooks was voted First Team All-TCCAA and TCCAA Player of the Year by the conference's coaches and was also named to the All-Region VII Tournament team. In his two seasons at Southwest, he led the Saluqis to a 47-8 record.
NJCAA First Team All-Americans
- Corlbe Ervin, Connors State
- Marcus Johnson Jr., Hill
- Daryl Macon, Holmes
- Christopher Boucher, Northwest
- Benji Bell, Northwest Florida State
- Jovante’ Spivey, South Georgia State
- Fredrick Edmond, Southern Idaho
- Rasheed Brooks, Southwest Tennessee
- Dedrick Basile, Trinity Valley
- Mychal Mulder, Vincennes