NIACC's Hardrict, Roberson earn first-team all-league honors

NIACC's Deundra Roberson catches a lob for a dunk in home tournament game against Little Priest Tribal College.

March 11, 2019

MASON CITY - For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the NIACC men's basketball team has landed at least one player on the all-NJCAA Region XI first team.

Freshmen Deundra Roberson and Quentin Hardrict were both first-team selections for the Trojans, who advanced to the regional tournament title game for the first time since 1995.

Roberson averaged 16.6 points per game and Hardrict averaged 15.5 points per game.

Roberson led the Trojans with 65 3-point goals and 64 steals.

Hardrict led the team with 161 assists, which currently ranks 10th in NJCAA Division II.

Also for the Trojans, freshmen Wendell Matthews and James Harris were both second-team all-region picks.

Matthews averaged 15.0 points per game and led the team with 249 rebounds. Harris averaged 13.2 points per game and was third on the team with 43 three-point goals and 128 rebounds.

NIACC's Mark Mohl was selected as the region's coach of the year.

DIVISION II FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION

#	Player	College	Class
2	Tray Buchanan	DMACC	So.
12	Royshawn Webb	Iowa Central	So.
5	Kevin Jennings	Iowa Lakes	Fr.
32	Solomon Clayton	Iowa Lakes	So.
3	Allante Pickens	Kirkwood	So.
33	Douglas Wilson	Kirkwood	So.
10	Deundra Roberson	NIACC	Fr.
5	Quentin Hardrict	NIACC	Fr.

DIVISION II SECOND TEAM ALL-REGION

#	Player	College	Class
1	Deshawn Davidson	DMACC	So.
5	Dyllan Robinson	DMACC	So.
3	LJ Harris	Ellsworth	So.
20	Dallas Bailey	Iowa Central	So.
43	Luke Appel	Kirkwood	Fr.
12	Wendell Matthews	NIACC	Fr.
0	James Harris	NIACC	Fr.
2	Ryan Warren	Southwestern	So.

DIVISION II HONORABLE MENTION ALL-REGION

#	Player	College	Class
4	DeVonta Prince	DMACC	So.
22	Quinton Taylor	DMACC	So.
30	Equan Ards	Iowa Lakes	So.
3	Boston Grimes	Iowa Lakes	Fr.
5	Devonte Thedford	Kirkwood	Fr.
25	Connor Kasperbauer	Kirkwood	RFr.
3	Donte Innocent	Little Priest	Fr.
20	Gatodar Kueth	Southwestern	So.

Coach of the Year: Mark Mohl, NIACC

Player of the Year: Douglas Wilson, Kirkwood