RICHMOND, Va. – Elon University sophomore Tyler Seibring has been named to the Colonial Athletic Association’s 2017 Men’s Basketball Second Team, the league office announced on Thursday night, March 2.
In addition, Seibring also earned CAA All-Academic Team honors and was joined by Steven Santa Ana, Dainan Swoope and Patrick Ryan. For the third consecutive season, Elon has more CAA All-Academic honorees than any other league institution.
Seibring additionally was named an Academic All-American, and earned a spot on the Academic All-District 3 team. The sophomore has earned the recognition of CAA Player of the Week twice this season and was also a 2016 Preseason All-CAA selection.
Seibring leads Elon in scoring and rebounds with averages of 14.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. In conference games alone, Seibring is bettering his overall numbers with 15.9 points and 7.3 rebounds, which rank ninth and sixth in the league, respectively.
He has scored in double figures 22 times in 31 games this season, including four 20-point efforts and one game with 30 points. In conference play, Seibring has scored double figures in 14 of the 18 league games. He has also grabbed eight or more rebounds in 12 games and posted double digit rebounds three times this season.
Seibring is shooting 47.0 percent from the floor, 39.5 percent from three-point range and 74.4 percent from the free throw line. He has also helped a defense that ranks first in the conference in field-goal-percentage defense, contributing with a team-high 27 blocks this season.
Santa Ana, Swoope and Ryan all earn CAA All-Academic team honors for the first time. The Phoenix has continued to show academic success year after year. This is the eighth consecutive season that Elon has had at least one player on a conference All-Academic team and the third consecutive season the Phoenix has had the most players of any league institution on the CAA All-Academic team.
Fifth-seeded Elon opens the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C. against fourth-seeded William & Mary.
2016-17 CAA Men’s Basketball Award Winners
CAA Player of the Year: T.J. Williams, Northeastern
CAA Rookie of the Year: Ryan Daly, Delaware
CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Devontae Cacok, UNCW
CAA Coach of the Year: Earl Grant, College of Charleston
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award: Evan Bailey, College of Charleston
First Team All-CAA
C.J. Bryce, UNCW
Joe Chealey, College of Charleston
Daniel Dixon, William & Mary
Chris Flemmings, UNCW
T.J. Williams, Northeastern
Second Team All-CAA
Jarrell Brantley, College of Charleston
Denzel Ingram, UNCW
Omar Prewitt, William & Mary
Tyler Seibring, Elon
Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra
Third Team All-CAA
Devontae Cacok, UNCW
Ryan Daly, Delaware
John Davis, Towson
Mike Morsell, Towson
Rodney Williams, Drexel
CAA All-Rookie Team
Ryan Daly, Delaware
Nathan Knight, William & Mary
Kurk Lee, Drexel
Eli Pemberton, Hofstra
Grant Riller, College of Charleston
CAA All-Defensive Team
Devon Begley, Northeastern
Jarrell Brantley, College of Charleston
Devontae Cacok, UNCW
Cameron Johnson, College of Charleston
Deshuan Morman, Towson
CAA All-Academic Team
William Adala Moto, Towson
Evan Bailey, Charleston
Dimitrije Cabarkapa, James Madison
Rokas Gustys, Hofstra
Curtis Lochner, Delaware
John Moran, Drexel
Ambrose Mosley, UNCW
Paul Rowley, William & Mary
Patrick Ryan, Elon
Hunter Sabety, Hofstra
Steven Santa Ana, Elon
Paulius Satkus, James Madison
Tyler Seibring, Elon
Dainan Swoope, Elon
Rodney Williams, Drexel