RICHMOND, VA. – Elon University men’s basketball sophomore guard Hunter McIntosh was named to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference Second Team, while freshman guard Darius Burford earned All-Rookie honors, the league office announced on Friday, March 5.
Following a stellar second season with the Phoenix, McIntosh becomes just the third player since Elon joined the CAA in 2014-15 to earn All-Conference Second Team honors, joining Marcus Sheffield (’20) and Tyler Seibring (’17,’18,’19). McIntosh rounded out the season leading the Phoenix in scoring at 15.5 ppg, also ranking ninth overall in the CAA. The sophomore out of Snellville, Ga. led the conference in 3-PT field goals made per game (2.9), while finishing second in 3-PT field goal percentage (37.4%) and free throw percentage (90.7%). McIntosh started in all 15 of Elon’s games this season, scoring in double figures 11 times, including a career-high 30-point performance against Delaware on Jan. 31.
In just his first season at Elon, Burford garnered All-Rookie honors, becoming the fifth Phoenix student-athlete to earn the distinction since Elon joined the CAA. Burford rounded out the season averaging 8.6 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game and a team-leading 1.5 steals per game, which also ranked fifth overall in the conference. The freshman out of Bolingbrook, Ill., dropped a season-best 27 points, seven rebounds and four steals against William & Mary, in route to sweeping the CAA Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week on Feb. 22. Burford also picked up CAA Rookie of the Week the following week (March 1) after averaging 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in games against William & Mary and UNCW respectively.
Elon opens the 2021 Hercules Tires CAA Championship on Saturday, March 6, against Towson. Tipoff in the contest is slated for 3 p.m. at the Atlantic Union Bank Center on the campus of James Madison, in Harrisonburg, Va.
2020-21 CAA Men’s Basketball Award Winners
1st Team
Matt Lewis, JMU
Dylan Painter, Delaware
Jalen Ray, Hofstra
Tyson Walker, Northeastern
Camren Wynter, Drexel
2nd Team
Zep Jasper, Charleston
Isaac Kante, Hofstra
Luke Loewe, William & Mary
Zane Martin, Towson
Hunter McIntosh, Elon
3rd Team
Ryan Allen, Delaware
James Butler, Drexel
Tareq Coburn, Hofstra
Vado Morse, JMU
Mike Okauru, UNCW
All-Rookie
Justin Amadi, JMU
Darius Burford, Elon
Kvonn Cramer, Hofstra
Connor Kochera, William & Mary
Jahmyl Telfort, Northeastern
All-Defense
Mehkel Harvey, William & Mary
Zep Jasper, Charleston
Luke Loewe, William & Mary
Dylan Painter, Delaware
Charles Thompson, Towson
Tyson Walker, Northeastern
Player of the Year: Matt Lewis, JMU
Coach of the Year: Mark Byington, JMU
Rookie of the Year: Connor Kochera, William & Mary
Defensive Player of the Year: Tyson Walker, Northeastern
Sixth Man of the Year: Jahmyl Telfort, Northeastern
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Tareq Coburn, Hofstra
Dean Ehlers Leadership Award: Tareq Coburn, Hofstra