Men's Basketball | 3/23/2015 4:07:00 PM

EDINBORO, Pa. -- Barry University's Yunio Barrueta was named a Daktronics/College Sports Information Directors of America Honorable Mention All-American Monday.

A 6-foot-6, 215-pound junior forward from Miami, Barrueta led the Buccaneers in scoring (18.7) and rebounding (9.7) on the way to a school-best 25-6 season which ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Barrueta had 14 double-doubles this season. He scored a career-high 31 points at Palm Beach Atlantic and twice grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds, including in the NCAA Tournament. His 581 points scored ranks fourth in school single-season history. His 300 rebounds rank second.

Barrueta shot .518 from the field, including .418 from 3-point range this season. He sank a career-high 11 of 11 free throws in a win at No. 16 Lynn. 

He was also named CoSIDA First-Team All-South Region and First-Team All-Sunshine State Conference. Barrueta enters his senior season 23 points shy of 1,000 in his Barry career.


2015 DAKTRONICS/DIVISION II CONFERENCE COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

FIRST TEAM
Player, School                    Pos.     Ht.    Wt.    Yr.    Hometown
Seger Bonifant, West Liberty             G/F    6-7    200    Jr.    Berlin, Ohio
Kevin Capers, Florida Southern@        G    6-2    170    Sr.    Winter Haven, Fla.
Garret Kerr, Univ. of the Sciences#$        F    6-4    240    Sr.    Avalon, N.J.
Troy Leaf, Azusa Pacific                G    6-1    177    Sr.    San Diego, Calif.    
Darrell Williams, Texas A&M-Commerce    F    6-8        Sr.    Chicago, Ill.        

RON LENZ PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Garret Kerr, Univ. of the Sciences

SECOND TEAM
Alex Herrera, Fort Lewis            C    6-10    255    Sr.    Ignacio, Colo.    
Daniel Jansen, Augustana (SD)            F    6-9    240    Jr.    Orange City, Iowa
Mitch McCarron, MSU Denver            G    6-3    215    Sr.     Brisbane, Australia
Ben Stelzer, Michigan Tech            G    6-1    170    Sr.    Manitowoc, Wisc.
Derrick White, Colorado-Col. Springs&        G    6-5    185    Jr.    Parker, Colo.        

THIRD TEAM
Eric Anderson, New Haven            F/C    6-8    235    Sr.    Newark, N.J.
Troran Brown, Montevallo            G    6-2        Sr.    Phoenix, Ariz.    
Darian Hooker, New York Inst. of Technology    G    6-1    185    Sr.    Washington, D.C.
Jordan Riewer, Minnesota State-Moorhead    G    6-2    165    Sr.    Staples, Minn.    
Jake Thelen, Bellarmine                F    6-7    205    Sr.    Edgewood, Ky.

HONORABLE MENTION:  Yunio Barrueta, Barry; Gerald Beverly, Daemen; Chris Santo, Saint Anselm; Casey Schilling, Augustana(SD)
    
# 1st team in 2014
@ 2nd team in 2014
& 3rd team in 2014
$ 2nd team in 2013