Men's Basketball | 3/7/2019 2:53:00 PM

MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Sunshine State Conference announced their men's basketball All-Conference teams Thursday afternoon, with two Buccaneers being named to All-SSC teams. Voting for the teams was conducted among the league's basketball coaches.The SSC recognized sixteen men's basketball student-athletes as All-SSC in 2018-19. 
 
Daniel Mortensen earns a spot on the second team after averaging 13.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game during his senior season. The Danish forward sank 75 three-balls this year which ranks third among all SSC players. He was named the Sunshine State Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week on March 4th after leading the Buccaneers to back-to-back wins, ending the Bucs' regular season on a three-game winning streak and clinching the 5th seed in the 2019 Sunshine State Conference Tournament. On February 23rd, Mortensen scored his 1,000th career point during a 92-81 victory over No. 23-ranked Florida Southern. He is the 10th Buccaneer all-time to reach that mark. Mortensen moves up to second team after earning Newcomer Team honors during the 2016-17 season.

Tylan Birts was also recognized as a member of the All-SSC Newcomer Team after red-shirting last season for Barry. Birts leads the SSC in field goal percentage, shooting 60 percent from the field. He finished the regular season on a tear scoring at least 19 points in five of his last 10 games. On December 10th, the Florida City native was named the Sunshine State Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week after scoring 26 points to lead Barry to a 80-74 victory over Eckerd College on December 8th. 
 
All-SSC History: SSC Players and Coaches of the Year | All-SSC Teams
 
2018-19 ALL-SSC Men's Basketball Honors
 

2018-19 ALL-SSC First Team
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
G	Jonathan Lawton*†	Florida Southern	Sr.	Williamstown, New Jersey
G	David Dennis*†#	Nova Southeastern	Sr.	Canal Winchester, Ohio
F	Mark Matthews	Nova Southeastern	Jr.	Bonita Springs, Florida
G	Mike Baez	Lynn	Sr.	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	Drushaun McLaurn*^$	Eckerd	Sr.	Jacksonville, Florida
2018-19 ALL-SSC Second Team
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
F	Nashad Mackey~†	Embry-Riddle	Sr.	Nassau, Bahamas
F	Daniel Mortensen†	Barry	Sr.	Islev, Denmark
G	Kyran McClure	Saint Leo	Jr.	Concord, North Carolina
G	Brett Hanson~	Florida Southern	Jr.	Manchester, New Hampshire
F	Derek Murphy	Florida Tech	Jr.	Detroit, Michigan
2018-19 ALL-SSC  Honorable Mention
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
G	Jamal Palmer	Lynn	Sr.	Delray Beach, Florida
2018-19 ALL-SSC Newcomer Team
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
F	Mark Matthews	Nova Southeastern	Jr.	Bonita Springs, Florida
G	Darius Moore	Lynn	Jr.	Brown Summit, North Carolina
G	Mikkel Kolstad	Nova Southeastern	Jr.	Bergen, Norway
F	Tylan Birts	Barry	Jr.	Florida City, Florida
G	Alston Jones	Embry-Riddle	Sr.	Kansas City, Missouri
	* = 2017-18 First Team ~ = 2017-18 Second Team # = 2017-18 Newcomer of the Year		† = 2017-18 Newcomer Team ^ = 2016-17 First Team $ = 2015-16 Newcomer Team