The University Athletic Association has announced its 30th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team. Thirty-nine student-athletes earned the honor, including an Association-high 11 from Washington University.
UAA 30th Anniversary Men's Basketball Release
The team consists of each student-athlete who was named Player of the Year or accumulated five or more points with two points awarded for All Association first-team recognition, and one point for second-team honors in his career.
Among those honored is four-time Player of the Year Derek Reich of the University of Chicago, who was named the Association's top player from 2000-03. Other repeat Player of the Year honorees are Tim Garrett (1989-90) of Emory University, and Chris Fite (1991-92) and Seth Hauben (2004-05) of the University of Rochester. John Di Bartolomeo of the Yellowjackets was named Player of the Year in 2011 and 2013.
Ten different Washington student-athletes have earned Player of the Year honors and an automatic spot on the UAA 30th Anniversary Team: Kevin Suiter (1988), Charlie Borsheim (1993), Kevin Folkl (1995), Brent Dalrymple (1996), Chris Alexander (1999), Troy Ruths (2007), Aaron Thompson (2009), Sean Wallis (2010), Dylan Richter (2012), and Chris Klimek (2014).
Rashad Williams of Brandeis University is the only student-athlete other than Reich to receive First Team All-Association accolades four times, accomplishing the feat from 1999-2002.
Three-time First Team All-Association selections were Steve DeLuca (2006-07, 2009) of Brandeis; Ed Saxon (1989-92) of Case Western Reserve University; Garrett (1988-90), Chase Fawsett (2003-05), Austin Claunch (2010-12), and Jake Davis (2012-14) of Emory; Evan Kupferberg (2014-16) of NYU; Fite (1990-92), Hauben (2003-05), Milsap (1995-97), and DiBartolomeo (2011-13) of Rochester, and Alexander (1999-2001), Folkl (1994-96), Ruths (2006-08), and Wallis (2007, 2009-10) of Washington University.
In 30 years, 16 teams from the UAA have reached the Elite Eight with eight advancing to at least the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship Final Four. Washington won back-to-back national championships in 2008 and 2009, while also reaching the Final Four in 2007. Rochester captured the national title in 1990, advanced to the title game in 1992 and 2005, and made the Final Four in 2002. NYU played in the 1994 final of the NCAA tournament.
University Athletic Association
30th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team
Chris Alexander, Washington
Jason Boone, NYU
Charlie Borsheim, Washington
Sam Borst-Smith, Rochester
Austin Claunch, Emory
Adam Crawford, NYU
Brent Dalrymple, Washington
Jake Davis, Emory
Steve DeLuca, Brandeis
Jesse Determann, NYU
John DiBartolomeo, Rochester
Chase Fawsett, Emory
Chris Fite, Rochester
Kevin Folkl, Washington
Alex Foster, Emory
Tim Garrett, Emory
Nate Hainje, Chicago
Seth Hauben, Rochester
Justin Hoffman, NYU
Aaron Horne, Chicago
Chris Klimek, Washington
Evan Kupferberg, NYU
Bryan Lambert, Brandeis
Andy Larkin, Rochester
Rusty Loyd, Chicago
Nate Maurer, Carnegie Mellon
Jamar Milsap, Rochester
Tyler Nading, Washington
Jon Onyiriuka, Rochester
Carson Oren, CWRU
Derek Reich, Chicago
Dylan Richter, Washington
Troy Ruths, Washington
Ed Saxon, CWRU
Andy Strommen, Chicago
Kevin Suiter, Washington
Aaron Thompson, Washington
Sean Wallis, Washington
Rashad Williams, Brandeis