2009 All-Fraternity All-American Basketball Team

The honorees represent schools from NCAA Divisions I, II and III. Names were submitted to the North-American Interfraternity Conference by fraternity headquarters, Greek advisors and sports information directors. Additional research was done by Jay Langhammer at Jlangha132@aol.com.

First Team

DEVON GIBSON, Sigma Phi Epsilon-Texas at San Antonio

All-Southland Conference third team; All-Southland Conference Tournament first team; scored 333 points (12.3 average); 100 rebounds (3.7), 90 assists and 82 steals

ORLANDO MENDEZ-VALDES, Pi Kappa Alpha-Western Kentucky

Division I All-American honorable mention; Hershey's Collegiate All-Star Game; All-Sun Belt Conference first team; scored 484 points (14.2) with 141 rebounds (4.1), 140 assists, 101 3-point goals and 39 steals

MITCHELL MEYER, Phi Gamma Delta-Hanover

All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference first team, HCAC scoring leader, Hanover MVP; scored 473 points (18.9) with 209 rebounds (8.4) and 21 blocked shots

MIKE MOORE, Phi Kappa Psi-DePauw

Division III All-American second team; Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year; scored 526 points (20.2) with 102 rebounds (3.9), 86 assists, 86 3-point goals and 30 steals

SAM SIMMONS, Kappa Alpha Psi-RPI

D3hoops.com All-East Region first team; Liberty League Player of the Year; Liberty League scoring and rebounding leader; scored 496 points (18.4) with 220 rebounds (8.1), 48 assists, 46 steals and 32 blocked shots

 

Coach of the Year

 

JAY WRIGHT, Sigma Chi-Villanova

Big East Coach of the Year; led his 30-8 team to the NCAA Division I Final Four

 

Honorable Mention

 

Players

Connor Atchley, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Texas; Allen Bediako, Delta Tau Delta-Kenyon; Casey Berry, Kappa Alpha Order-University of the South; Steve Bielich, Sigma Nu-Westminster PA; Rob Bledsoe, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Rhodes; Tom Callen, Phi Kappa Psi-DePauw; Mike Case, Phi Gamma Delta-Hanover; Jared Catron, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Franklin; Joe Cromwell, Delta Tau Delta-LaGrange; Jordan DeMercy, Pi Kappa Alpha-Florida State; Taylor Dial, Phi Gamma Delta-Hanover; Andrew Farber-Miller, Phi Gamma Delta-Johns Hopkins; Anthony Fernandez, Sigma Nu-Emory; Ben Goetsch, Beta Theta Pi-Washington & Lee; Kurt Graeber, Theta Delta Chi-Dartmouth; Chase Haltom, Beta Theta Pi-Wabash; Josh Johnson, Pi Kappa Alpha-Presbyterian; Steve Lemasters, Phi Kappa Psi-DePauw; David Maltz, Beta Theta Pi-Wesleyan; Mark Messenger, Birmingham-Southern Sigma Nu; Kevin Murray, Phi Kappa Psi-Wittenberg; David Nowicki, Phi Gamma Delta-Wittenberg; Dan O'Leary, Phi Gamma Delta-Hanover; Brad Pursell, Delta Tau Delta-University of the South; B.J. Raymond, Alpha Phi Alpha-Xavier; Alex Richey, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Oglethorpe; Tim Rupp, Zeta Psi-RPI; Dean Shroyer, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Rhodes; Mark Snyder, Phi Gamma Delta-Wittenberg; Jason Warncke, Kappa Alpha Order-Westminster MO; Nic Whitfield, Delta Tau Delta-LaGrange; John Yochum, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Franklin

 

Coaches

Jim Boeheim, Delta Upsilon-Syracuse; Jim Boylen, Sigma Nu-Utah; Scott Drew, Delta Tau Delta-Baylor; Mark Edwards, Beta Theta Pi-Washington MO; Bill Fenlon, Delta Tau Delta-DePauw; Mike Montgomery, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-Cal-Berkeley; Tom Penders, Theta Xi-Houston; Rick Pitino, Lambda Chi Alpha-Louisville; Kevin Stallings, Pi Kappa Alpha-Vanderbilt; Brad Stevens, Alpha Tau Omega-Butler; Brooks Thompson, Sigma Chi-Texas-San Antonio