SMC's Alex Franz And Christian MacAuley Gain Top Regional Men's Basketball Awards On D3hoops.com
St. Mary's senior point guard Alex Franz, the CAC Player of the Year, and freshman teammate Christian MacAuley, the CAC Rookie of the Year, received similar awards on the D3hoops.com All-Middle Atlantic Region team.
Franz was one of three CAC players named to the D3hoops.com all-region team, and the only CAC player on the all region first team.
SMC classmate Sam Burum, who shared the lowpost and rebounding duties with MacAuley, was a second-team all-region choice.
Franz, MacAuley and Burum led the Seahawks to a 25-5 final record, the CAC regular season and post-season championship and to three wins and a berth in the Elite 8 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
Wesley senior guard Paul Reynolds, who led the Wolverines to second place in the regular season, a berth in the CAC championship game and into the ECAC South Championsihp Tournament, was a third-team choice on the D3hoops.com all-region team.






