Blanchard Named to NABC All-District Second Team
2/14/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- University of Michigan men's basketball player LaVell Blanchard (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS) has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/Pontiac Division I All-District 11 second team. Minnesota's Rick Rickert, Wisconsin's Kirk Penney, Illinois' Brian Cook and Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Clay Tucker join Blanchard on the second team. The NABC honors a total of 150 individuals, selecting five-player first and second teams for each of 15 districts.
Blanchard, a junior forward, leads Michigan in scoring and rebounding for the third consecutive season, averaging 14.7 points and 6.7 rebounds a game. He is shooting 42.4 percent from the field, 32.6 percent on three-pointers and 81.8 percent on free throws, while averaging 29.0 minutes per game. Blanchard has scored in double figures in 22 of 23 games, including 17 straight games.
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He recorded his 1,200th career point and 600th career rebound and earned his 21st career double-double against Penn State on Feb. 9. He has three double-doubles this season. Additionally, he set and tied a career high in rebounds (14) against Oakland (Nov. 16) and at Penn State (Jan. 2).
Blanchard is now eligible for selection to the NABC/Pontiac Division I All-America Team, which will be announced at the conclusion of the season.
NABC/Pontiac Division I All-District 11 Teams
| FIRST TEAM Frank Williams, Illinois Dwayne Wade, Marquette David Bailey, Loyola (Ill.) Marcus Taylor, Michigan State Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois | SECOND TEAM LaVell Blanchard, Michigan Rick Rickert, Minnesota Kirk Penney, Wisconsin Brian Cook, Illinois Clay Tucker, Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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