Men's Basketball
BRYANT
UNIVERSITY'S CHRIS BURNS NAMED TO
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
SMITHFIELD, RI - Bryant University
junior guard CHRIS BURNS
(Merrimack,
NH) has been selected to the 2006
Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic team the conference announced
today.
Burns, a management major at
Bryant, is currently third on the team in scoring this year with
11.8 points per game and has made a personal-best 54 three-pointers
this season. Burns recorded a career-high 29 points in the
team's win over Bridgeport earlier this season and last March
was named the Chevrolet Player of the Game in the NCAA
Division II Championship game.
To be eligible for selection to the
academic teams, a student-athlete must be a starter or significant
contributor, achieved a 3.2 cumulative GPA, and completed at least
one academic year at their respective institution.
Bryant (16-7, 11-7 Northeast) is currently
ranked No. 4 in this week's NCAA Northeast Regional poll and will
return to action this Saturday at Saint Anselm College in
Manchester, NH. Tipoff is at 3:30 pm.
