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Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU’s Holmes Earns All-MAC Third Team Honors
March 10, 2014 | Men's Basketball
MAC Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Release
Cleveland, Ohio – Bowling Green State University forward Richaun Holmes was named to the 2014 Men's Basketball All-MAC Third Team, it was announced today by the Mid-American Conference. The teams were voted on by the league's head coaches.
Holmes leads the Falcons with 13.4 points and has registered a new BGSU single-season record 86 blocks on the season. The 6-8 junior, who has started 30 contests this season for the Falcons, is second on the team with 7.5 rebounds per contest and is first on the team in both field goal percentage (51.4 percent) and free throw percentage (70.9 percent).
The forward has totaled five 20-plus point games this season and has registered seven double-doubles on the year. In only two short seasons at BGSU, Holmes has already tied Otis Polk for the most career blocks in BGSU history with 159 career rejections and will set the new Falcons' career record in blocked shots with his next swat.
Entering the MAC Championship Tournament this week, Holmes is second in the MAC in blocked shots (2.8), sixth in rebounding (7.5), 10th in field goal percentage (51.4 percent) and 12th in scoring (13.4).
Holmes was joined on the All-MAC Third Team with Justin Drummond of Toledo, Chris Fowler of Central Michigan, Majok Majok of Ball State and Karrington Ward of Eastern Michigan.
Below are all the All-MAC Teams:
All-MAC First Team
Julius "Juice" Brown, G, Toledo
David Brown, G, Western Michigan
Javon McCrea, F, Buffalo
Demetrius "Tree" Treadwell, F, Akron
Shayne Whittington, F, Western Michigan
All-MAC Second Team
Quincy Diggs, G, Akron
Will Felder, F, Miami
Nick Kellogg, G, Ohio
Maurice NDour, F, Ohio
Rian Pearson, G, Toledo
All-MAC Third Team
Justin Drummond, G, Toledo
Chris Fowler, G, Central Michigan
Richaun Holmes, F, Bowling Green
Majok Majok, F/C, Ball State
Karrington Ward, F, Eastern Michigan
Honorable Mention
Kris Brewer, G, Kent State
Josh Freelove, G, Buffalo
Connor Tava, F, Western Michigan
Jordan Threloff, C, Northern Illinois
J.D. Weatherspoon, F, Toledo
MAC All-Freshman Team
Aaric Armstead, G, Northern Illinois
Shannon Evans, G, Buffalo
Tucker Haymond, G, Western Michigan
Zavier Turner, G, Ball State
Jonathan Williams, G, Toledo
