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April 20, 2007


Adair, Macedo Repeat All-State Top Honors

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – VA Wesleyan’s Brandon Adair was named the 2007 Virginia Sports Information Director’s (VaSID) College Division Men’s Basketball Player of the Year while Marlins Head Coach David Macedo was named Coach of the Year.

2007 VaSID College Division Men's Basketball All-State Team

Adair was named the organization’s top honor last season when he helped guide the Marlins to the Division III National Title. In 2007, as a senior, Adair averaged 17.7 points per game and led the squad in field goals made, field goal percentage, rebounding and scoring. He became the first player in school history to score more than 2,000 points and finished his career as the program’s all-time leading scorer. He was the 2006 NABC National Player of the Year, a four-time All-ODAC performer, three-time All-South honoree and helped lead his team back to the national title game in 2007.

Macedo guided his squad to a 28-5 record in 2006-2007 and was the NCAA Division III runner-up this season after winning the national title a season ago. He is the most successful men’s basketball coach in VA Wesleyan history and currently ranks in the top-10 in the nation in winning percentage. Macedo took home VaSID’s top coaching honors a year ago.

Joining Adair on the First Team are teammate TonTon Balenga, Washington & Lee’s Greg Bienemann,  Shenandoah’s Jeremiah Lawrence, and Eastern Mennonite’s Jason Sager.

Balenga, a junior, averaged 15.1 points and led his team in three-point field goals made (72), three-point field goals attempted, free throws made (125) and attempted, and free throw percentage (87.4). Eclipsed the 1,000-point scoring mark this year and has twice been named All-ODAC and All-State. Currently ranks second in school history in three-point field goals made and attempted.

Bienemann, also a junior, averaged 17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. He also shot 56.1% from the floor and 68% from the foul line. He was tied for second in the ODAC in scoring and fifth in rebounding. He scored in double figures in 22 of his team’s 25 games. He was a First Team All-ODAC performer, the first at W&L since 1996.

Lawrence, another junior, led his team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. He averaged 17.2 points and 9.4 rebounds. Was a pre-season Honorable Mention All-American by Street and Smith Magazine. Named the Hampden-Sydney Tournament’s Most Valuable player. Scored his 1,000^th career point this year and was a First Team All-USA South performer. Was also named to d3hoops.com’s All-South Region squad. Lawrence was also an All-State selection a year ago.

EMU’s Sager rounds out the First Team All-State squad. Sager averaged 17.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. He was a First Team All-ODAC honoree and finished the year with eight double-doubles. He finished his career fourth in school history in points, third in rebounds and 10^th in assists. Finished fifth in the ODAC in scoring and second in rebounds.

All-State teams are selected by active members of the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.  For more information, please visit the VaSID site at http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid.

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