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BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

Parrott, Johnson named NAIA All-Americans

Parrott, Johnson named NAIA All-Americans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Junior James Parrott and senior Jelani Johnson earned All-American honors in an announcement made today in conjunction with the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship on the College of Ozarks campus. Parrott was named to the second team while Johnson garnered third team honors. 

Parrott led the Bruins in scoring, averaging 18.6 points per game, while adding 6.8 rebounds per contest. He ranked second on the team in blocks (38) and steals (39) and finished third in assists with 80. Parrott was named the MCAC Player of the Week three times this season while also earning first team all-MCAC honors. 

Johnson was named the MCAC Defensive Player of the Year and also was named to the all-MCAC first team. He averaged 12.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while leading the Bruins with 120 assists and 49 steals. Johnson became the 14th player in school history to score 1,000 points, finishing his BU career with 1,071 career points. Johnson finished fifth in school history with 135 career steals and sixth with 322 career assists. 

The Bruins finished the season with a 28-6 overall record and a 13-1 MCAC mark, finishing with a No. 7 final national ranking. Bellevue also claimed its third-straight MCAC regular season and tournament titles.

FIRST TEAM
Name               School Yr. Pos. Hometown
*@Jonathan Dunn           Northwood ( Fla.)    Sr.      G     Toledo, Ohio
Aaron Frazier           McPherson (Kan.)   Sr.      G     McPherson, Kan.
*Mike Kennedy         St. Ambrose (Iowa)  Sr.     F      Evergreen Park, Ill.
Bobby Hunter         Oregon Tech            Fr.       G      Reno, Nevada
Jake Shipley          Briar Cliff (Iowa)       Jr.      F       State Center, Iowa
Rodney Bartholomew     Indiana Tech           Sr.     F       Port Sulphur, La.
Marcus Isaac          Indiana East       Jr.      G      Indianapolis, Ind.
Caleb Kennedy         Huntington (Ind.)      Sr.     F       Charlottesville, Ind.
TJ Hetherington         Point Park (Pa.)      Jr.      G   McKeesport, Pa.
Travis Burley          Jamestown (N.D.)   Sr.     F      Warrenton, Ga.
SECOND TEAM
\#Qadr Owens            Saint Francis (Ind.) Sr.   G       Indianapolis, Ind.
Byron Carpenter     Bluefield (Va.)     Jr.     F       Virginia Beach, Va.
James Parrott      Bellevue (Neb.)     Jr.  G      Omaha, Neb.
Malcom Campbell     Warner (Fla.)         Sr.   C    Los Angelos, Calif.
Tim Tatum               Menlo (Calif.)          Sr.   F     Vacaville, Calif.  
\#Mike Wiebe             Ozarks (Mo.)         Jr.  G       Branson, Mo.
^Trevor Wolterstorff     Dordt (Iowa)         Jr.     F       Sioux Center, Iowa
James Humphrey      Davenport (Mich.)  Sr.      F      Fort Wayne, Ind.
Navjot Singh         Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) Sr.     G     Mundelein, Ill.
Alan Douglas        William Penn (Iowa) Sr.     G      Champaign, Ill.
THIRD TEAM
Jelani Johnson Bellevue (Neb.) Sr. G       Omaha, Neb.
David Nesbitt      St. Thomas (Fla.) Sr. F      Freeport, Bahamas
Rich Skillman          Northwest (Wash.) Sr.     G       Everson, Wash.
Ray Graham            Embry-Riddle (Fla.)             Sr.  F       DeLand, Fla.
Tyrone Davis          Northwood (Fla.) Jr.      G      Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Ben Miller          Northwestern (Iowa) Jr.     G       Volga, S.D.
James Nelson  Davenport (Mich.) Sr.     G       New Haven, Mich.
Chris Bellamy      Spring Arbor (Mich.) Jr.    G      Novi, Mich.
Rocco Holmes            Concordia (Mich.) Sr. F     Cadiliac, Mich.
Dom Mazzocchi      Daemen (N.Y.) Sr. F     Geneva, N.Y.
               
*denotes repeat first team selection
@ denotes player of the year
\#denotes repeat second team selection
^third team in 2011
HONORABLE MENTION
Sekani Milligen Valley City State (N.D.)
E'Jay Ward Tennessee Wesleyan
Desmond Crisp Tennessee Wesleyan
Isaiah Moore California Maritime
Roddy Richardson Calumet-St. Joseph (Ind.)
Derek Semenas Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)
Porter Birtell Concordia (Neb.)
Cliff Warner Dordt (Iowa)
Eric Thompson Southern Oregon
Reggie Britton Friends (Kan.)
Jeb Greenberg Saint Mary (Kan.)
Trenton Stutzman Sterling (Kan.)
Cody Brazelton Sterling (Kan.)
Jordan Crawford McPherson (Kan.)
Matt Trimnell Indiana East
Bruce Grimm Jr. Grace (Ind.)
Casey Coons Taylor (Ind.)
Aaron Evans Marian (Ind.)
Jordan Weidner Indiana Wesleyan
Brady Fairbanks Haskell Indian Nations (Kan.)
Chris Jones Central Christian (Kan.)
Thadd Varmall York (Neb.)
Craig Wong Johnson & Wales (Fla.)
Masse Doumbe Northwood (Fla.)
Bobby Naubert Madonna (Mich.)
Wes Hudson Cornerstone (Mich.)
Javontae Ford Davenport (Mich.)
Jake Bolyard Northwestern Ohio
Alif Bland Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.)