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.)