2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® Men's and Women's Basketball Teams release dates: 
College Division Teams: release/teams
NCAA Division III Teams: release/teams
NCAA Division II Teams: below
NCAA Division I Teams: Thr., Feb. 26
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – Senior guards Suzanna Ohlsen of Seattle Pacific University and
Trey Casey of Christian Brothers University top the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II basketball teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Capital One Division II Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
Ohlsen has been selected as the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for Division II Women’s Basketball while Casey has been named the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year for Division II Men’s Basketball.
Ohlsen, who majors in biochemistry with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A., is making her second appearance on the Capital One Academic All-America® Division II women’s basketball team, as she was a third-team selection last year. She is also a two-time Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic honoree.
The native of Monroe, Washington, currently leads the Falcons as she is averaging 18.0 points per game, helping her squad to a 19-4 overall record and an 11-4 mark in GNAC play. Ohlsen also is Seattle Pacific’s team leader in minutes played per game (31.8), field goals made (145), three-point field goal percentage (40.5), assists per game (3.73) and steals per game (2.45).
Ohlsen entered the Seattle Pacific 1,000-point club during the Falcons’ Dec. 4 home victory against University of Alaska Fairbanks. She is Seattle Pacific’s all-time career free throw shooting percentage leader at 88.2 percent (239-of-271), a mark that was aided by a streak of 49 consecutive free throws made.
Ohlsen was named the MVP of the Sodexo Tip-Off Classic in Seattle, Washington, and at the West Region Crossover Classic in Bellingham, Washington. She has also been named GNAC Player of the Week twice during the 2014-15 season, helping the Falcons clinch a spot in the GNAC Women’s Basketball Championship.
A business administration major with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A.,
Casey is making his second straight appearance on the Capital One Academic All-America® Division II men’s basketball team.
Casey was a 2013-14 finalist for the Gulf South Conference Commissioner’s Trophy, an award given to the top overall student-athlete in the conference (academics, athletics and community service). He was also named to the GSC All-Academic squad in 2013-14.
The native of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the Bucs’ team leader in points per game (17.4), field goals made (153), three-point field goals made (61), steals per game (2.3) and minutes played (38.0). Casey has helped Christian Brothers to a 14-10 overall record in 2014-15 and an 11-9 mark in GSC play, which has already secured the team a spot in the conference championship tournament.
Casey ranks seventh in the country in minutes per game, No. 22 in total steals (79), No. 23 in steals per game and No. 24 in three-point field goal percentage (45.4).
Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Division II Team
Five of the 15 members of the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Division II Team have a perfect 4.00 G.P.A., including four of the five first-team members. The five-member first team has an average G.P.A. of 3.97.
Joining Ohlsen as a repeat selection on the Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Division II Team is
Megan Fogt of Hillsdale College. The native of Anna, Ohio, holds a 3.90 G.P.A. as an exercise science major and was a second-team selection in 2013-14. The 2013-14 WBCA and Daktronics All-America first team honoree is averaging 12.8 points per game, while leading the team in field goal shooting percentage (52.8) and free throws made (82).
The Capital One Academic All-America®
first team includes
Jamie Johnson, a junior from Lewis University, Kate Lehman, a senior from Fort Hays State University, Ohlsen
, Arielle Saunders, a senior from Harding University, and
Aungelique Sledge, a senior from Henderson State University.
The Capital One Academic All-America®
second team is comprised of
Alyssa Colla, a senior from Northern Michigan University, Fogt, Stephanie Huffman, a senior from the University of North Georgia, Rachel Krogman, a senior from Northern State University, and
Kelly Mannix, a senior from Adelphi University.
The Capital One Academic All-America®
third team includes
Annie Armstrong, a junior from Drury University, Emily Caswell, a senior from Caldwell University, Lizzy Jeronimus, a senior from Pittsburg State University, Nichole Perry, a senior from University of Charleston (W.Va.), and
Lindsay Stamp, a senior from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Capital One Academic All-America® Men’s Basketball Division II Team
Joining Casey on the 2014-15 Capital One Academic All-America® Men’s Basketball Division II Team with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A. is
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown senior Ian Vescovi, who was a second-team honoree. The five-member first team has an average G.P.A. of 3.90.
Six standout student-athletes are making multiple appearances on Capital One Academic All-America® Men’s Basketball Division II Team. Joining Casey in the half-dozen repeat honorees are
seniors Nicholas Kay and Mitch McCarron from Metropolitan State University of Denver, C.J. Hester, a senior from West Liberty University, Tylon Smith, a senior from Southern Connecticut State University, and Vescovi.
Kay, a biology major with a 3.81 G.P.A., was a Capital One Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2013-14. The native of Tamworth, Australia, is the 2013 and 2014 RMAC Summit Award winner and a 2013 Elite 89 Award honoree. He ranks No. 20 in the country in free throws attempted (177), No. 22 in free throws made (138), No. 27 in field goals made (166) and No. 31 in total points scored (475).
McCarron, who holds a 3.85 G.P.A. as a sport industry operations major, was a Capital One Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2013-14. The native of Brisbane, Australia, was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Academic Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 and was a 2014 Elite 89 Award winner. McCarron leads his team and ranks No. 17 nationally in points per game (21.5), while ranking No. 14 in total points scored (516), No. 16 in minutes per game (37.1), No. 23 in field goals made (169) and No. 24 in free throws made (137).
Hester is making his third straight appearance on a Capital One Academic All-America® Men’s Basketball Division II Team, earning third-team honors each of the last two seasons. The native of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, has a 3.71 G.P.A. as a biology major. He is the first player in the last nine decades of basketball at West Liberty to have scored 1,500 career points and grabbed 1,000 career rebounds. He has led the Hilltoppers in rebounding and double-figure scoring all four years at West Chester.
Smith, a recreation and leisure major with a 3.68 G.P.A., was a third-team selection on the Capital One Academic All-America® Men’s Basketball Division II Team, last year. The native of Manchester, Connecticut, was named a 2014-15 Preseason All-American by four different publications. He leads the team and is ranked No. 40 in the country in scoring (19.2 points per game), while ranking No. 19 in the nation in assists per game (5.8) and total assists (139), No. 32 in field goals made (163) and No. 48 in field goal shooting percentage (55.8).
Vescovi, who holds a 4.00 G.P.A. as a mathematics and computer sciences major, ranks No. 27 in the country in blocked shots per game (2.0) and No. 30 in total blocks (46). He ranks third on the team in scoring (11.8 points per game) and 10
th in program history with 634 career rebounds. The native of Patton, Pennsylvania, was a second-team All-PSAC Western Division honoree.
The Capital One Academic All-America®
first team includes Casey,
Kyle Cooper, a junior from Hillsdale College, Keegan Hyland, a senior from Bentley University, Kay and McCarron.
The Capital One Academic All-America®
second team is comprised of Hester,
Darian Hooker, a graduate student from New York Institute of Technology, Smith, Ben Stelzer, a senior from Michigan Technological University, and Vescovi.
The Capital One Academic All-America®
third team includes
Peter Alexis, a junior from Philadelphia University, Ben Jacobs, a senior from University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Myles Johnson, a sophomore from Dallas Baptist University, Garret Kerr, a senior from University of the Sciences, and
Travis Thompson, a senior from University of Alaska Anchorage.
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