DeMarcus Gatlin named Academic All-Southland
4/8/2015 10:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DeMarcus Gatlin of Sam Houston State is one of 10 league men's basketball student-athletes who have been honored by selection to the 2015 Academic All-Southland Conference team.
The award marks the second time Gatlin has been honored as Academic All-Southland. He was named to the 2012-13 team. Gatlin has compiled a 3.22 grade point average as a graduate student earning his Master's Degree in Instructional Leadership.
The 6-4 guard from Houston / Bush was the leading scorer for Sam Houston State on a Bearkat squad that rolled up 26 victories, the most wins in one season by an SHSU men's team in the university's 28 years of completion at the NCAA Division I level.
Returning from an injury red-shirt year in 2013-14, Gatlin was a difference maker who averaged 10.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He earned third-team All-Southland Conference honors.
Gatlin helped lead Sam Houston to a runner-up finish during the Southland Conference regular season, a second consecutive trip to the Southland tournament finals in Katy and the Bearkats' second NCAA post-season event in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
The Academic All-Southland team is voted upon by the head coaches, sports information directors and academic advisors from each Southland Conference university. Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition to qualify for the all-academic squad.
2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball All-Academic Team
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Name |
University |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
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Zeek Woodley |
Northwestern State |
So. |
3.30 |
Health & Physical Education |
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Parker Wentz |
Abilene Christian |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Biology/Pre-Dental |
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|
Kyle Hittle |
UIW |
Jr. |
3.63 |
Business Administration |
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|
Thomas Walkup |
Stephen F. Austin |
Sr. |
3.10 |
Marketing |
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|
Kevin Hardy |
McNeese State |
Sr. |
3.34 |
Electrical Engineering |
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|
Jacob Parker |
Stephen F. Austin |
Sr. |
3.21 |
Kinesiology |
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|
Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
3.22 |
Instructional Leadership |
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Kevin Hill |
New Orleans |
Jr. |
3.30 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
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Bryce Douvier |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
3.29 |
Communication |
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|
Mitchell Badillo |
UIW |
Jr. |
3.62 |
Sports Management |
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