May 7, 2007 - Texas A&M-Corpus; Christi’s Chris Daniels became the first player in school history to be named to the Associated Press All-America Men’s Basketball Honorable Mention Team.
The San Antonio, Texas native led the team in scoring and rebounding with 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds a game en route to the Southland Conference Player of the Year honors. He led the Islanders to a Southland Conference regular season and tournament championship in the school’s first year in the league. In the SLC Tournament championship game against Northwestern State, he led the team with 19 points and was named the tournament’s most valuable player.
In the Islanders’ first postseason game against Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, he led the team with 20 points and nine rebounds.
The seven-footer has the option of coming back for his fourth year of eligibility to help the Islanders defend their conference title next season under new head coach Perry Clark.
Courtesy: Texas A&M-Corpus; Christi Sports Information
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