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MBB: Jenkins Named First-Team All-ECAC

3/29/2011 9:44:00 PM

Hempstead, N.Y. - Senior guard Charles Jenkins added to his long list of postseason honors when he was named to the All-Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I first team, it was announced today.

The All-ECAC first team consisted of Player of the Year Kemba Walker of Connecticut, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler of Duke, and Marshon Brooks of Providence. The second team consisted of Jordan Williams (Maryland), Ryan Rossiter (Siena), John Holland (Boston University), Ashton Gibbs (Pittsburgh) and Dwight Hardy (St. John's). 

The ECAC consists of 287 NCAA institutions, including 90 at the Division I level, stretching from Maine to North Carolina, while the postseason all-star teams are voted on by coaches of ECAC members.

Jenkins averaged 22.6 points per game this season, ranking him sixth in the country, while finishing his career with 2,513 points. He became just the 63rd player in NCAA history to score 2,500 points in a career, and finished second in Colonial Athletic Association history behind David Robinson of Navy.

In addition to his ECAC accolades, Jenkins was a third-team All-American selection by Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, and CBS Sports.com, earned honorable mention All-America honors from the Associated Press, and was the CAA Player of the Year for the second year in a row.

Jenkins' efforts helped the Pride to a 21-12 record and a 14-4 finish in the CAA, tying it for second, which marked the program's highest finish since joining the league in 2001-02.

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