Courtesy: GLIAC
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
2010-11 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams and Postseason Awards
Player of the Year: Justin Keenan - Ferris State University (Sr./F-C/Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills)
Freshman of the Year: Joe Graessle - Tiffin University (Fr./G/Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready)
Coach of the Year: Bill Sall - Ferris State University
Senior forward Justin Keenan (Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills) of Ferris State University has
been selected as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men’s basketball “Player of the Year” for
the second consecutive season. Rookie guard Joe Graessle (Grove City, Ohio/Bishop Ready) of Tiffin University was
chosen as “Freshman of the Year,” while FSU head coach Bill Sall earned GLIAC “Coach of the Year” honors. All three
were selected by the GLIAC men’s basketball coaches in conjunction with all-conference balloting.
Keenan paced the GLIAC in scoring for the third consecutive season by averaging a personal career-high 21.9
points per game. He also had his best season to date on the glass with a league-best 10 rebounds a contest and is presently
the only player in Division II basketball to rank among the nation’s top 20 performers in both categories. The returning
GLIAC “Player of the Year” became the league’s all-time career scoring leader in the regular-season finale versus Grand
Valley State (Feb. 26) after being tabbed as the Division II Bulletin Preseason National Player of the Year. In addition to
leading the league in scoring and rebounding, Keenan also totaled a league-best 13 double-double efforts and had a
conference-best three games of 30 plus points or more this campaign. The 6-7 Keenan becomes just the third player in
GLIAC history to win multiple “Player of the Year” awards.
In his first season with the Dragons, Graessle started all 26 games and finished 14th overall and second among
freshmen in the GLIAC with 14.3 points per game. Graessle also led the conference with 2.9 three-pointers made per
game. He tallied 20 or more points in a single game five different times this year, including 30 in Tiffin’s win over Ohio Valley
(W.Va.) University and a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards against Salem International (W.Va.) University. In
TU’s 19-point win over Saginaw Valley State University, Graessle hit four three-pointers in the period of 2:17 in the first
half. He was named the GLIAC “Player of the Week” after scoring 47 points in two games the last week of January.
Sall directed the Bulldogs to their first GLIAC North Division Championship in six years as they recorded a 16-
3 league regular season mark this season. FSU’s 21 wins overall this campaign are the program’s most since reaching the
NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen with a 24-7 mark under Sall’s leadership in 2004-05. The ninth-year head coach also
guided Ferris State to its sixth GLIAC Tournament berth in the last seven years and a second-straight final four appearance
while cracking the national rankings for the first time in more than four years. Additionally, Sall’s squad earned the league’s
top overall seed and the right to host the GLIAC Semifinals/Finals for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
Joining Keenan on the All-GLIAC North Division First Team are: junior guard Greg Foster (Indianapolis, Ind./
T.C. Howe) of Saginaw Valley State; senior guard Darien Gay (Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford) of Ferris State; senior guard/
forward Justin Ringler (Reed City, Mich.) of Grand Valley State University; and sophomore center Ali Haidar (Windsor,
Ont./Forster) of Michigan Technological University.
The All-GLIAC South Division First Team includes: junior guard Kyle Caiola (Parma, Ohio/UMass-Lowell) and
senior guard Nathan Hyde (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) of the University of Findlay; junior guard/forward Brent
Eaton (Middlebury, Ind./Northridge) of Hillsdale College; sophomore guard Mike Hollingsworth (Utica, Mich.) and
senior guard Bryan Smothers (Pontiac, Mich./Northern) of Wayne State University.
GLIAC North Division All-Conference First Team
Name School Year Pos. Hometown/Previous School
Greg Foster Saginaw Valley State University Jr G Indianapolis, Ind./T.C. Howe
Darien Gay Ferris State University Sr. G Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford
Ali Haidar Michigan Technological University So. C Windsor, Ont./Forster
Justin Keenan Ferris State University Sr. F Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills
Justin Ringler Grand Valley State University Sr. G/F Reed City, Mich.
GLIAC South Division All-Conference First Team
Name School Year Pos. Hometown/Previous School
Kyle Caiola University of Findlay Jr. G Parma, Ohio/UMass-Lowell
Brent Eaton Hillsdale College Jr. G/F Middlebury, Ind./Northridge
Mike Hollingsworth Wayne State University So. G Utica, Mich.
Nathan Hyde University of Findlay Sr. G Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton
Bryan Smothers Wayne State University Sr. G Pontiac, Mich./Northern
GLIAC North Division All-Conference Second Team
Name School Year Pos. Hometown/Previous School
Jared Benson Northern Michigan University Jr. C Carney, Mich./Carney Nadeau
Mike Hojnacki Michigan Technological University Jr. F Milwaukee, Wis./New Berlin Eisenhower
Kyle Hunt Lake Superior State University Jr. G Macomb, Mich./Henry Ford II
James Thomas Grand Valley State University Jr. G Grand Rapids, Mich./G.R.C.C.
Lou Williams Ferris State University Sr. G/F Muskegon Heights, Mich.
GLIAC South Division All-Conference Second Team
Name School Year Pos. Hometown/Previous School
Ethan Bradshaw Lake Erie College Sr. G Cincinnati, Ohio/Harmony Prep
Tyler Gerber Hillsdale College Jr. G Baltic, Ohio/Sugarcreek Garaway
Aaron Gibbs Ohio Dominican University Jr. F Oberlin, Ohio/Myers Park
Kale Richardson Ashland University Sr. F Carroll, Ohio/Bloom-Carroll
Evan Yates Ashland University So. C Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills
GLIAC North Division All-Defensive Team
Name School Year Pos. Hometown/Previous School
Dontae Molden Ferris State University Jr. G Detroit, Mich./Pershing
Justin Ringler Grand Valley State University Sr. G/F Reed City, Mich.
Alvin Storrs Grand Valley State University Jr. G Northville, Mich.
Chris Webb Saginaw Valley State University So. G Saginaw, Mich./Arthur Hill
Lou Williams Ferris State University Sr. G/F Muskegon Heights, Mich.
GLIAC South Division All-Defensive Team
Name School Year Pos. Hometown/High School
Tyler Gerber Hillsdale College Jr. G Baltic, Ohio/Sugarcreek Garaway
Nick Meinert Hillsdale College Sr. G Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis
Aaron Robinson University of Findlay So. G Trotwood, Ohio/Madison
Bryan Smothers Wayne State University Sr. G Pontiac, Mich./Northern
Ike Udanoh Wayne State University Sr. C Detroit, Mich./Warren Woods Tower
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