MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - Demarcus Threatt has been named second team all-state in the College Division by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA).
A transfer from Division I Fairfield after spending two seasons at Snead State Community College, the junior guard established himself as one of the top players in the South Atlantic Conference during the 2015-16 season. He garnered honorable mention all-conference accolades from the league's coaches after finishing third in the SAC with 20.9 points per game, ranking second in Brevard's NCAA-era single-season record book.
The Alabaster, Alabama native twice notched 36 points in a game to claim the third spot in Brevard's single-game scoring list. He topped the 20-point barrier 15 times this season scored at least 30 points on five occasions.
His contributions on the court went far beyond his scoring capabilities. The conference's leader in minutes and minutes per game, Threatt led the team and finished 10th in the league by making 48.4 percent of his field goal attempts. He was second on the team in both assists (73) and steals (36), and paced the team with 56 three-point field goals made.
Threatt also finished third in the conference with 208 field goals made and sixth with 114 made free throws. He had several outstanding games this season, perhaps none bigger than his performance against Newberry in the season finale to end the careers of Brevard's three seniors on a winning note. He tied career highs with 36 points, seven rebounds, and 13 field goals made, set a new career high by connecting on five three-pointers, and was perfect from the free throw line. He also tallied as many as nine assists in a game this season.
His selection to the honorable mention all-conference team in March gave the Tornados at least one player honored by the league's coaches for the fourth consecutive year and the seventh time in Brevard's eight seasons in the South Atlantic Conference.
Threatt was one of 10 players representing eight institutions honored by the organization. The first team included SAC Player of the Year and All-American selection Keenan Palmore of Lenoir-Rhyne and United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Player of the Year Rickey Porter of Johnson & Wales.
Players of the Year from Conference Carolinas (Austin Anderson, Lees-McRae) and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Stedmon Lemon, Johnson C. Smith) were also included on the first team. Queens' Rob Lewis and Sean Morgan joined Threatt on the second team, giving the SAC four players honored to lead all conferences.
NCCSIA's College Division encompasses all non-NCAA Division I colleges in North Carolina. Student-athletes are nominated and voted upon by NCCSIA members, who serve as athletic media relations directors at their respective institutions.
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Featured image courtesy of Shawn Millsaps.
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