Drexel University Athletics
Massenat and Givens Named All-District
3/15/2012 11:36:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Philadelphia - Drexel's Frantz Massenat and Samme Givens have been named All-District performers by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Massenat and Givens have been key performers on a Drexel team that set the school record for wins in a season.
Massenat started every game at the point for Bruiser Flint's team that advanced to the 2012 NIT. He was named First Team All-District. The sophomore leads the Dragons in scoring (13.7), assists (161) and steals (30). He also leads the CAA in three-point percentage at .457. Massenat, a First Team All-CAA selection scored 18 points and handed out a career-high 14 assists in Drexel's 81-56 victory against Central Florida in the First Round of the NIT.
Givens was named Second Team All-District. He became just the third player in Drexel history to score 1,000 career points and grab 1,000 rebounds. Givens averages 11.1 points and a team-high 7.9 rebounds. A senior who attended the Academy of the New Church, Givens is fourth in the history of the CAA in career rebounds and was a Second Team All-CAA pick this season.
The NABC recognizes the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. The 240 student-athletes, from 24 districts, are eligible for the NABC Coaches' Division I All-America teams, to be announced on Tuesday, March 20. Drexel is a member of District 10, which includes all of the Colonial Athletic Association teams.
Drexel is now 28-6 this season. The Dragons host Northern Iowa in the second round of the 2012 NIT on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
Massenat started every game at the point for Bruiser Flint's team that advanced to the 2012 NIT. He was named First Team All-District. The sophomore leads the Dragons in scoring (13.7), assists (161) and steals (30). He also leads the CAA in three-point percentage at .457. Massenat, a First Team All-CAA selection scored 18 points and handed out a career-high 14 assists in Drexel's 81-56 victory against Central Florida in the First Round of the NIT.
Givens was named Second Team All-District. He became just the third player in Drexel history to score 1,000 career points and grab 1,000 rebounds. Givens averages 11.1 points and a team-high 7.9 rebounds. A senior who attended the Academy of the New Church, Givens is fourth in the history of the CAA in career rebounds and was a Second Team All-CAA pick this season.
The NABC recognizes the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. The 240 student-athletes, from 24 districts, are eligible for the NABC Coaches' Division I All-America teams, to be announced on Tuesday, March 20. Drexel is a member of District 10, which includes all of the Colonial Athletic Association teams.
Drexel is now 28-6 this season. The Dragons host Northern Iowa in the second round of the 2012 NIT on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
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