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Va Union ranked third in Street & Smith
preseason national rankings
October 2, 2005
Virginia Union University, which won the NCAA Division II National
Championship last season, is ranked third in the nation by
Street & Smith Magazine in the annual College Basketball
Yearbook.
Tarleton State University, an Elite Eight tournament team a
season ago, is ranked number-one, while Western Washington
University is ranked second. VUU, Saint Anselm and Mount Olive
College round out the top five.
Senior Darius Hargrove was named to the second-team All-American
squad while fellow senior Duan Crockett made honorable mention.
VUU finished 30-4 a year ago, and begins the season against
Virginia Commonwealth University on November 10 in the Siegel
Center.
The Street & Smith Top Ten are:
1. Tarleton State
2. Western Washington
3. Virginia Union
4. Saint Anselm
5. Mount Olive
6. Montevallo
7. Bentley
8. Winona State
9. Pfeiffer
10. Central Missouri State
The All-American Team is:
1st Team:
Eddie Jackson, Pittsburg State
Marcus Kennedy, Montevallo
Stacey Moragne, Massachusetts-Lowell
Tayron Thomas, Philadelphia
Turner Trofholz, South Dakota
2nd Team
Tim Forbes, Bentley
James Hall, Montevallo
Grant Dykstra, Western Washington
Darius Hargrove, Virginia Union
John Williams, Bryant
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