April 13, 2011
DAVIS, Calif. - UC Davis men's basketball swingman Josh Ritchart has been selected to the CollegeInsider.com 2011 Freshman Mid-Major All-America Team, it was announced by the website recently.
This is the second year-end honor for the Auburn, Calif. native. Ritchart was also named the Big West Conference Co-Freshman of the Year.
Ritchart ranked fifth on the squad in scoring with 7.9 points per game and knocked down a team second-best 47 three-pointers. The guard/forward also ranked fourth in the Big West in three-point field goal percentage (.409). Ritchart canned five threes and erupted for a career-high 23 points at UCLA on Dec. 13, 2010 and scored in double figures six times in the final nine games.
Rather selecting a first, second, third team and honorable mentions; the Mid-Major Freshmen All-America squad is just one team.
2011 MID-MAJOR FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
De'mon Brooks - Davidson
Travis Bader - Oakland
Jordan Dykstra - South Dakota State
Jeromie Hill - Texas-San Antonio
Juwan Howard, Jr. - Western Michigan
Troy Huff - North Dakota
Anthony Ireland - Loyola Marymount
Lawrence Johnson-Danner - Texas Southern
Frantz Massenat - Drexel
Javon McCrea - Buffalo
Jake Odum - Indiana State
Josh Ritchart - UC Davis
Evan Roquemore - Santa Clara
Steven Roundtree - Oral Roberts
Augustine Rubit - South Alabama
Dartaye Ruffin - Drexel
Devon Saddler - Delaware
Danny Stewart - Rider
Trey Sumler - Western Carolina
Trent Wiedeman - College of Charleston
Trey Zeigler - Central Michigan
