Rashad Callaway Named Preseason All-American By The Sporting News

TAMPA, Fla. - University of Tampa men's basketball player Rashad Callaway has been named an honorable mention preseason All-American by The Sporting News. The preseason All-American teams were announced as part of the NCAA Division II Preview.

Callaway was one of four players from the Sunshine State Conference to earn the honors as Chris Hall (Lynn), John Thompson (Florida Southern) and Nick Wolf (Rollins) were also named. Callaway, Hall and Wolf were each first-team all-SSC performers last season while Thompson was represented on the second-team.

A junior point guard from Bayonne, N.J., Callaway led the Spartans to a 16-12 record last year while holding team honors in points (18.0 ppg), assists (126), steals (43), and 3-point field goals (65). He scored 30-plus points in four contests while notching a season-high 31 points on three occasions as he recorded double figures in 24 games.

The Sporting News 2009-10 Preseason All-America Team
First Team
Lucas Alves, BYU-Hawaii
Tyrone Curnell, Valdosta State
Darren Duncan, Merrimack
Matt Rogers, Southwest Baptist
Jason Westrol, Bentley

Second Team
Brandon Brown, Cal State-San Bernardino
Kendrick Easley, Mount Olive
Laurence Ekperigin, LeMoyne
Aaron Hill, Rockhurst
Ben Madgen, Augusta State

Honorable Mention
Morris Anderson, Western Washington
Daniel Bailey, Queens
Chris Banchero, Seattle Pacific
Thomas Baudinet, Saint Anselm
Gerald Brooks, Indiana (Pa.)
Brandon Byerson, Virginia Union
Richard Byrd, Adelphi
Pierce Caldwell, Incarnate Word
Rashad Callaway, Tampa
Duke Crews, Bowie State
Stephen Dennis, Kutztown
L.J. Dunn, Barton
Russell Frederick, Philadelphia
Chris Hall, Lynn
Braydon Hobbs, Bellarmine
Malcolm Ingram, Philadelphia
David Johnson, Winona State
Justin Keenan, Ferris State
Dustin Maguire, Northern Kentucky
Darin Mency, Merrimack
Kyle Moore, Tusculum
Travis Nelson, Minnesota State-Mankato
Marcus Parker, Findlay
Matt Schneck, St. Cloud State
Jamar Smith, Southern Indiana
John Thompson, Florida Southern
Zac Tiedeman, Humboldt State
Sanjay Watts, Central Missouri
Darryl Webb, Indiana (Pa.)
Marques Whippy, BYU-Hawaii
Taylor Witt, St. Cloud State
Nick Wolf, Rollins