Da’Markco Foster Earns Spot on SSC All-Newcomer Team

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Sunshine State Conference announced its 2012-13 men's basketball team and major award winners as the University of Tampa's Da'Markco Foster was named to the all-newcomer team.

Saint Leo's Marcus Ruh was selected Player of the Year, while teammate Shaun Adams was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year. Fellow Lion Jerrel Harris was selected Newcomer of the Year. Eckerd's Jerrick Stevenson was named Freshman of the Year, while Florida Southern's Linc Darner was chosen Coach of the Year.

Voting for the all-conference team was conducted among the league's head men's basketball coaches.

Clinching a spot on the All-SSC First Team with Ruh and Harris were: Seth Evans of Florida Southern, Darrien Mack of Eckerd, and Kyle McClanahan of Rollins.

Earning second-team honors were: Chris Carter, Jermaine Jackson, and Julius Reid of Florida Tech, Dominic Lane of Florida Southern, and Trent Thomas of Saint Leo.

An All-Newcomer Team was also selected. Joining Harris, McClanahan, and Carter on that squad were: Foster and Terrance Tubbs of Florida Tech.

Foster, a junior guard from Cincinnati, is the Spartans leading scorer after transferring from Daytona State College. While averaging 15.7 points per game, Foster is also second on the team with 77 assists and 12 blocked shots while leading the team with 39 steals. He has scored in double figures in 13 SSC games this year, including a season-high 34 points at Barry.

2012-13 ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Seth Evans, Florida Southern (Sr)
Jerrel Harris, Saint Leo (Jr)
Darrien Mack, Eckerd (Sr)
Kyle McClanahan, Rollins (Grad)
Marcus Ruh, Saint Leo (Sr)

Player of the Year - Marcus Ruh, Saint Leo
Defensive Player of the Year - Shaun Adams, Saint Leo
Newcomer of the Year - Jerrel Harris, Saint Leo
Freshman of the Year - Jerrick Stevenson, Eckerd
Coach of the Year - Linc Darner, Florida Southern

SECOND TEAM
Chris Carter, Florida Tech (So)
Jermaine Jackson, Florida Tech (So)
Dominic Lane, Florida Southern (Jr)
Julius Reid, Florida Tech (Sr)
Trent Thomas, Saint Leo (Sr)

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Chris Carter, Florida Tech (So)
Da'Markco Foster, Tampa (Jr)
Jerrel Harris, Saint Leo (Jr)
Kyle McClanahan, Rollins (Grad)
Terrance Tubbs, Florida Tech (Jr)