April 9, 2009

North Carolina Central University guard Jamar Briscoe has added to his list of accolades from his rookie season, this time being named to the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Freshman Mid-Major All-America Team.

A 5-10 guard from Baltimore, Md., Briscoe was chosen to the team by a panel of Division I coaches, NBA scouts and CollegeInsider.com staff.

Briscoe was the second-leading scoring freshman in the nation, trailing only Seth Curry of Liberty, and became the first freshman in school history to score more than 500 points. As a starter in 30 of the team's 31 games as a true freshman, missing one game due to injury, Briscoe led the Eagles in scoring (535 points / 17.8 avg.), assists (79 / 2.6 avg.) and steals (53 / 1.8 avg.).

He scored more than 20 points in a game 11 times, including five games with 30 or more. Here are a few of Briscoe's top performances: 37 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals vs. Longwood (Feb. 28); 28 points, 4 assists, 4 steals at North Carolina State (Feb. 3); 34 points, 3 assists at Duquesne (Dec. 22); 24 points, 3 assists, 2 steals at Arkansas (Dec. 10); 34 points at Longwood (Feb. 25); 32 points vs. Chicago State (Jan. 10); 31 points vs. Chowan (Jan. 17); 19 points at South Carolina (Dec. 16); 18 points at No. 21 Wake Forest (Nov. 14); 18 points at Kansas State (Feb. 17); 28 points vs. Savannah State (Jan. 31); 26 points vs. High Point (Dec. 3).

Briscoe has also been honored as the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) Division I Men's Basketball National Rookie of the Year and the NCAA Division I Independent Newcomer of the Year, while being named to the NCAA Division I All-Independent Team and the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) All-State Team.

The Eagles finished their second year of Division I competition with an overall record of 4-27, including a season-ending victory over rival Winston-Salem State in the MEAC Tournament "Bonus Game" on March 14.

2009 CollegeInsider.com Freshman Mid-Major All-America Team

Larry Anderson G 6-6 Long Beach State

Ivan Aska F 6-7 Murray State

Keion Bell G 6-3 Pepperdine

Julian Boyd F 6-6 Long Island

Jamar Briscoe G 5-10 North Carolina Central

John Brown G 6-4 The Citadel

Kevin Dillard G 5-11 Southern Illinois

Novar Gadson G 6-7 Rider

Anthony Hitchens G 5-9 Akron

R.J. Evans G 6-3 Holy Cross

Samme Givens F 6-5 Drexel

Jarrod Jones F 6-8 Ball State

Damian Lillard G 6-2 Weber State

Shelvin Mack G 6-3 Butler

Dominique Morrison F 6-5 Oral Roberts

Harouna Mutombo G 6-4 Western Carolina

Clifford J. Reed G 6-3 Bethune Cookman

Kevin Thompson F 6-8 Morgan State

Julius Wells F 6-5 James Madison

Eric Wise F 6-5 UC Irvine

Alex Young F 6-5 IUPUI