Five VCU Rams, in their inaugural Atlantic-10 conference appearance, scored top basketball honors on the list released Tuesday by the A-10 conference.
Briante Weber, who is among the nation’s leader in steals, was named Defensive Player of the Year. The sophomore from Chesapeake averages 2.8 steals a game.
Junior Juvonte Reddic and Sophomore Treveon Graham earned spots on the second team.
Senior Darius Theus, who ranks third nationally in steal percentage and third in conference per steals, was honored on the all-defensive team.
Freshman Melvin Johnson landed on the all-rookie team.
The full list of winners is below, and it includes another Richmonder, but from a different university: Darien Brothers, with University of Richmond, scored a place on the third-team.
2012-13 Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball End of Season Awards
Player of the Year
Khalif Wyatt, TU
Defensive Player of the Year
Briante Weber, VCU
Rookie of the Year
Semaj Christon, XU
Coach of the Year
Jim Crews, SLU
Sixth Man of the Year
Cody Ellis, SLU
Chris Daniels Most Improved
Travis Taylor, XU
First Team All-Conference
- Khalif Wyatt, TU
- Ramon Galloway, LAS
- Rotnei Clarke, BU
- Dwayne Evans, SLU
- Chaz Williams, UM
Second Team All-Conference
- Juvonte Reddic ,VCU
- Treveon Graham, VCU
- Semaj Christon, XU
- Tyreek Duren, LAS
- Kevin Dillard, UD
Third Team All-Conference
- Darien Brothers, UR
- Ronald Roberts, SJU
- Kwamain Mitchell, SLU
- Jordair Jett, SLU
- Travis Taylor, XU
All-Academic
- Andrew Smith, BU
- Dwayne Evans, SLU
- Nemanja Mikic, GW
- T.J. DiLeo, TU
- Nikola Malesevic, URI
All-Defensive Team
- Briante Weber,VCU
- Jordair Jett, SLU
- Pierria Henry, CHA
- Roosevelt Jones, BU
- Darius Theus, VCU
All-Rookie Team
- Semaj Christon, XU
- Kellen Dunham, BU
- Derrick Colter, DUQ
- Willie Clayton, CHA
- Melvin Johnson, VCU
