Birmingham, AL—
A trio of University of North Alabama
basketball players have been honored with
Academic All-Gulf South Conference
recognition for 2008-09. UNA seniors Kenny
Johnson and Joe Deegan were named to the
men's Academic All-GSC Basketball Team,
while sophomore Ashley Moore was named to
the women's team.
The Winter All-Academic Team is selected by
the Gulf South Conference sports information
directors (SIDs) and faculty athletic
representatives (FARs) in a joint vote.
Nominees must meet all three of the
following qualifications to appear on the
ballot: 1) an overall grade point average (G.P.A.)
of 3.20 or better on a 4.00 scale for their
entire academic career, 2) a starter or
significant contributor to the squad, and 3)
leadership, academic curriculum and
community service. SIDs and FARs are not
allowed to vote for their own student-
athletes. Freshmen are not eligible, nor is
any student who has not spent a full year in
residence at the sponsoring GSC member and
passed 24 semester hours or 36 quarter-hours
towards an identifiable degree program
during the year at that GSC member. The
number of student-athletes selected in each
sport is determined by the number of
positions normally involved in the playing
of that sport. Ties are not broken.
Johnson, a three-year starter for the Lions,
earned his third straight Academic All-GSC
honor. A native of Plaquemine, La., he has a
3.38 cumulative GPA in Enterprise
Information Systems. Deegan, a senior from
Sheffield, has a 3.66 GPA in English. Moore,
a sophomore from Lawrenceburg, Tenn., has a
3.92 GPA in Math/Secondary Education.
2008-09 GSC WINTER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
MEN’S BASKETBALL
EAST DIVISION
NAME SCHOOL YEAR POS MAJOR GPA
$%Jordan Brewer Alabama-Huntsville SR F
Accounting 3.77
Josh Yost Alabama-Huntsville SO F Biology
3.94
Derek Johnston Alabama-Huntsville JR G Math
3.87
!$%Kenny Johnson North Alabama SR G
Enterprise Information Systems 3.38
Joe Deegan North Alabama SR G
English/Language, Arts, Sec. Ed. 3.66
Max Hoggard West Florida JR F
Pre-Professional Biology 3.80
WEST DIVISION
NAME SCHOOL YEAR POS MAJOR GPA
$Brandon Friedel Arkansas Tech JR G Health &
Physical Education 3.89
John Clark Arkansas Tech JR F/G Management &
Marketing 3.59
$%Colin Flynn Christian Brothers SR G
Electrical Engineering 3.61
#Eric Spencer Delta State JR G
Biology/Chemistry 3.89
Brad Skipper Delta State SR F Business 3.63
Cory Clark Southern Arkansas SO G Physical
Ed., Wellness & Leisure 3.40
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
EAST DIVISION
NAME SCHOOL YEAR POS MAJOR GPA
!Ashley Boykin Alabama-Huntsville SR G
Pre-Med 3.90
Ashley Moore North Alabama SO G
Math/Secondary Education 3.92
Michelle Thompson Valdosta State JR G
Finance 3.91
Dominique Boykins West Florida JR C Finance
3.92
Shaneka Bates West Georgia SR C Criminology
3.36
WEST DIVISION
NAME SCHOOL YEAR POS MAJOR GPA
!Andrea Dubose Arkansas-Monticello SR G
Business/Marketing 3.24
Rachel Brazell Arkansas Tech SR G Journalism
3.22
Crystal Shelton Christian Brothers SR F ECCM
3.29
Kirsten McBride Delta State SR F Psychology
3.47
$%Catherine McMenamy Harding SR F
Communication Disorders 3.79
#$Goldie White Southern Arkansas JR G
Health, Kinesiology & Recreation 3.35
!—2008-09 First Team All-GSC; #—2008-09
Second Team All-GSC; $—2007-08 Winter
All-Academic Team;
%—2006-07 Winter All-Academic Team
