ELON, N.C. – Elon University men's basketball junior forward
Tyler Seibring was selected to the NCCSIA All-State First-Team on Tuesday, April 10, as announced by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association.
The Normal, Ill., native added to his numerous awards earned this season with his second-career NCCSIA All-State award. Seibring was an All-CAA Second Team and NABC All-District 10 Second Team selection this season after averaging team-highs of 15.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest. He bettered his numbers during conference play, averaging 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds against CAA opponents.
Seibring scored in double figures in 29 of the team's 32 games this season and scored in double figures in 20 straight contests to finish the season. He also scored 20 or more points in six games this year and shot the ball 49.1 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three. Seibring additionally earned CAA Co-Player of the Week honors on Feb. 5. He also became the program's 40th player to reach 1,000 career points and his 1,267 career points currently ranks 20th on the program's all-time scoring list.
Additionally this season, Seibring earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for the second consecutive season, was named the 2018 Colonial Athletic Association's Dean Ehlers Leadership Award winner, and earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 honors. Seibring maintains a 3.95 GPA as an English and Economics double major in the classroom, has been a member of the President's List every semester, is a two-time CAA Commissioner's Academic Award winner, and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society this season.
Nominees were submitted by North Carolina sports information professionals and voted on by the NCCSIA members.
Founded in 2002, The North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) is comprised of sports information professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and independent institutions from the state of North Carolina. The purpose of the organization is to promote collegiate athletics at all schools. Membership is open to anyone affiliated with a college, university or conference located in North Carolina, and whose area of responsibility lies within sports information.
2017-18 NCCSIA All-State University Division Men's Basketball Team
First Team
Chris Clemons, Campbell University
Ronshad Shabazz, Appalachian State
Devontae Cacok, UNCW
Tyler Seibring, Elon
Jon Davis, Charlotte
Second Team
Raasean Davis, North Carolina Central
Jordon Talley, UNCW
Femi Olujobi, North Carolina A&T
David Efianayi, Gardner-Webb
Jahaad Proctor, High Point
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