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Atoybei Claims All-SoCon Honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Southern Conference Sports Media Association announced its 2008 Men's Basketball All-SoCon teams on Tuesday and among the honorees was Elon's junior forward Ola Atoyebi (Chicago, Ill.).  Atoyebi was named to the third team by the league's media and was the lone selection from the Phoenix program which will enter Friday's SoCon Tournament as the seventh seed.

Atoyebi averaged 11.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in league games.  He shot 54.8 percent from the floor and 71.2 percent from the line.  In Southern Conference action he also recorded 10 assists, 20 steals and eight blocked shots to help lead Elon to a 9-11 league mark.

Overall, Atoyebi averaged a team-best 12.6 points and team-leading 6.1 rebounds over 29 games.  Of his 177 total rebounds, 83 were on the offensive end of the court.  Atoyebi shot 56.8 percent from the field and 75.6 percent from the charity stripe while passing for 16 assists, blocking 12 shots and swiping 30 steals.

Atoyebi reached the 20 point plateau three times this season, including a career-best of 25 points against Tusculum.  He had double-doubles against both Georgia (20 points, 12 rebounds) and Tusculum (13 rebounds).

This was the first All-SoCon selection for Atoyebi.

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