March 28, 2006
CHICAGO - Loyola University Chicago men's basketball player Blake Schilb has been named Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press, it was announced yesterday. The junior averaged team highs of 19.1 points and 3.9 assists per game this season, in helping lead the Ramblers to their best season since 1984-85. Loyola finished with a 19-11 record this year.
The 6-foot-7 guard scored in double figures in 29 of Loyola's 30 games this season, topping the 20-point plateau on 17 occasions, including in five of the last six contests of the year. In a true sign of versatility, Schilb racked up over 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists for the second straight season.
A First Team All-Horizon League selection for the second straight year, Schilb is the first Rambler to earn All-America honors since Alfredrick Hughes was selected to the first team in 1985. He has scored in double figures in 32 consecutive regular-season Horizon League contests, and currently ranks 15th on the Loyola career scoring chart with 1,351 points.
In helping Loyola to a 5-1 record in the last six games of the year, Schilb averaged 22.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 4.7 apg. He also took home Third Team Mid-Major All-America honors from FOXSports.com this season.
Optimism is high for next year as Loyola returns all but one player from this season's squad.
The complete list of AP All-America Teams follows.
First Team
Adam Morrison (Gonzaga), J.J. Redick (Duke), Randy Foye (Villanova), Shelden Williams (Duke), Brandon Roy (Washington)
Second Team
Dee Brown (Illinois), Rodney Carney (Memphis), Rudy Gay (Connecticut), P.J. Tucker (Texas), Leon Powe (California)
Third Team
Craig Smith (Boston College), Glen Davis (LSU), Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina), Nick Fazekas (Nevada), Allan Ray (Villanova)
Honorable Mention (listed alphabetically)
Arron Afflalo (UCLA), Maurice Ager (Michigan State), LaMarcus Aldridge (Texas), Jose Juan Berea (Northeastern), J.P. Batista (Gonzaga), Jahsha Bluntt (Delaware State), Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas), Keydren Clark (Saint Peter's), Mardy Collins (Temple), Paul Davis (Michigan State), Terence Dials (Ohio State), Quincy Douby (Rutgers), Jordan Farmar (UCLA), Mike Gansey (West Virginia), Daniel Gibson (Texas), Caleb Green (Oral Roberts), DeAndre Haynes (Kent State), Brandon Heath (San Diego State), Jeff Horner (Iowa), Ibrahim Jaaber (Penn), Jarrious Jackson (Texas Tech), Marco Killingsworth (Indiana), Carl Krauser (Pittsburgh), Jack Leasure (Coastal Carolina), Charles Lee (Bucknell), Chris Lofton (Tennessee), Christian Maraker (Pacific), Gerry McNamara (Syracuse), J. Robert Merritt (Samford), Paul Miller (Wichita State), Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech), Elton Nesbitt (Georgia Southern), Joakim Noah (Florida), Kevin Pittsnogle (West Virginia), Chris Quinn (Notre Dame), Brion Rush (Grambling State), Blake Schilb (Loyola), Steven Smith (LaSalle), Tim Smith (East Tennessee State), Ronald Steele (Alabama), Rodney Stuckey (Eastern Washington), Chad Timberlake (Fairleigh Dickinson), Darius Washington (Memphis), Marcus Williams (Connecticut), Jamar Wilson (Albany), Anthony Winchester (Western Kentucky), Ricky Woods (Southeastern Louisiana)
