April 2, 2009 - Mountain State forward Andrew Lee and head coach Bob Bolen claimed the 2009 NAIA Association of Independent Institutions Men's Basketball Division I Player and Coach of the Year awards respectively, the conference announced today. The A.I.I. also released their 2009 Division I Men's Basketball All-Star team.

Lee, a 6'6 junior forward from La Plate, Maryland, finished the season averaging 17 points and 7.7 rebounds-per-game in 2008-09. Lee finished the season fifth in the NAIA in shooting percentage (61.3 per cent), and was 22nd in steals-per-game in the NAIA with a 2.152 per-game average.

Lee's head coach Bolen was named the 2009 Coach of the Year after guiding Mountain State to the inaugural A.I.I. Championship and a berth in the 2009 NAIA National Championships. Mountain State won their first game of the tournament, however fell in the second round to Concordia 85-79.

Here is the complete list of 2009 A.I.I. Division I Men's Basketball All-Stars:

Name School Pos. Year Height Hometown
Andrew Lee Mountain State University F JR 6'6 La Plata, MD
Jon Meriweather Park University F SR 6'8 Kansas City, MO
Nick Aldridge Mountain State University F JR 6'7 Portsmouth, OH
Tay Barber Life University G JR 6'1 Decatur, GA
Christopher Owens Morris College G SR 6'2 Akron, OH
Anthony Ingram Brescia University F JR 6'5 Indianapolis, IN
Andrew Howard Brescia University G JR 6'3 Owensboro, KY
Antawn Coby Lambuth University G SR 5'8 Union City, TN
Byron Littlejohn Allen University G JR 5'9 Clover, SC
Youssoupha Sene Lambuth University C SR 6'7 Dakar, Senegal


Player of the Year: Andrew Lee - Mountain State University
Coach of the Year: Bob Bolen - Mountain State University