LMU’s Johnson, Curry, Brevard’s Roper Named To Daktronics Men’s Basketball All-Region Team

STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- Lincoln Memorial University men's basketball forwards Desmond Johnson (Lynch, KY) and D'Mario Curry (Detroit, MI) have been named to the 2011 Daktronics Men's All-Southeast Region First and Second Teams, announced Wednesday. Brevard College guard Josh Roper (Charlotte, NC) was named to the All-Southeast Region Second Team.

Johnson, a 6-6 junior and three-year starter with the Railsplitters, earned Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team honors less than a week after being named 2011 South Atlantic Conference First Team, 2011 SAC Regular Season Most Valuable Player and to the 2011 SAC Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team. In his third season with the Railsplitters, Johnson ranks second on the team in scoring with 15.0 points per game and first in rebounding with 8.5 boards per night. Twice this season he was named South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week for his efforts.

Desmond Johnson

D'Mario Curry

Josh Roper

Curry, a 6-7 senior forward and three-year starter with the Railsplitters earned Daktronics All-Southeast Region Second Team honors less than a week after being named 2011 South Atlantic Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player, 2011 First Team All-South Atlantic Conference and was also named South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week twice this season. Throughout 29 games this year, Curry leads the Railsplitters in scoring with 17.6 points per game and ranks second on the squad in rebounding with 8.4 boards per contest. Curry is a three-time First Team All-South Atlantic Conference selection including this year's honors.

Roper, a 6-0 senior guard who was named to the South Atlantic Conference First Team led the SAC in scoring averaging 21.2 points per game along with leading the conference in steals per game at 2.56. Roper, was named South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week twice this season and holds numerous Brevard records. He is in the top ten in multiple single game, single season and career records in various categories including: points, points per game, field goals, field goal attempts, field goal percentage, free throws, free throw attempts, free throw percentage, three-pointers made, three-pointers attempted, assists and steals.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The online nomination and voting processes are powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM. Headquartered in Charleston, S.C., ATHLETICSITE.COM is the official provider for college athletic websites for over 30 sports organizations, including 26 colleges, universities and conferences primarily at the NCAA Division II level.

2011 Daktronics Men's All-Southeast Region Team
First Team
Chris Woods* Pfeiffer
Phillip Brown Georgia Southwestern
Desmond Johnson Lincoln Memorial
George Johnson Augusta State
Timmy Downs Clayton State
*-Player of the Year

Second Team
D'Mario Curry Lincoln Memorial
Brandon Robinson Clayton State
Jarrell Douglass Limestone
Richard Barbee Belmont Abbey
Josh Roper Brevard