Clayton State’s Williams earns NABC Division II All-Southeast Region honors for men’s basketball

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – March 19, 2012 – The NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) released its 2012 All-Region teams on Monday, and Clayton State's Teondre Williams was honored as Division II All-Southeast Region.

Williams was one of eight players selected to the 10-member All-Southeast Region team from the Peach Belt Conference. He and Montevallo point guard Antonie Davis were both selected second team All-Region. Selected first team from the Peach Belt was Georgia College's Ryan Aquino, USC Aiken's Sterling Council, Columbus State's Steve Peterson, Montevallo's D.J. Rivera, Francis Marion's Liki Turner and Peach Belt Player of the Year Dwight Tolbert from Lander.

Williams is the sixth Clayton State player in program history to earn NABC Division II All-Region honors.

A Division I transfer from Oregon, Williams was the Lakers' leading scorer this season, averaging 18 points per game. The 6-foot-5, 218-pound senior from Atlanta is ranked fourth in the Peach Belt in scoring, and has reached double-figures in scoring in all but three games played this season.

Williams scored 20 or more points in 11 games, highlighted by a career-high 28 points against Limestone, plus 27 points against Flagler and 26 points against West Georgia. He also scored 24 points each against Tennessee Temple, Edward Waters and West Georgia and is shooting 76 percent from the free throw line this season.