THREE BUCCANEERS EARN POSTSEASON ACCOLADES

Leslie, Hawkins each earn second-team honors

Three players on the Blinn College men’s basketball team have been named All-Region XIV team for the 2014-15 season.

Lionheart Leslie and Ja’Cardo Hawkins were each named to the second-team All-Region XIV Conference South Zone team while Jalan McCloud was listed as honorable mention.

“Having three guys recognized for the All-Conference team is due to the face that we had a successful regular season,” said coach Scott Schumacher.

Leslie averaged a team-leading 14.7 points per game to go along with 5.7 assists and 5.1 rebounds a game.

Hawkins nearly averaged a double-double during the season with 12.9 points and 9.6 rebounds as a freshman.

McCloud averaged 11.7 points on the year.

Blinn finished with a 23-9 overall record and a 13-8 conference mark. The Buccaneers beat Paris Junior College in the first round of the Region XIV Tournament, 80-79, but lost to Angelina College 80-74 in the quarterfinals.

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(Story & photos courtesy, Jake Gordon, Blinn Information)