Briante Weber named A-10 Defensive Player of the Year
Jim Swing
Sports Editor
The player that best embodies VCU’s Havoc style defense has earned conference accolades for the second straight year. In his sophomore season, Briante Weber was named the Atlantic 10 conference’s Defensive Player of the Year. Weber leads the nation in steal percentage (8.0) and is sixth in steals per game (2.7). He was named to the Colonial Athletic Association’s All-Defensive Team in his freshman season.
Along with Weber, VCU senior point guard Darius Theus was named to the A-10 All-Defensive Team. Juvonte Reddic and Treveon Graham earned second-team honors. Freshman Melvin Johnson was named to the conference’s All-Rookie Team.
Here is the full list of honors:
Player of the Year
Khalif Wyatt, TU
Defensive Player of the Year
Briante Weber, VCU
Rookie of the Year
Semaj Christon, XU
Coach of the Year
Jim Crews, SLU
Sixth Man of the Year
Cody Ellis, SLU
Chris Daniels Most Improved
Travis Taylor, XU
First Team All-Conference
Khalif Wyatt, TU
Ramon Galloway, LAS
Rotnei Clarke, BU
Dwayne Evans, SLU
Chaz Williams, UM
Second Team All-Conference
Juvonte Reddic ,VCU
Treveon Graham, VCU
Semaj Christon, XU
Tyreek Duren, LAS
Kevin Dillard, UD
Third Team All-Conference
Darien Brothers, UR
Ronald Roberts, SJU
Kwamain Mitchell, SLU
Jordair Jett, SLU
Travis Taylor, XU
All-Academic
Andrew Smith, BU
Dwayne Evans, SLU
Nemanja Mikic, GW
T.J. DiLeo, TU
Nikola Malesevic, URI
All-Defensive Team
Briante Weber,VCU
Jordair Jett, SLU
Pierria Henry, CHA
Roosevelt Jones, BU
Darius Theus, VCU
All-Rookie Team
Semaj Christon, XU
Kellen Dunham, BU
Derrick Colter, DUQ
Willie Clayton, CHA
Melvin Johnson, VCU
