March 21, 2008
(portions of this release courtesy of Jon Denham, Loras College sports information director)

DUBUQUE, Iowa . . . Loras College senior forward Kyle White (Antioch, Ill./Antioch) has been named to the 2008 State Farm® Division III All-America Second Team released today by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). White, a two-time Iowa Conference MVP, was an NABC Third Team selection a year ago. The honor is the latest for White, a three-time All-IIAC player who was also named to the D3hoops.com All-West Region Second Team recently.

White led a balanced Loras attack in scoring and rebounding with 17.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in 29 contests, leading Loras in scoring 15 times and rebounding 17 times. He ranked second in the Conference in scoring and rebounding, and third in field goal percentage (55.1 percent, 189-of-343). In 16 Conference games, White recorded six double-doubles, most in the IIAC. He averaged 17.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game and shot 55.7 percent from the field, ranking first, second, and third in the IIAC, respectively. He ranked fourth in the league with 34 offensive rebounds.

Loras (22-7) qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament with a 77-69 win over top-seeded Buena Vista in the title game of the Iowa Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. In the Duhawks' first round game at No. 2 UW-Whitewater, White knocked down a three-pointer in the game's closing seconds to give Loras the 71-70 upset win. The win was the Duhawks' first NCAA Tournament win since rejoining the NCAA over 20 seasons ago.

“Kyle had a dominant year for us, and he continued to improve, even as his senior season progressed. He was one of many important parts in our success this season and he has been a pleasure to coach,” first-year head coach Greg Gorton said Thursday.

2008 STATE FARM DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
Matt Byrnes, Rowan University, 6-3, Senior, Guard Forward, Mays Landing, N.J.
Matt Goodwin, UW Whitewater, 6-1, Junior, Guard, Milwaukee, Wis.
Andrew Olson, Amherst College, 5-10, Senior, Guard, San Diego, Calif.
Kent Raymond, Wheaton (Ill.) College, 6-3, Junior, Guard, New Palestine, Ind.
Nick Shattuck, Ursinus College, 6-5, Senior, Guard, Ardsley, Pa.
Ben Strong, Guilford College, 6-11, Senior, Center, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Marcus Vanderheide, Hope College, 6-7, Senior, Forward, Grandville, Mich.
Anthony Williams, SUNY Plattsburgh, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Brooklyn, N.Y.

2008 STATE FARM DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Thomas Britt, Centre College, 5-11, Senior, Guard, Louisville, Ky.
Sean Burton, Ithaca College, 5-9, Junior, Guard, Yorkville, N.Y.
James Cooper, College of Wooster, 6-0, Senior, Guard, Springfield, Ohio
Nate Hanje, University of Chicago, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Brownsburg, Ind.
Dan Holbrook, UMass Dartmouth, 6-6, Senior, Center, Lexington, Mass.
Richard Jean-Baptiste, Brooklyn College, 6-4, Sophomore, Guard, Queens, N.Y.
Chad McGowan, York College, 6-7, Senior, Forward, Dallastown, Pa.
Kyle White, Loras College, 6-5, Senior Forward, Antioch, Ill.

2008 STATE FARM DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM
Jon Onyiriuka, University of Rochester, 6-7, Senior, Center, Painted Post, N.Y.
Phil Stricker, DeSales University, 6-5, Senior, Center, Womelsdorf, Pa.
Jeremiah Lawrence, Shenendoah University, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Forestville, Md.
Jeff Skemp, UW Platteville, 6-10, Junior, Center, Hazel Green, Wis.
Jon Greene, Richard Stockton College, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Wildwood, N.J.
Anthony Pettaway, Defiance College, 6-8, Junior, Center, Toledo, Ohio
Antoine Coleman, WPI, 6-3, Senior, Forward, Everett, Mass.
Nate Stahl, Capital University, 6-6, Junior, Forward, St. Henry, Ohio

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
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