COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Western New Mexico University men's basketball players TJ Riley (Tyler, TX/Chapel Hill High School) and Chad Carter (Tucson, AZ/Ironwood Ridge High School) were named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-RMAC Teams that were announced Tuesday by the conference office.


Both were named to the RMAC Preseason Teams, with Riley being named to the first-team, with Carter landing on the second-team.


Riley finished as the second leading scorer in the RMAC this season averaging 18 points per game.  He ranked seventh in assists with 82 (3.2), fourth in steals with 51 (2) and 15th in three-pointers made (39). He scored in double-digits in all but three games this season and had a high of 36 points. For his three-year career, he was named to the Third-Team All-West as a sophomore and then was named to the First-Team last year. For his career at WNMU he scored 1,324 points.


Carter was named the RMAC Athlete of the Month for January and was also named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 30. Carter was one of the main blocked shot players in the conference ranking second with 50 (1.9) and had a high of five. He was fourth in the conference in defensive rebounds with 126 (4.8) and averaged 15.7 points per game, good for fourth in the conference. He was named to the First-Team last year. He eclipsed 1,000 points in his playing career this season.


WNMU finished the season 9-17 overall and 9-13 in the RMAC.

The complete team list is below

Player of the Year: Brett Green, Colorado Mines
Defensive Player of the Year: Jamiko Verner, Adams State
Freshman of the Year: Trevor Ritchie, Colorado Mesa
Coach of the Year: Pryor Orser, Colorado Mines
 
 First Team All-RMAC
Name Yr. School Pos. Hometown Previous School
*Brett Green Jr. Colorado Mines G Peyton, Colo. Peyton HS
*Matt Morris Sr. Fort Lewis C Durango, Colo. Durango HS
Reggie Evans Sr. Metro State G Aurora, Colo. Rangeview HS
Dale Minschwaner Sr. Colorado Mines C Albuquerque, N.M. Sandia Prep HS
Michael Bear Sr. Colorado Mesa F Delta, Colo. Delta HS
Jonathon Morse Jr. Metro State C Boulder, Colo. Fairview HS
Mike Dentlinger So. Nebraska-Kearney F Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS
T.J. Riley Sr. Western New Mexico G Tyler, Texas Lamar University
Moala Tautuaa Sr. Chadron State C San Francisco, Calif. Clairemont HS
Jack Osborn Jr. Adams State C Hobart, Tasmania (Aus.) Mullen HS
* - unanimous first team selection
Second Team All-RMAC
Name Yr. School Pos. Hometown Previous School
Chad Carter (Tucson, AZ/Ironwood Ridge High School) Jr. Western New Mexico F Tucson, Ariz. Ironwood Ridge HS
Marqus Richards Sr. Adams State G Los Angeles, Calif. Trinidad State JC
Trevor Wages So. Colorado Mines C Littleton, Colo. Chatfield HS
Jamiko Verner Sr. Adams State G Denver, Colo. Cochise (Ariz.) CC
Colton Burgon Jr. Colorado Mesa C Sandy, Utah Hartnell College
Ty Trahern Sr. CSU-Pueblo G Kit Carson, Colo. Kit Carson HS
Brandon Jefferson So. Metro State G Flower Mound, Texas Lewisville HS
Kevin McClelland Sr. Chadron State G Long Beach, Calif. Lakewood HS
Andre Martin Sr. CSU-Pueblo G San Diego, Calif. Merritt (Calif.) College
Momcilo Latinovic Sr. N.M. Highlands F Belbrade, Serbia Northern State
Third Team All-RMAC
Name Yr. School Pos. Hometown Previous School
Matt Billups Sr. Fort Lewis G Los Lunas, N.M. Jacksonville CC
Chris Curtis Sr. Chadron State G Tustin, Calif. Chaminade (Hawaii)
Alex Hart Sr. Western State G Grapevine, Texas Colleyville Heritage HS
Jon Henderson Jr. Nebraska-Kearney G Salt Lake City, Utah Southern Utah
Charles Joseph Jr. Western State C Brooklyn, N.Y. Salt Lake CC
Trevor Ritchie Fr. Colorado Mines G Portland, Ore. Wilson HS
Weylan Towns Sr. Western State G Chandler, Ariz. Mesa CC
Jake Darby Jr. UC-Colorado Springs G Olathe, Kan. Newman (Kansas)
Demetrius Owens Jr. Regis F San Leandro, Calif. San Leandro HS
George Pollard Jr. UC-Colorado Springs G Colorado Springs, Colo. McCook (Neb.) JC