Nimley Nets Mid-Major All-American Honors

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern freshman guard Saah Nimley has been named to the 2012 College Insider Mid-Major Freshman All-America Team, it was announced yesterday.

Nimley previously earned a spot on the Big South All-Freshman Team alongside fellow guard Arlon Harper. Nimley was one of only two Bucs to start all 31 games this past season, and teamed with Harper to form one of the better backcourts in the league as CSU posted a 19-win season for the first time since 1994-95.

Nimley tallied 20 or more points six times on the year, including a career-high 24 against both VMI (December 3) and Winthrop (January 21). The 5-8 guard from Lawrenceville, Georgia finished the campaign second on the team in scoring at 13.5 ppg, and led the club in assists with 3.9 helpers per contest. Nimley was also critical in CSU’s 88-74 win over Liberty in the Big South Tournament Quarterfinals, hitting his first five shots en route to a game-high 19 points as the Bucs won a postseason game for the first time since 2006.

2012 COLLEGE INSIDER MID-MAJOR FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Name, Ht., School
Lawrence Alexander, 6-2, North Dakota State
Julius Brown, 5-10, Toledo
Justin Burrell, 5-8, Holy Cross
Johnny Dee, 6-0, San Diego
Ben Dickinson, 6-9, Binghamton
Quincy Ford, 6-8, Northeastern
Trey Freeman, 6-2, Campbell
Dylan Garrity, 6-2, Sacramento State
Derrick Gordon, 6-2, Western Kentucky
Juan'ya Green, 6-3, Niagara
Ty Greene, 6-2, South Carolina Upstate
Stephan Hicks, 6-5, Cal State Northridge
Evan Hymes, 5-8, Siena
Lucky Jones, 6-5, Robert Morris
Roosevelt Jones, 6-4, Butler
Chavaughn Lewis, 6-5, Marist
Four McGlynn, 6-2, Vermont
Shonn Miller, 6-7, Cornell
Saah Nimley, 5-8, Charleston Southern
Tahj Tate, 6-4, Delaware State
Bernard Thompson, 6-3, Florida Gulf Coast
Jarvis Threatt, 6-2, Delaware
Seth Tuttle, 6-8, Northern Iowa
Kyle Vinales, 6-1, Central Connecticut State
Brad Waldow, 6-9, St. Mary's (Calif.)