ROCK HILL, SC – Winthrop’s Tyrone Walker was named Second Team All-Conference, while Torrell Martin was named to the All-Freshman Team and Alex Spotts was named to the All-Academic Team, the Big South Conference announced Monday.

Walker, a senior forward from North Augusta, SC, averaged 13 points and 7.8 rebounds to lead the Eagles to a 16-11 record and third seed in the Big South Conference Tournament, which begins Tuesday.  He shot 45 percent from the field and leads the team with 352 points scored.

Martin, a freshman guard from Airport High School in Columbia, SC, is averaging 8.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. 

Spotts, a sophomore guard/forward from Columbia, SC, is averaging 4.0 points and almost 2 rebounds per game.  Spotts, a transfer from Rice University, is undecided on a major.

Birmingham-Southern’s Duane Reboul was honored as the league’s Coach of the Year, while Danny Gathings of High Point was voted the league’s Player of the Year.  Liberty’s Larry Blair was named the Freshman of the Year.

First Team All-Conference
Danny Gathings, High Point
Gabe Martin, Liberty
E.J. Gallup, Coastal Carolina
Jakob Sigurdarson, Birmingham-Southern
Whit Holcomb-Faye, Radford

Second Team All-Conference
Ed O’Neil, Charleston Southern
Tyrone Walker, Winthrop
Radee Skipworth, VMI
Larry Blair, Liberty
Grant Davis, Birmingham-Southern

All-Freshman Team
Larry Blair, Liberty
David Dees, Liberty
K.J. Garland, UNC Asheville
Moses Sonko, Coastal Carolina
Torrell Martin, Winthrop

Freshman of the Year
Larry Blair, Liberty

Player of the Year
Danny Gathings, High Point

Coach of the Year
Duane Reboul, Birmingham-Southern

All-Academic Team
Shema Mbyirukira, Birmingham-Southern
Trent Drafts, Charleston Southern
Clint Nagel, Coastal Carolina
Brent Halsch, High Point
Ryan Mantlo, Liberty
Olumuyiwa Popoola, Radford
Chad Mohn, UNC Asheville
Tadas Mankevicius, VMI
Alex Spotts, Winthrop

Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Shema Mbyirukira, Birmingham-Southern