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ABA All-South Division Team Selected

March 10, 2009 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Southeast Texas Mavericks News Release


The Southeast Texas Mustangs strongly represented the First Team ABA All-South Division Team with DeRon Rutledge, Tim Pledger, and Anthony Lumpkin being selected for the First Team All-South Division Team. Rookie Currye Todd was selected Second Team All-South Division. In addition, the Southeast Texas Mustangs dominated with multiple award winners. Mustangs Majority Owner Jerry Nelson was chosen All-South Division Executive of the Year. Coach Steve Tucker was chosen Coach of the Year. The Mustangs Franchise was also selected as the All-South Division Franchise of the Year. Other Mustangs All-South Division Special Award Winners were Currye Todd as Co-South Division Rookie of the Year, Anthony Lumpkin was the South Division's Defensive Player of the Year, and DeRon Rutledge was the All-South Division MVP.

SOUTH DIVISION - ABA

FIRST TEAM ALL-SOUTH DIVISION:

G-Tim Pledger - 6'1-180-Southeast Texas Mustangs

G-Anthony Lumpkin - 6'2-175-Southeast Texas Mustangs

F-Keith Simpson - 6'7-225-Texas Fuel

F-DeRon Rutledge - 6'6-240-Southeast Texas Mustangs

C-Silvester Simple - 6'9-260-Texas City Rangers

SECOND TEAM ALL-SOUTH DIVISION:

G-Leonard Brown - 6'0-180-Texas Fuel

G/F-Isaiah Allen - 6'2-190-Texas Fuel

F/G-Currye Todd - 6'6-195-Southeast Texas Mustangs

F-Larry Posey - 6'8-260-Houston Takers

C/F-Roderick Smith - 6'9-230-Mississippi Blues

Honorable Mention All South Division:

G-Courtney Captain - 6'2-180-Texas City Rangers

G-Chris Green - 6'2-180-Houston Takers

G-Daniel Price - 6'3-190-Mississippi Blues

G-Kenny Wilson - 6'4-180-Texas Fuel

G-Jarrell Jones - 6'1-170-Mississippi Blues

ALL-SOUTH DIVISION SPECIAL AWARDS

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:

DeRon Rutledge - Southeast Texas Mustangs

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

Currye Todd-Southeast Texas Mustangs & Isaiah Allen - Texas Fuel

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Anthony Lumpkin - Southeast Texas Mustangs

COACH OF THE YEAR:

Coach Steve Tucker - Southeast Texas Mustangs

EXCUTIVE OF THE YEAR:

Jerry Nelson - Owner/CEO - Southeast Texas Mustangs

FRANCHISE OF THE YEAR:

Southeast Texas Mustangs

Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.



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