Men's Basketball

La Verne's Greenlee Named Second Team Academic All-American By ESPN The Magazine
March 2, 2006

Courtesy La Verne Sports Information Office

University of La Verne senior Jason Greenlee has been named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Second-Team Academic All-America® College Division Men's Basketball Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Greenlee, a First Team All-SCIAC Conference selection, started 23 games for the Leopards and led the team in scoring (17.5) for the third consecutive season. He finished the season ranked fifth in the SCIAC in scoring, eighth in free throw percentage (.750) and ninth in three-pointers (44).

A 6-3 guard from San Dimas, Greenlee was also honored as the SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week on February 15. His all-conference selection this season marked the third consecutive year that he was named First Team All-SCIAC in basketball. Greenlee has amassed over 1,700 points in his four seasons with the Leopards.

An academic First Team Academic All-District selection, Greenlee has maintained a 3.89 grade point average as an accounting major at La Verne.

The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.