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DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Anthony Pettaway has been tabbed as one of 25 NCAA D-III preseason All-Americans as announced by Basketball Times. Pettaway was the lone representative from the Heartland Conference to make the list.
Pettaway led the Yellow Jackets to a 17-9 record and an appearance in the HCAC championship game en route to being named All-HCAC as a sophomore. The rising junior was recently selected as a Preseason Player to Watch in the conference and is an early candidate for Player of the Year honors in the HCAC.
Pettaway had a breakout season one year ago and developed into one of the most dangerous post players in the conference. The six-foot, eight-inch center started every game for the Jackets and averaged 16.3 points and 7.4 rebounds a night, while connecting at a 58.7-percent clip from the floor.
The Toledo, Ohio native scored double figures in all but two games as a sophomore, topped the 20-point barrier seven times and posted eight double-double performances. Pettaway was named the HCAC Male Athlete of the Month in January and February, earned a spot on the Purple and Gold Financial Classic and HCAC All-Tournament Teams and ended the year as the only player in the HCAC to rank among the top five players in the league in scoring and rebounding.
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