Tre Cobbs has been named to the Great Midwest All-Conference First Team as announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon. All together three members of the Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball team have earned All-Conference selections. Wyatt Battaile and Zach Hopewell each were named to the All-GMAC Second Team.
Cobbs finished fifth in the league with a 16.8 points per game average. Cobbs played in 13 games, starting nine while averaging 26 minutes a night. He scored 219 points this season while pulling in 40 rebounds and dishing out 36 assists.
The sharpshooting Hopewell is 14th in the league in scoring (13.5) and third in three-point shooting percentage (.391). He also sits fourth in the lead with 2.4 three-point baskets per game. This season Hopewell has recorded 203 points in 15 games. He also laid claim to 25 assists and 12 steals. Hopewell reached double-figure point totals 10 times this season with a season-high 24 coming on February 6th against Ohio Dominican.
Battaile started all 16 games this season, helping the Panthers to a 10-6 record. On the year Battaile averaged 12.1 points per game and over seven rebounds a night. His rebounding total ranks fifth in the G-MAC this season. Battaile shoots over 40% from the field and the perimeter. To the start the season Battaile recorded his first of two double-doubles. He scored a season-best 19 points in back-to-back games against Hillsdale and Malone this January.
The Panthers were eliminated from the Great Midwest Championship Tournament on Tuesday after a 64-55 loss to Cedarville. Ranked eighth in the NCAA most recent Regional Rankings, the Panthers will await selections this Sunday.
This is a KWC Athletics press release.
