BOSTON, MASS. ? Drake senior guard Adam Emmenecker added another honor to his burgeoning resume of accolades on Wednesday (April 2) as he was chosen to the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-American team.

Rather then assembling first, second, third and fourth team squads, the Collegeinsider.com All-America team is one team consisting of 21 players and honorable mentions. Division I coaches and NBA scouts are part of the selection process, but final decision rests with the collegeinsider.com staff.

Earlier in the week, he was named to the honorable mention Associated Press All-America men's basketball team.

The Saginaw, Mich., native was the catalyst of Drake's nationally ranked team which posted a school-record 28-5 mark while advancing to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The former walk-on helped lead a team, picked to finish ninth in the preseason league poll, to its first Missouri Valley Conference title since 1971, its first ever Missouri Valley Conference post-season tournament championship, while also advancing to NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1971.

Earlier Emmenecker was named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Men's Basketball Player of Year in the University Division as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. He also was named the Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Emmenecker was named the outstanding player of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament after leading Drake to its first tournament title ever, posting unique back-to-back double-doubles in the semifinal round and championship game. He had 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Creighton March 8, followed by a career-high 20 points and 11 assists in a 79-49 victory past Illinois state in the championship game March 9.

Emmenecker, who was named captain of the MVC Most Improved Team, earlier was named to the All-District VI team by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Emmenecker set a Drake single-season school record with 213 assists, including a career-high 14 in his college finale against Western Kentucky which still stands as a 2008 NCAA Tournament single-game high.

Besides leading the league in assists (6.5 avg.), he ranked third in the Missouri Valley Conference in steals with 53 (1.6 avg.) and seventh in free throw percentage (.833).

Emmenecker owned the highest rebounding average (4.6 avg.) of any point guard in the MVC, with that figure also ranking higher than the average of six starting post players in the league.

He more than tripled his combined career scoring total (57 points to 283) and assists (54 to 213) entering the season, while more than doubling his combined career totals in rebounding (60 to 157).

2007-08 Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-American Team
Josh Alexander, 6-4, Jr. , G, Stephen F. Austin
DeMario Anderson, 6-4, Sr., G, Quinnipiac
O'Darien Bassett, 6-2, Sr., G, Troy
Ryan Bright, 6-6, Sr., F, Sam Houston State
Adam Emmenecker, 6-1, Sr., G, Drake
Al Fisher, 6-1, Jr., G, Kent State
A.J. Graves, 6-1, Sr., G, Butler
Mike Green, 6-1, Sr., G, Butler
Justin Hare, 6-2, Sr., G, Belmont
Alex Harris, 6-6, Sr., G, UC Santa Barbara
Kenny Hasbrouck, 6-3, Jr., G, Siena
Brandon Johnson, 6-0, Jr., G, San Diego
Courtney Lee, 6-5, Sr., G/F, Western Kentucky
Eric Maynor, 6-2, Jr., G, VCU
Bo McCalebb, 6-0, Sr., G, New Orleans
Patrick Mills, 6-0, Fr., G, St. Mary's
Gyno Pomare, 6-8, Jr., F, San Diego
Joe Reitz, 6-7, Sr., C, Western Michigan
Jason Richards, 6-2, Sr., G, Davidson
Ryan Thompson, 6-6, So., G, Rider
Edwin Ubiles, 6-6, So., G/F, Siena

HONORABLE MENTION: Demetric Bennett (South Alabama: 6-4, Sr., G), Charron Fisher (Niagara: 6-3, Sr., F), George Hill (IUPUI: 6-2, Sr., G), Kyle Hines (UNC-Greensboro: 6-6, Sr., F), Tony Lee (Robert Morris: 6-0, Sr., G), Tim Pollitz (Miami: 6-6, Sr., F), Arizona Reid (High Point: 6-5, Sr., F), Jonathan Rodriguez (Campbell: 6-5, So., F), Diamon Simpson (St. Mary's: 6-7, Jr., F), Ryan Wittman (Cornell: 6-6, So., F)