Jaguars Set To Be Honored
// January 7th, 2010 // News
Augusta State Athletics officials announced Thursday the Jaguar men’s basketball program will be recognized during Saturday’s Peach Belt Conference matchup with Francis Marion.
The 2008-09 squad, which registered a school-record 30 wins en route to the best season in school history, will be honored with a ring and banner ceremony just prior to tip-off at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Under head coach Dip Metress, the Jags became the first team in five years to capture both the Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship and the Peach Belt Conference Tournament title.
ASU captured the NCAA Southeast Regional championship in Christenberry Fieldhouse with an 85-57 victory over USC Aiken. ASU was nationally-ranked for the entire season — 15 consecutive weeks — and reached its highest ranking in school history at No. 3.
The Jags made their second straight trip to the Elite Eight in Springfield, Mass., advancing to their second straight Final Four.
Senior center Garret Siler and junior guard Ben Madgen were each named an All-American by three different organizations. Madgen was selected the NCAA Southeast Regional Player-of-the-Year while Siler earned Southeast Regional Most Outstanding Player honors. Siler and Madgen, along with junior guard/forward Fred Brathwaite, were all-conference selections as well.
At 12-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play, the 2009-10 edition of the Jags is off to the best start in school history. ASU will face a Patriot squad which boasts an 11-1 overall record and 3-0 mark in the league. FMU has won six in a row since suffering its lone loss at Apprentice School on Nov. 24, 2009.
