Silas Named Honorable Mention All-MAC

By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com

Northern Illinois' Xavier Silas (middle) was named Honorable Mention All-MAC on Wednesday. (Scott Walstrom – NIU Media Services)

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Is Xavier Silas really the sixth-best player in the MAC West? The league's coaches seem to think so.

After a Mid-American Conference season in which Silas ranked second in the league in scoring (20.4 ppg.), 19th in rebounding (5.6 rpg), eighth in free-throw percentage (.832) and fourth in three-point field goals per game (2.25), MAC coaches named Silas All-MAC Honorable Mention, behind five players from the West who appeared on the first and second teams.

Silas got one vote for MAC Player of the Year, and the only MAC West player who appeared on the First Team was Western Michigan's David Kool, who earlier this week was named MAC Player of the Year.

"Xavier [Silas] certainly deserves to be recognized for the impact he had on our league this season," NIU coach Ricardo Patton said in a news release. "Particularly early on in our MAC schedule, it was evident that coaches were designing their defensive game plan around him, and he did a nice job of adjusting to that

"Along with all of his teammates, Xavier has a big offseason ahead of him. I'd like to see his field goal percentage numbers improve, and he also has the potential to be a great defender next season. He was a huge part of our team this year, and I expect him to be one of the top players in our league again next season."

Here are the All-MAC teams:

Jimmy Conyers, Akron

Rodney Pierce, Buffalo

Kenny Hayes, Miami

David Kool, Western Michigan

Chris Singletary, Kent State

Jordan Bitzer, Central Michigan

Robbie Harman, Central Michigan

Carlos Medlock, Eastern Michigan

Brandon Bowdry, Eastern Michigan

Justin Greene, Kent State

Chris McKnight, Akron