Howard Payne junior guard Danyel Bradley was named the South Region Player of the Year today by D3hoops.com along with the rest of this year’s all-region teams and region awards.
Bradley, a two-time all-conference selection, finished the regular season as the leading scorer in Division III with 22.3 points per game. Her 602 points overall are the most scored by an ASC player in a single season since former Howard Payne player and current coach of the Lady Jackets, Meia Daniels, set the conference record in 2008 (649). The only ASC player to record more than 1,000 minutes on the floor (1,018), Bradley ranked in the top 10 in six league categories. In addition to leading the ASC in scoring, Bradley also held top marks in steals (93), ranked third in free throw percentage (.831), fourth in field goal percentage (.449) and ninth in assists (3.1). Bradley was also named ASC Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference and to the ASC All-Defensive Team.
Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools. Players chosen to the D3hoops.com All-Region team are eligible for All-American selection. The All-American teams will be announced at the end of this week, in conjunction with the Division III men’s and women’s championships.
This is the 14th year D3hoops.com has named an All-Region team and this year’s All-America team will be the 18th annual All-American selections. The D3hoops.com All-American teams, along with those of the respective coaches’ associations, are the only ones recognized in the NCAA record book.
