Christy Allen, Drew Assinesi land on respective 2012-13 SCAC Winter 'All-Sportsmanship' Teams

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Christy Allen and Drew Assinesi of the University of Dallas were announced today to the fifth-annual Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Winter 2012-13 All-Sportsmanship basketball teams.

Allen (Burton, Mich.), a junior post, is a three-year letterwinner for head coach Jina Johansen's Lady Crusaders. Allen finished the 2012-13 women's basketball season with 232 rebounds and a 49 percent (118 of 241) field-goal percentage, which ranked second and third in the SCAC, respectively. 

Assinesi (Pasadena, Calif.), a senior guard, is a four-year letterwinner for head coach Jarred Samples' Crusaders. Assinesi concluded the 2012-13 men's basketball season with a 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio and 78 assists, which ranked first and fifth in the SCAC.

A total of 22 student-athletes were selected to the 2012-13 squad in the sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s swimming & diving and women’s swimming & diving.

The SCAC places a special emphasis on sportsmanship each year, but this year, the conference went a step further.

Prior to the 2012-13 academic year, the league developed and introduced a new sportsmanship-themed campaign, “Cheer Hard, Play Harder, Respect Everyone,” and created PSAs and videos that were distributed throughout the conference.

These pieces have been played during conference-produced video-streamed championship activities throughout the 2012-13 academic year and even promoted nationally through the NCAA Division III Twitter account and Facebook page.

Click here to view the SCAC's full release.