Emory Men's Basketball Places Two On All-UAA Team

Two members of the 2008-09 Emory University men's basketball squad have been selected to the All-University Athletic Association Team.  The all-league honorees were chosen by the conference coaches.

Juniors Anthony Fernandez (Miami, FL) and Chad Hixon (Snellville, GA) were the Eagles' representatives, with both players capturing honorable-mention recognition.

The 6-foot-4 Fernandez appeared in all 25 Emory contests, 14 as a starter, and averaged a team-high 14.0 points, good for ninth place among UAA players.  He scored in double figures on 15 occasions and registered seven performances of 20 or more points.  He either led or shared for team scoring honors in 12 games and claimed that distinction in the rebounding department a total of five times.  Fernandez ended the year No. 2 on the team and 15th in the league in rebounding with a 4.9 per-game effort.  He connected on 81.4 percent of his free throw opportunities (70-of-86) which ranked fourth on the UAA chart.  In league action only, he tossed in 12.5 points per outing, 12th on the league's ladder, while his 83.7 percent mark from the charity stripe (36-of-43), placed him fifth among UAA cagers.

Hixon, a starter in 21 of 25 games, averaged a team-leading 27.2 minutes per outing and ended the season No. 2 on the squad in scoring (9.9 ppg) and first in rebounding with his 6.2 per-game showing in that category placing him third in the league. He enjoyed a strong second half of the season, registering 10 double-figure scoring contests in the last 11 games, while posting double digits a total of 16 times.  He either led or shared for team scoring honors on seven occasions including a season-high 20 points against Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 30).  He paced the Eagles in rebounds in 12 games, including six of the last seven contests of the year.  In conference action only, he averaged 11.4 points per game, second on the club and tied for 13th on the league chart, while his 6.0 rebounds per game ranked fourth.