DENVER -University of Denver junior guard Chase Hallam (Mesquite, Texas) was one of 11 men's basketball players named to the 10^th Annual Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team, the DI-AAA ADA announced today.

"This honor is a tribute to how hard Chase works on the court and in the classroom," Denver men's basketball head coach Joe Scott said. "It is as much an honor for our program as it is for Chase, and we are happy that he has been recognized for his achievements."

Hallam, whose 3.88 grade-point average in accounting was highest among the men's players honored, helped lead the Pioneers to a Denver NCAA Division I record 22 wins, including an 11-5 mark in the Sun Belt Conference. Hallam ranked fifth in the SBC in steals (1.6 per game), ninth in three-point percentage (.397) and 15^th in assists (2.3 per game).

"The Division I-AAA ADA wants to congratulate this year's scholar-athletes for both their academic and athletics achievements," stated Tim Hall, chair of the Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team Selection Committee and athletics director at the University of Missouri Kansas City. "Our Association is excited to have another platform which recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of Division I student-athletes."

Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious awards. Each of the nominees was required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. He/she must have reached junior athletics and academic standing at the nominated institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletics transfers are not eligible) and have completed at least three academic semesters/five quarters at the nominated institution. Nominated student-athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games listed on the nomination form.

A special Review Committee of Division I-AAA athletics directors was responsible for selecting the winners. Completing this task were Committee Chair Tim Hall; Pete Carlon, Texas Arlington; Don DiJulia, St. Joseph's; Gene Doris, Fairfield; Bill Husak, Loyola Marymount; Jean Lenti Ponsetto, DePaul; and Dave Mullins, East Tennessee State.

A special Review Committee of Division I-AAA athletics directors was responsible for selecting the winners. Completing this task were Committee Chair Tim Hall; Pete Carlon, Texas Arlington; Don DiJulia, St. Joseph's; Gene Doris, Fairfield; Bill Husak, Loyola Marymount; Jean Lenti Ponsetto, DePaul; and Dave Mullins, East Tennessee State.

About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 11^th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 99 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 47^th year. For more information on NACDA and the 12 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.