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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 15, 2016) - Senior forward Jordan McDaniel of the Rutgers University-Newark men's basketball team was selected to take part in the 2016 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III Senior All-Star Game, it was announced Tuesday.

McDaniel will join just 18 other seniors from all of Division III basketball (nine on each roster) in the game. The contest will take place on Saturday, March 19 at 3:30 p.m. prior to the Division III National Championship game in the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. The teams are composed of two senior student-athletes from each of the eight regions in Division III and two seniors have been selected through online voting on D3hoops.com.

Since the close of the 2015-16 regular season, the accolades have been flowing in for the 6-5 senior from Colonia.

After scoring 44 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in his team's double overtime win at Ramapo College in the regular-season finale, McDaniel was named the Met Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week and was named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week. On February 24, McDaniel was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Player of the Year and first-team all-conference, becoming the first-ever Scarlet Raider to be named the 'Pony Wilson' NJAC Player of the Year. On March 14, McDaniel earned first-team All-Atlantic Region accolades from D3Hoops.com and Tuesday he becomes the first-ever Scarlet Raider to earn a spot in the Reese's NABC Division III Senior All-Star Game.

McDaniel's 2015-16 Accolades...so far (click the links read the other releases)
NJAC Player of the Year
First-team All-NJAC
D3hoops.com first-team All-Atlantic Region
NABC Senior All-Star (current release)

McDaniel led the Scarlet Raiders in scoring (21.4 points per game), rebounding (6.9 rebounds per game) and blocked shots (30), sitting top-three on the team in steals (27) and assists (1.4 per game) as well. He led the NJAC in scoring and was fifth in field-goal percentage, converting at an amazingly efficient 53 percent clip for the season. The Colonia native poured in 600 points on just 381 total field-goal attempts, ranking third in the league in blocked shots, second in minutes and fifth in rebounding.

As a team, the Scarlet Raiders won 20 games for the third time in four seasons, reaching the semifinals of the NJAC and ECAC Metro/Upstate tournaments, compiling a record of 14-4 in conference games and 20-8 overall.

McDaniel finished the year with four double-doubles and at least 15 points and five rebounds in 19 different games. A two-time first-team all-conference performer, McDaniel scored 30 points or more five different times this season and dropped 20 or more in 16 games, even scoring 18 on 7-of-13 shooting in the team's season-opener against DI Rutgers University (New Brunswick). He also led the Scarlet Raiders with 50 made three-pointers, shooting 38.8 percent from distance which was top-10 in the conference.

Nationally, McDaniel finished his season 17th in free throw attempts, 19th in total points, 25th in made free throws, 34th in points per game and 45th in minutes played. The veteran was able to pour in the 19th highest point total in all of NCAA Division III Men's Basketball, but needed only the 83rd-most field-goal attempts to do so.

McDaniel averaged 21.5 points on 55.9 percent shooting in 18 conference contests this year, shooting 40.5 percent from deep in the NJAC. He also averaged 22.3 points in three postseason outings. The veteran graduates from the Rutgers-Newark men's basketball program with 1,284 points in three seasons, adding 460 rebounds, 83 assists, 78 blocked shots and 59 steals.

Scarlet Raider men's basketball fans should continue to check www.rutgersnewarkathletics.com for additional postseason honors over the next few weeks and can also follow @ScarletRaiders on twitter for the latest.

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