SALISBURY, Md. – Salisbury junior forward
Jordan Oates was named the 2023 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while fifth-year senior
Greg Bloodsworth earned First-Team All-C2C honors and fifth-year senior
Brandon Craig took home second-team honors.
Oates earns the first-ever C2C Scholar-Athlete of the Year award for Sea Gull men's basketball for his performance on and off the court. The league's leading rebounder for the second consecutive year (8.6 per game), Oates also excels in the classroom with a 3.68 GPA as a Biomedical Sciences major with a focus on Pre-Dentistry and a minor in Chemistry. The two-time Academic All-District selection has made the dean's list four times while at SU and is a member of the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.
Bloodsworth earned First-Team All-C2C honors after leading the conference in scoring with 17.7 points per game. The fifth-year guard reach double figures in 21 of his 23 games played this season, including 10 20-point performances, and a career-high 33 points against Hood on Nov. 16. Bloodsworth is also the leading free throw shooter in the conference, making 90.7 percent of his attempts at the charity stripe.
Craig earned Second-Team All-C2C honors as the second-leading scorer for the Sea Gulls with 15.4 points per game, which is good for seventh in the conference. He registered five double-doubles on the season, including a dominant 27-point, 15-rebound game against Hood on Nov. 16, both career highs. He also averaged 7.3 rebounds per game, which is good for fifth in the conference.
The Sea Gulls earned the third seed in the upcoming C2C Tournament and are slated to take on sixth-seeded Pratt in the first round on Thursday, Feb. 23. Tip-off from Santa Cruz, Calif., is scheduled for 4 p.m. EST/1 p.m. PST.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
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