NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State senior guard
Jonathan Wade was voted to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) University Division All-State second team when the organization announced its postseason basketball awards on Thursday.
The VaSID University Division consists of all 14 NCAA D-I institutions in the state. A total of 10 players throughout the state were honored by the organization. Voting was done by sports information and athletic communication professionals from all collegiate divisions throughout the state.
Wade was a first-team All-MEAC selection this season after averaging 19.4 points per game, good for second in the league. He ranked fourth in the nation this year in largest scoring increase from the year before (+13.5). Wade garnered first-team NABC All-District and first-team BOXTOROW HBCU Division I All-America honors this year as well.
He led the team in rebounding (6.8) to go along with 1.9 assists per game. Wade set the school's D-I record for free throws (163) while scoring the second-most points (658) since moving up from Division II. He scored in double figures in 33 of 34 games and ended the season 52
nd in the nation in scoring.
T.J. Cline of Richmond was named the VaSID Player of the Year, while teammate De'Monte Buckingham earned the Rookie of the Year award. In addition, Virginia Tech head coach Buzz Williams was voted the state coach of the year.
NSU finished 17-17 overall and 12-4 in the MEAC, good for second place in the regular season standings. The Spartans advanced to the championship game of the MEAC tournament for the first time in five years.
Wade is one of three seniors NSU will have to replace going into next season.
Virginia Sports Information Directors University Division All-State Team
First Team
T.J. Cline - Richmond
Daniel Dixon - William & Mary
JeQuan Lewis - VCU
London Perrantes - Virginia
Marquise Moore - George Mason
Second Team
Omar Prewitt - William & Mary
Jonathan Wade - Norfolk State
Zach LeDay - Virginia Tech
Seth Allen - Virginia Tech
Ed Polite Jr. - Radford
Player of the Year
T.J. Cline – University of Richmond
Coach of the Year
Buzz Williams – Virginia Tech
Rookie of the Year
De'Monte Buckingham – University of Richmond
