Marcus Bartley named CoSIDA Third-Team Academic All-American

Saluki PG Marcus Bartley in action against Missouri State this past season. (Madison Case SIU Salukis)

By Tom Weber, siusalukis.com

Southern Illinois junior guard Marcus Bartley was named a CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-American on Monday. He joined fellow Missouri Valley Conference player Reed Timmer on the Third Team.

A sport administration major with a 4.00 GPA, Bartley led Southern Illinois with 90 assists, despite missing the first six games of the season with a broken wrist. He returned in December and played in 26 games, including 22 starts. The Saint Louis transfer and Decatur, Illinois native averaged 6.7 points and ranked second on the team in 3-point shooting percentage at .383. In two games against Northern Iowa, he went 8-for-11 from outside the arc.

Bartley is the program’s first Academic All-America team pick since Bryan Mullins won first-team honors in 2009.

FIRST TEAM Name    School    Yr.    GPA    Major
Jevon Carter    West Virginia    Sr.    3.51    Sport Management
Tyler Clement    Creighton    Gr.    4.00 / 4.00    Finance / Marketing
A.J. Jacobson (1) (%)    North Dakota State    Gr.    3.99 / 4.00    Zoology (U) / Master of Business Administration (G)
Tyler Seibring (3)    Elon    Jr.    3.95    English / Economics
Joe Sherburne    UMBC    Jr.    4.00    Financial Economics

SECOND TEAM Name    School    Yr.    GPA    Major
Christian Adams    Costal Carolina    Jr.    4.00    Economics and Finance
Jalen Brunson    Villanova    Sr.    3.34    Communications
Jordan Howard (2)    Central Arkansas    Sr.    3.71    Digital Filmmaking
Luke Maye    North Carolina    Jr.    3.45    Business Administration
Skylar Mays    LSU    So.    4.01    Biological Sciences
Dylan Windler    Belmont    Jr.    3.84    Accounting

THIRD TEAM Name    School    Yr.    GPA    Major
Marcus Bartley    Southern Illinois    Jr.    4.00    Sport Administration
Joshua Braun (1) (*)    Grand Canyon    Gr.    3.83 / 3.60    Master of Business Administration
Stone Gettings    Cornell    Jr.    3.81    Applied Economics & Management
Reed Timmer    Drake University    Sr.    3.47    Pharmacy
Kevin Vannatta    UNC Asheville    Sr.    3.93    Accounting

CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Jevon Carter, West Virginia