Thomas Student Athlete Named Rookie of the Year
Andrew Duncanson '11 Named Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Association and NAC Rookie of the Year

WATERVILLE, April 2--Thomas College student-athlete Andrew Duncanson, of Westbrook, has been named the Maine Men"s Basketball Coaches and Writers Association Maine Rookie of the Year. Duncanson, or "Dunc" as he is fittingly known around campus, was also recently named the North Atlantic Conference 2007-08 Rookie of the Year.

Duncanson, a Portland High School graduate, earned the dual honors by averaging 18 points per game.  He led the entire state among NCAA Division III first year students in this category.  He shot 78 percent from the free throw line and had an outstanding 42 percent field goal percentage from the floor and beyond the arc. He averaged 17.5 points per conference game and 3.77 assists per game ranking him sixth in the conference in both categories. Duncanson was also among the league leaders in steals (2.00 per game), three-point field goal percentage (44.4 percent) and assist-to-turnover ratio. His season-high came against UMaine-Presque Isle, scoring 33 points on the evening.

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