Roy Named to D3hoops.com All-America Team

Wittenberg senior post player Chad Roy was named to D3hoops.com’s All-America team as a member of the 2018 Fourth Team. The Toledo, Ohio native becomes Wittenberg’s 28th All-American in program history.

Roy Named to D3hoops.com All-America Team
March 18, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Wittenberg senior post player Chad Roy was named to D3hoops.com's All-America team as a member of the 2018 Fourth Team. The Toledo, Ohio native becomes Wittenberg's 28th All-American in program history. Roy is the first post player to earn such honors since Dane Borchers in 2006-07 and Daniel Russ, who was a three-time All American in from 2004-2006. Wittenberg's last All American was record setting guard Chris Sullivan, who earned honorable mention honors from D3hoops in 2010-11.

Roy became the 33rd player in program history to score 1,000 points, finishing his senior season with 481 points (16.0 ppg) and 182 total rebounds (6.1 rpg), while also shooting 63 percent (178-of-283) from the field and 76 percent (121-of-159) at the free throw line. Roy was also selected as the NCAC's Top Defensive Player throughout the conference season after anchoring the Tigers' defensive unit that limited NCAC opponents to a league-low 67.2 points per game. The NCAC also selected Roy as a member of this year's First Team All-Conference, while D3hoops selected the senior center to the second team All-Great Lakes Region. Roy was also named to the First Team All-Great Lakes District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

Roy helped guide the Tigers to a record of 27-3 and 16-2 in NCAC play. NCAC coaches voted Wittenberg to finish third in the preseason poll. The Tigers didn't enter the national rankings until Jan. 1. From there Wittenberg has climbed from No. 17 to No. 10 to No. 5 to No. 3 in the D3Hoops.com poll. 22 in a row served as Wittenberg's first double-digit win streak since 2013-14 when they won 11 games in a row, a season that saw the Tigers finish 21-8. Wittenberg won the NCAC's regular season crown, and went on to win the 2018 NCAC Tournament as Roy was also selected to the All-Tournament Team.