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Dimitrijevic Earns CoSIDA Academic Second Team All-American Honors
3/9/2020 12:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Dimitrijevic is the first Bear since 2006 to be named an Academic All-American
MACON, Ga. – Mercer men's basketball player Djordje Dimitrijevic was named a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Second Team Academic All-American, the organization announced Monday.
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Dimitrijevic is the first player from Mercer to earn this honor since 2006 when Will Emerson received First Team Academic All-American honors. He is the lone member from the SoCon to earn this prestigious honor. To view the entire All-American team, click here.
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"This is an outstanding accomplishment for Djordje," remarked head coach Greg Gary. "He has excelled on the court and off the court. The Mercer community is very proud of Djordje."
Dimitrijevic has been putting up career-numbers this season for the Bears. He leads the team in scoring with an average of 16.8 points per game. He is shooting a career-best field goal percentage (42.5), three-point percentage (36.8), and set new career-highs in total assists (111), and rebounds (123).
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On January 11th, Dimitrijevic scored a career-high 34 points at Western Carolina. He hit a career-best six three-pointers in back to back games Jan. 15 (VMI) and Jan. 18 (at Samford).
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He guided the Bears to a 17-15 overall record and a fourth place finish in the Southern Conference during his senior season.
The 2020 Academic All-District® Basketball Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men's basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
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Dimitrijevic is the first player from Mercer to earn this honor since 2006 when Will Emerson received First Team Academic All-American honors. He is the lone member from the SoCon to earn this prestigious honor. To view the entire All-American team, click here.
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"This is an outstanding accomplishment for Djordje," remarked head coach Greg Gary. "He has excelled on the court and off the court. The Mercer community is very proud of Djordje."
Dimitrijevic has been putting up career-numbers this season for the Bears. He leads the team in scoring with an average of 16.8 points per game. He is shooting a career-best field goal percentage (42.5), three-point percentage (36.8), and set new career-highs in total assists (111), and rebounds (123).
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On January 11th, Dimitrijevic scored a career-high 34 points at Western Carolina. He hit a career-best six three-pointers in back to back games Jan. 15 (VMI) and Jan. 18 (at Samford).
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He guided the Bears to a 17-15 overall record and a fourth place finish in the Southern Conference during his senior season.
The 2020 Academic All-District® Basketball Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men's basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
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How to Follow the Bears:Â
For complete coverage of Mercer Basketball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerMBB (Twitter), /MercerBasketball (Facebook) and @Mercer_MBB (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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