BEAVERTON, Ore. --- Tusculum College's Kyle Moore has been named to the Division II Bulletin All-America Third Team announced officials. This marks the third All-America accolade Moore has received this season.

Moore, a senior guard Gainesville, Fla., has also been selected to the Daktronics NCAA II All-America Second Team and the Basketball Times DII All-America Third Team.

Last Friday, Moore played in the NCAA II All-Star Game, where he garnered co-most valuable player honors, while leading the West All-Stars to a 131-125 overtime victory at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. In the All-Star Game, Moore poured in 21 points, shooting 8-for-11 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from three-point territory. He also dished out five assists and recorded a pair of blocked shots.

The 6-3, 190-pound Buchholz High School graduate was named the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year for a second straight season as he led the league in scoring in consecutive years, averaging 24.8 points per game, which is third in NCAA Division II and fifth nationally for all NCAA divisions. Moore's scoring average is the second highest in league history and fifth in school history.

He has also been named to two All-Region teams this year. He was selected to the Daktronics NCAA II All-Southeast Region First Team, while also garnering NABC All-District First Team accolades. This marks the second year in a row that Moore has been recognized by these two organizations.

Moore accounted for 693 points this year, while leading the Pioneers to a 16-12 record and a 10-6 in league mark to finish second in the conference standings for a second straight season. His point tally this year is the second most in recorded school history and third in the league record book.

The three-time All-SAC selection established a new school and SAC record with his 117 three-point field goals made this season. His 4.18 treys per game average are second in the country, while shooting 45.3 percent from beyond the arc (2nd in SAC/9th in NCAA II).

In just 87 games in a Pioneer uniform, Moore connected on 306 career three-point field goals, which are the most in conference history and the second-most ever by a Pioneer. He connected on 43 percent of his long-range attempts at Tusculum, which is the fourth-highest average in school history.

In his three seasons at Tusculum, Moore scored 1,813 points, ranking him fourth on the TC scoring list and the seventh-leading scorer in SAC history. He averaged 20.8 points per game at Tusculum, which is the third highest scoring average ever by a South Atlantic Conference player. Including his rookie campaign at NCAA Division I Winthrop University, Moore scored 1,863 points as a collegiate player.

Moore has been the model of consistency during his career, scoring 20 or more points an amazing 45 times in his three seasons at Tusculum, including 19 times this year. He has also poured in 30 or more points on 15 occasions, including 10 times this season. Moore was named SAC Player of the Week four times this season and nine times in the last two years combined.

The 2009 Division II All-American holds the school record with his 447 made free throws. While at Tusculum, Moore shot 85 percent from the foul line (447-of-526), which is the second highest career percentage in school history and third in SAC history. His .862 free throw percentage this season was second in the conference and 34th in the nation.

He finished his career at Tusculum similarly to how he started it at the charity stripe. He opened his TC career making his first 24 free throws. Moore finished the same way, connecting on his final 24 trips to the foul line. In his last 11 contests, Moore went 64-of-68 from the free throw line (94.1%), including a string of 33 in a row.

Moore becomes only the second two-time All-American in the program's history and first ever to earn DII All-American honors, twice. Lenzy Houston garnered NAIA All-America honors for the Pioneers in the 1978-79 and again in 1979-80.

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Division II Bulletin Men's Basketball All-America Team
First Team
Jason Westrol, Bentley (National Player of the Year)
Stephen Dennis, Kutztown
Sanijay Watts, Central Missouri
Jamar Smith, Southern Indiana
Matt Schneck, St. Cloud State

Second Team
Ben Madgen, Augusta State
Kendrick Easley, Mount Olive
Justin Keenan, Ferris State
Tyrone Curnell, Valdosta State
Chris Banchero, Seattle Pacific

Third Team
Kyle Moore, Tusculum
Laurence Ekperigin, LeMoyne
Lucas Alves, BYU Hawaii
LaMarshall Corbett, Angelo State
John Thompson, Florida Southern

Fourth Team
Thomas Young, Indiana (Pa.)
Travis Nelson, Minnesota State
Darryl Webb, Indiana (Pa.)
Gage Daye, Bloomfield
Zac Tiedeman, Humboldt State