Donlon Named Coach of the Year; Darling Second Team

Wright State men's basketball coach Billy Donlon was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year and junior forward Cole Darling was named to the League’s Second Team as the All-Horizon League teams were announced Monday.

Donlon, in his third season as head coach, led the Raiders to a 19-11, 10-6 record and a third-place finish after being picked to finish last in the preseason poll. He holds an overall record of 51-44.

"I am very happy for Cole," Donlon said. "He has had an outstanding season with both his play and leadership. He is very deserving of this selection. I want to also congratulate our players and staff because the Coach of the Year award is a reflection of their efforts."

Darling, who has missed the last four games, has led the team in scoring with an 11.3 points per game average. The Holt, Michigan native has scored 20 or more points three times this year, including his career-high 29 points against Morehead State. He also holds the team lead in rebounding average at 4.6.

Wright State (19-11, 10-6 Horizon) will take on the winner of Tuesday's Loyola at Youngstown State contest on Friday, March 8, at 6:00 Eastern in Valparaiso.

WSU League Coach of the Year

2004 Paul Biancardi

2008 Brad Brownell (co)

2013 Billy Donlon

All-Mid-Continent Conference

1992 Bill Edwards

1993 Bill Edwards, Mark Woods

1994 Mike Nahar

All-MCC/Horizon League

1995 Vitaly Potapenko

1996 Vitaly Potapenko

1997 Keion Brooks

1998 Keion Brooks (2nd)

1999 Keion Brooks, Kevin Melson (2nd)

2000 Kevin Melson, Israel Sheinfeld

2001 Kevin Melson, Israel Sheinfeld (2nd)

2002 Cain Doliboa (2nd), Seth Doliboa (2nd)

2003 Seth Doliboa

2004 Seth Doliboa, Vernard Hollins (2nd)

2005 DaShaun Wood (2nd)

2006 DaShaun Wood

2007 DaShaun Wood

2008 Vaughn Duggins

2009 Todd Brown (2nd)

2010 Vaughn Duggins (2nd)

2011 Vaughn Duggins, N'Gai Evans (2nd)

2012 Julius Mays (2nd)

2013 Cole Darling (2nd)

The following is the 2012-13 men's basketball All-Horizon League teams:

FIRST TEAM ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE

Name	School	Yr.	Pos.
Ray McCallum	Detroit	Jr.	G
Ryan Broekhoff	Valparaiso	Sr.	F
Nick Minnerath	Detroit	Sr.	F
Kendrick Perry	Youngstown State	Jr.	G
Keifer Sykes	Green Bay	So.	G

SECOND TEAM ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE

Name	School	Yr.	Pos.
Alec Brown	Green Bay	Jr.	C
Kevin Van Wijk	Valparaiso	Sr.	F
Ben Averkamp	Loyola	Sr.	F
Gary Talton	UIC	Sr.	G
Cole Darling	Wright State	Jr.	F

HORIZON LEAGUE ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM

Name	School	Yr.	Pos.
Bryn Forbes	Cleveland State	Fr.	G
Jordan Fouse	Green Bay	Fr.	F
Jordan Aaron	Milwaukee	Jr.	G
Kamren Belin	Youngstown State	Jr.	F
Josh Crittle	UIC	Sr.	C

HORIZON LEAGUE ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

Name	School	Yr.	Pos.
Damian Eargle	Youngstown State	Sr.	F
Erik Buggs	Valparaiso	Sr.	G
Kendrick Perry	Youngstown State	Jr.	G
Alec Brown	Green Bay	Jr.	C
Jordan Fouse	Green Bay	Fr.	F