MARCH 24, 2008KING'S SOBOLESKI NAMED TO NABC ALL-REGIONAL TEAM
WILKES-BARRE -- King's College men's basketball standout John Soboleski has been named to the 2008 National Basketball Coaches Association All-Middle Atlantic Region Team as a second-team selection.
Soboleski, a 6-6 senior center, led the Monarchs to a 20-9 record, the 2008 Freedom Conference championship, and a berth in the 2008 NCAA Division III National Tournament.
In his final season at King's, Soboleski averaged 16.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per-game with a team-high 53 blocked shots and a 61.6 (165-268) shooting percentage.
After a slow start, Soboleski took over for the Monarchs midway through the season, scoring in doubles figures during each of the final 16 games, including nine games with over 20 points. During the last eight games of the season, Soboleski was one of the most dominant players in the region, averaging 24.7 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.1 blocks per-game.
He set career-highs of 28 points twice during this time, then broke the mark with 30 points in the final game of his career, a 83-77 overtime loss to SUNY-Plattsburgh in the second round of the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
He was rewarded for his play with a first-team All-Freedom Conference selection and was named the Freedom Conference "Player of the Week" during each of the final four weeks of the season. Additionally, Soboleski was named the most valuable player of the Freedom Conference Tournament after leading the Monarchs to their third league crown in four years.
Soboleski concludes his King's career tied for 14th place on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,161 points, while adding 639 rebounds, 164 assists, and 145 blocked shots.
"John enjoyed an outstanding senior year and put the entire team on his back during the second half of the season," King's coach J.P. Andrejko stated. "He came up big for us time and time again and was truly one of the best players in the region at the end of the year. With his size and quickness, John was virtually impossible to defend one-on-one and opponents had to double-team him, which in turn opened things up for other players. He also did a great job in recognizing the double-teams and became an outstanding passer in those situations. His all-around inside game was a huge factor in the success of our team this year."
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