Last year, the Mountaineers put 19 players on the list, which requires a player to have a cumulative grade-point index of at least 3.0 and have completed a minimum of two semesters of academic work. Only Syracuse, with 28, had more players earn a spot on the list this year.
West Virginia 2011 Big East All-Academic Team
Don Barclay
Sr.
OL
Business Management
Cranberry Township, Pa.
John Bassler
Jr.
OL
Industrial Math and Statistics
New Windsor, Md.
Cole Bowers
So.
OL
Geology
Milton, W.Va.
Jeff Braun
Jr.
OL
Physical Education – Teacher Education
Westminster, Md.
Dustin Brown
So.
WR
Exercise Physiology
Craigsville, W.Va.
Nick Cadwell
Sr.
DB
Business Management
Leesburg, Va.
Josh Contraguerro
Sr.
LB
Business Management
Wheeling, W.Va.
Trevor Demko
So.
DL
Communications
Kulpmont, Pa.
Curtis Feigt
So.
OL
Criminology
Berlin, Germany
Troy Gloster
So.
LB
Business Management
Germantown, Md.
Lucas Henn
So.
DB
Exercise Physiology
Morgantown, W.Va.
Nick Kindler
So.
OL
Criminology
Camp Hill, Pa.
Ricky Kovatch
Sr.
FB
Finance
Dublin, Ohio
Matt Lindamood
Jr.
FB
Exercise Physiology
Parkersburg, W.Va.
Nate Majnaric
So.
RB
Athletic Coaching Education
North Canton, Ohio
Paul Millard
So.
QB
Physical Education – Teacher Education
Flower Mound, Texas
Michael Molinari
So.
P
Exercise Physiology
Parkersburg, W.Va.
Ryan Nehlen
Jr.
WR
Exercise Physiology
Morgantown, W.Va.
Cody Nutter
Sr.
LS
Physical Education – Teacher Education
Parkersburg, W.Va.
Kelvin Owusu
So.
LB
Political Science
New City, N.Y.
Ted Rietschlin
So.
DL
Exercise Physiology
Crestline, Ohio
Doug Rigg
So.
LB
Communications
Oradell, N.J.
Corey Smith
Jr.
P
Sport Management
Inwood, W.Va.
Keith Tandy
Sr.
DB
Biology
Hopkinsville, Ky.
Wes Tonkery
So.
DB
Industrial Engineering
Shinnston, W.Va.
Tyler Urban
Sr.
WR
Finance
North Huntingdon, Pa.
Casey Vance
Sr.
LB
History Education
Seneca Rocks, W.Va.