Felton Named To AAC All-Conference Third Team

IRVING, Texas – East Carolina junior guard RJ Felton has been named to the American Athletic Conference All-Conference Third Team according to an announcement by the league office on Tuesday.

The AAC Preseason Second Team member has enjoyed a career season in multiple statistical categories including points per game (17.3), field goal shooting (43.8 percent), three-point shooting (36.3 percent), free throw shooting (80.5 percent), rebounds per game (6.2) and steals per game (1.8) to help lead the Pirates to their most-ever conference wins (seven) in the American since joining the league in 2014-15.

Earlier this season, Felton became the first Pirate since former Pirate and NBA player Theodore "Blue" Edwards in 1989 to score 30 or more points in back-to-back games with his 30 points against Campbell and a career-high 33 points against USC Upstate. Felton has registered 28 points in each of his last two games and has scored 10 or more points in 23 straight contests.

The Aiken, S.C. native became the 34th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark with the Pirates on Feb. 18 in ECU's 81-67 win over Tulane. He is also on pace to score the sixth-most points in a single season by a Pirate player as he currently has 535 points on the season and have the sixth highest steals per game in a season at ECU with 1.8 along with teammate Brandon Johnson.

Felton and the Pirates begin play at the American Athletic Conference Championship on Thursday, Mar. 14 against Tulsa at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU inside Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

Below is the full list of AAC postseason awards:

Players of the Year
Johnell Davis, Jr., G, Florida Atlantic
Chris Youngblood, Sr., G, South Florida

Coach of the Year
Amir Abdur-Rahim, South Florida*

Defensive Player of the Year
Yaxel Lendeborg, Jr., F, UAB

Freshman of the Year
PJ Haggerty, G, Tulsa*

Most Improved Player
Selton Miguel, Sr., G, South Florida

Sixth Man of the Year
Selton Miguel, Sr., G, South Florida*

Sportsmanship Award
Sion James, Jr., G, Tulane

All-Conference First Team
Yaxel Lendeborg, Jr., F, UAB
Johnell Davis, Jr., G, Florida Atlantic*
David Jones, Sr., G, Memphis
Jason Edwards, So., G, North Texas
Chris Youngblood, Sr., G, South Florida

All-Conference Second Team
Lu'Cye Patterson, Jr., G, Charlotte
Vladislav Goldin, Jr., C, Florida Atlantic
Alijah Martin, Jr., G, Florida Atlantic
Selton Miguel, Sr., G, South Florida
Zhuric Phelps, Jr., G, SMU

All-Conference Third Team
Igor Milicic Jr, Jr., F, Charlotte
RJ Felton, Jr., G, East Carolina
Jahvon Quinerly, Sr., G, Memphis
Kevin Cross, Sr., F, Tulane
PJ Haggerty, Fr., G, Tulsa

All-Freshman Team
Keanu Dawes, F, Rice*
Jayden Reid, G, South Florida*
Zion Stanford, G, Temple
Tyshawn Archie, G, Tulsa
PJ Haggerty, G, Tulsa*
Matt Reed, F, Tulsa

* denotes unanimous selection

Players Mentioned

RJ Felton

Brandon Johnson

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