UW-Platteville's big man continues to rake in big honors.

Jeff Skemp earned first team all-American honors on both the five-member D3hoops.com team and the eight-player State Farm/National Basketball Coaches Association squad.

The 6-10 senior center from Hazel Green was the leading vote-getter in the entire NCAA III West Region in both polls, earning the region's Player of the Year honors.

He led the Pioneers to a 23-6 record, including 13-3 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and into the second round of the NCAA III playoffs. In their first appearance since 1999, the Pioneers beat Hope (Mich.) 83-59 before falling at third-ranked Wheaton 74-69 in overtime, despite Skemp's career-best 38 points.

By averaging 18.9 points per game, Skemp had the highest Pioneer scoring average in 21 seasons. He finished his career with 1,466 points, good for fifth place on the UWP career charts.

Skemp is the seventh UW-Platteville all-America choice and the fifth to earn multiple honors. He was a third-team selection last year by both organizations.

Previous Pioneer all-America selections were Steve Showalter (1988 NAIA Third Team), Shawn Frison (1990 NAIA Honorable Mention), T.J. Van Wie (1992 NCAA First Team, 1993 NCAA Second Team), Ernie Peavy (1995 NCAA Second Team), Ben Hoffmann (1997 NCAA Second Team, 1998 NCAA First Team) and Merrill Brunson (1999 NCAA First Team, Player of the Year).

2009 STATE FARM DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
Jimmy Bartolotta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 6-4, Senior, Littleton, Col.
Darnell Braswell, DeSales University, 6-1, Junior, Guard, Allentown, Pa.
Sean Burton, Ithaca College, 5-9, Senior, Guard, Yorkville, N.Y.
Santini Lancioni, Richard Stockton College, 5-8, Freshman, Guard, Runnemede, N.J.
Kent Raymond, Wheaton College, 6-3, Senior, Guard, Cumberland, Ind.
Jonathan Rumeley, Averett University, 6-3, Senior, Guard, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Jeff Skemp, UW Platteville, 6-10, Senior, Center, Hazel Green, Wis.
Nate Stahl, Capital University, 6-6, Senior, Forward, St. Henry, Ohio
2009 STATE FARM DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Charles Jones, Widener University, 6-0, Junior, Guard, Philadelphia, Pa.
DJ Marsh, UW Oshkosh, 6-4, Junior, Forward, Bayside, Wis.
Mike Moore, DePauw University, 5-8, Senior, Guard, Elkhart, Ind.
Scott Morton, SUNY Geneseo, 6-6, Senior, Guard, Syracuse, N.Y.
Jesse Reimink, Hope College, 6-4, Senior, Forward, Hudsonville, Mich.
Ben Rudin, Middlebury College, 6-0, Senior, Guard, Scarsdale, N.Y.
Damien Santana, Farmingdale State, 6-1, Senior, Guard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Joey Verax, Transylvania University, 6-5, Senior, Forward, Falmouth, Ky.
2009 STATE FARM DIVISION III ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM
Mark Carson, Rochester Institute of Technology, 6-6, Senior, Forward, Voorheesville, N.Y.
Steve DeLuca, Brandeis University, 6-6, Graduate, Forward, Merrimack, N.H.
Ryan Kroeger, Lawrence University, 6-2, Senior, Guard, Glendale, Wis.
Andrew Powers, Gettysburg College, 6-6, Sophomore, Center, Boyertown, Pa.
Richard Jean-Baptiste, Brooklyn College, 6-4, Junior Forward, Queens, N.Y.
Joe Scott, University of St. Thomas, 6-4, Junior, Guard, St. Anthony, Minn.
Justin Short, Randolph-Macon College, 5-10, Senior, Guard, Chesterfield, Va.
Bryan Yelvington, Kenyon College, 6-6, Senior, Forward, Arlington Hts., Ill.

Coach of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Franklin and Marshall
Player of the Year: Jimmy Bartolotta, G, MIT
Rookie of the Year: Justin Hallowell, G, Wooster

First Team

Second Team

Third Team

Fourth Team

Honorable Mention