MIRE CHATMAN NAMED TO ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

EDINBURG, TX–The University of Texas-Pan American’s senior guard, Mire Chatman (Garland, TX/South Garland HS/Southwestern JC) has received yet another honor.

Chatman has been named to the Division I All-Defensive team by CollegeInsider.com. The team includes 16 players, and among the members are Duke’s Dahntay Jones, Fresno State’s Melvin Ely and John Linehan of Providence.

Chatman currently ranks third among NCAA Division I players in both points (26.2 points per game) and steals (3.6 per game). He had eight steals in a game twice during the season, once against Sul Ross State November 17^th, and once against New Mexico State February 11^th. UTPA finished the regular season with a 20-10 record.

“It’s a great honor for Mire to be included with some of the elite players in the country,” said UTPA Head Coach Bob Hoffman. “It’s a great honor for him and four our program. Mire is as good a player as I’ve ever had at changing the momentum of the game by making steals and defensive stops. He had a knack for making great plays to change the momentum of the game.”

“It’s a great honor to be named to a team with those guys, coming from an independent school,” said Chatman. “I would like to thank the team and the coaching staff once again for helping me to receive this honor. I am pleased to represent our team, our school and also the independent teams.”

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