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The Miami Dade College men’s basketball team finished 12-0 in conference play to be crowned Southern Conference Champions for the 2008-2009 season. The Sharks are ranked No. 3 in the Nation, and No.2 in the State, with a regular season record of 26-2. The Sharks also place 5 players on 1st Team All Southern Conference: Trevor Mbakwe, Rico Pickett, Darnell Dodson, William Coleman, and James Beatty. Mbakwe is also Southern Conference-Player-of-the-Year. Sophomore, Anthony Phillips was named 2nd Team All Conference, while Head Coach Matt Eisele is Conference Coach-of-the-Year.     Recruiting Update     6’7” Forward Darnell Dodson has signed with the University of kentucky Wildcats         6’9” Forward William Coleman has signed with the University of Memphis Tigers         6’8” Forward Trevor Mbakwe has signed with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers NBE Basketball Report’s picks         6’1” Guard Sharod Minus has signed with the University of South Carolina-Upstate         6’4” Forward Anthony Phillips has signed with Western-Carolina University.         2007-2008: 6’8” Forward Steven Toyloy is currently playing in the Big East for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats.               6’2” Point Guard James Beatty has signed with Rutgers University.       1st team All-Conference F-Trevor Mbakwe, 1st Team All-Conference, Conference Player of the Year PG-Rico Pickett, 1st Team All-Conference F-Darnell Dodson 1st Team All-Conference F-William Coleman 1st Team All-Conference PG-James Beatty 1st Team All-Conference 2nd Team All-Conference Conference Coach of the Year G/F-Anthony Phillips 2nd Team All-Conference Head Coach Eisele Conference Coach of the Year FCCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week 2/17/09 Trevor Mbakwe     Miami Dade College’s Trevor Mbakwe was the FCCAA Player of the Week 2/17/09. Mbakwe,, averaged 26.5 points and 18.0 rebounds by posting huge double-doubles in a pair of Southern Conference wins. Against Indian River on February 9, Mbakwe hit 10-of-16 field goals and 8-of-9 free throws en route to a 28-point, 21-rebound night. On February 14, recorded his 11th double-double of the season with 25 points and 15 rebounds against Brevard. For the week, Mbakwe shot 61.8 percent (21-of-34) from the floor and 78.6 percent (11-of-14) from the foul line and also tallied three blocked shots.     NJCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week 2/10/09 Trevor Mbakwe     Miami Dade College’s Trevor Mbakwe has been selected as the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games Feb. 1-Feb. 8. Mbakwe, a 6'8" forward from St. Paul, Minn., is the Division I Player of the Week after posting two dominating double-double performances for No. 3 MDC. He posted his eighth double-double of the season on Feb. 4 when he scored 18 points with 13 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in a 102-70 win over Broward College. He then got his ninth double-double on Feb. 7 with 25 points and 19 rebounds to go along with another four assists and three blocks in an 88-85 victory over Palm Beach College. Mbwake shot 63 percent (14-22) from the field on the week and 75 percent (15-20) from the free throw line.     FCCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week 2/03/09 Rico Pickett     Miami Dade College’s Rico Pickett is this week’s FCCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Pickett, a second-year guard out of Decatur, Ala., led the Sharks past Indian River in a key Southern Conference contest, one that featured two of the state’s top four teams. In Miami Dade’s 92-69 win over then-No. 4 Indian River, Pickett hit 13 of his 16 field goal attempts (1-for-3 on three-pointers) and two of four from the foul line en route to a 29-point night. He also tallied six rebounds, six assists and one steal.     Juco Report Fox Sports: MDC Loaded     Sporting News College Basketball Magazine ranks Miami Dade College No. 3 in the Nation. “Make no mistake, coach Matt Eisele is on the fast track to a big-time career. Eisele has amassed some major talent in only his second year, including a handful of sophomores who could beat some low-major NCAA schools. Sophomore William Coleman, Darnell Dodson (who transferred from Pittsburgh), James Beatty and Rico Pickett (an Alabama Transfer), Sharod Minus (9.7ppg), and Anthony Phillips (12.2ppg)         Coach's Corner Click here for the latest edition of Coach's Corner, featuring recaps of our latest games by Head Coach Matt Eisele.         NBE Basketball Reports: Leading the way for the Sharks is James Beatty (right) and along side Beatty is Rico Pickett (left). Beatty is being recruited by top schools across the nation… FOX SPORTS: MDC LOADED        Useful Links FCCAA Score Board FCCAA Region 8 Statistics NJCAA Statistics 2007 MDC Men's Basketball