Emory University junior Austin Claunch (Cypress, TX), a driving force on the 2010-11 Eagles’ basketball team, has been recognized for his stellar play this season, earning all-region honors as selected by a pair of different organizations.

The 5-foot-9 point guard landed a spot on D3hoops.com All-South Region First Team and a berth on the National Basketball Coaches Association All-South Region Second Team.  He becomes just the second Emory player to earn recognition on the D3hoops.com All-Region Team and first to have been afforded first-team kudos.  He joins Tim Garrett (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) and Spiros Ferderigos (2008) as Eagles who have been recognized by the NABC for all-region acclaim.

Claunch helped Emory to an overall record of 20-5, the second-highest win total in school history, by ranking among the University Athletic Association’s top 10 performers in six statistical categories.  He topped the squad and the UAA, and ranked third nationally in assists with a school seasonal mark of 7.4 per outing.  In addition to his assists average, he led the conference in steals (1.9 spg), free throw percentage (.875, 105-of-120) and minutes (36.4 mpg).  The team’s leading scorer on nine occasions, he posted double-figure scoring on 22 occasions and
his team-high 16.5 per-game scoring average paced the squad and ranked fifth on the league ladder. He was named the UAA Player of the Week three times and earned a spot on the D3hoops.com Team of the Week twice.