MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (February 21, 2007) --- Milligan’s freshman standout Danny McKeehan (Morrow, Ohio) was named Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Co-Freshman of the Year. He finished his first season as a Buffalo with 13.1 points per game which ranked third on the team and 14^th in the AAC. McKeehan shared the award with Clarence Smith from King College.

The announcement was made at the AAC awards ceremony Wednesday evening in Bristol, Tenn.

Sophomore Jeff Barnes (Franklin, Tenn.) earned a second-team All-AAC spot. Barnes led Milligan with his 15.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game this season. His 10.1 rebounds per game also ranked second in the AAC and seventh nationally in NAIA Division II. Barnes also ranked ninth in the AAC in the scoring leaders and fourth in field goal percentage categories.  

Senior Zach Dezarn (Franklin, Ohio) was voted third-team All-AAC. Dezarn finished his final season second on the team and 11^th in the AAC with 14.4 points per game. He also ranked second in the conference’s 3-point field goal percentage category, 44.4 percent from behind the arc.

Barnes along with teammates Joe Brown (Blountville, Tenn.) and Josh Terry (Jonesville, Va.) earned Academic All-AAC honors.

Milligan will battle a familiar foe in their first-round contest of the AAC Tournament. The Buffs, the No. 4 seed, will play No. 5 King College Thursday evening at 7 p.m. The AAC Tournament is at King’s Student Activity Center in Bristol. Both teams enter with identical 13-5 AAC records. The season series between the two was split, with the visitors winning both games. Milligan defeated King, 76-59, in their first match up on December 5 in Bristol, but King evened the season series with a 92-79 win on January 27 inside the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.