SEATTLE (Mar. 27) ­ Seattle Pacific University point guard Tony Binetti has been named first team men's basketball All-America by the Division II Bulletin.

This is the second All-America recognition for Binetti (Sr., 6-1, Enumclaw, Wa.), who was voted to the NABC team last week.

It is the latest of several awards for the Falcons court leader. He was the Great Northwest Athletic Conference player of the year and consensus all-West Region.

Binetti was named to the NCAA Elite Eight all-tournament team after totaling 36 points, nine assists and five steals as SPU (26-6) advanced to the semifinal round in Springfield, Mass.

Binetti finished as Seattle Pacific's leader in scoring (18.2), assists (5.1), steals (1.8) and three-point percentage (.474).

2006 Division II Bulletin All-Americans

First Team
Turner Trofholz South Dakota Senior Forward
Tayron Thomas Philadelphia Senior Guard
Darius Hargrove Virginia Union Senior Guard
Sullivan Sykes Saint Joseph's Senior Forward
Tony Binetti Seattle Pacific Senior Guard

Second Team
Chris Thompson Southern Indiana Senior Forward
Sheldon Pace Southwest Baptist Senior Guard
Stacey Moragne UMass Lowell Senior Forward
Jasper Johnson Delta State Senior Center
Dustin Pfeifer Findlay Senior Guard

Third Team
James Hall Montevallo Senior Guard
Grant Dykstra Western Washington Senior Guard
Walt Baxley Mars Hill Senior Guard
Michael Hicks Cent. Missouri Senior Forward
Tyrone Shephard Fort Hays State Senior Guard

Fourth Team
Shaun McKie Salem International Junior Guard
David Zellman Winona State Senior Guard
Mark Borders Tampa Senior Guard
Luke Anderson Minnesota State Junior Forward
Vince Inglima Sonoma State Senior Guard