FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Two Nova Southeastern University basketball players, Kayla Wright and Chris Page, were honored Monday as 2015-16 D2CCA All-Region, in voting by member sports information directors from South Region schools and conferences.
 
Wright (Jr., Lauderhill, Fla.), the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year, was the second-highest vote getter, and earns her first award at the regional level as a member of the women's First Team. Page, for the second straight season, has been honored by the region SID's, as a Second Team member. Each are one of only three SSC players honored among the 10 recognized.
 
In addition, Wright is now a candidate for D2CCA All-American status, with the announcement of the First, Second and Third Teams scheduled to be released on Monday, March 21.
 
Here are both of the 2015-16 D2CCA All-South Region Teams in their entirety:
 
2015-16 D2CCA Women's All-South Region Teams
First Team - Name, School (Position, Year, Hometown)
Chelsey Rhodes, Delta State University (Guard, Senior, Monticello, Ark.)
Kayla Wright, Nova Southeastern University (Forward, Junior, Lauderhill, Fla.)
Amra Elezovic, Barry University (Guard/Forward, Senior, Manchester, N.H.)
Tiara Caldwell, Union University (Forward, Junior, Memphis, Tenn.)
Erin Walsh, Lee University (Guard, Sophomore, Knoxville, Tenn.)
Second Team - Name, School (Position, Year, Hometown)
Kelsey Risner, Union University (Guard, Senior, Waynesboro, Tenn.)
Regime McCombs, Benedict College (Guard, Senior, Greenville, S.C.)
Katrina Littlepage, University of West Georgia (Guard, Senior, Slidell, La.)
Artisha Holston, Albany State University (Forward, R-Junior, Butler, Ga.)
Juliana Cavallaro, University of Tampa (Guard, Senior, Venice, Fla.)
 
2015-16 D2CCA Men's All-South Region Teams
First Team - Name, School (Position, Year, Hometown)
Devin Schmidt, Delta State University (Guard, Junior, Sevierville, Tenn.)
Yunio Barrueta, Barry University (Forward, Senior, Miami, Fla.)
Seab Webster, University of Alabama at Huntsville (Guard, Junior, Gurley, Ala.)
Marcus Dewberry, Saint Leo University (Guard, Junior, Lake Wales, Fla.)
Rodnerius Lewis, Stillman College (Guard, Senior, Memphis, Tenn.)
Second Team - Name, School (Position, Year, Hometown)
Phil Taylor, Shorter University (Guard, Junior, Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Marterrace Brock, Union University (Guard, Senior, Memphis, Tenn.)
Greg Gardner, University of Alabama at Huntsville (Guard, Senior, Indianapolis, Ind.)
Steph Branch, University of West Georgia (Guard, Junior, Upland, Calif.)
Chris Page, Nova Southeastern University (Guard, Senior, Plainfield, Ind.)
 
About D2CCA:
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.