The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is home to basketball players who were among the state’s best in high school. And many of those will be in the spotlight with the start of the RMAC men’s tournament Tuesday night at campus sites.
There are 18 major contributors leaguewide who were selected to The Denver Post’s all-state teams or received honorable mention during their high school days who will be playing in the eight-team tournament.
Metro State (24-4, 19-3), RMAC co-champion with Colorado School of Mines during the regular season, opens its bid for a third consecutive tournament championship at home at 7 p.m. against Colorado Christian (14-14, 11-11).
CU-Colorado Springs leads RMAC teams with five players who received all-state mention in high school. Fort Lewis has four. Metro State and Colorado Mesa each has three.
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RMAC players who received all-state mention by The Denver Post in high school.
Metro State
PlayerYr. Pos. Ht. Wt. High School
Jourdan Hunter Jr. .G 6-1 165 Kennedy
Sam Porter Sr. F 6-5 205 Arvada West
Eric Rayer Jr .G 6-1 170 Coronado
Colorado Mines
Joe Dellenbach Jr. F 6-6 225 Valley
CU Colorado Springs
Derrick White Jr. G 6-5 165 Legend
Alex Welsh Jr. F 6-7 220 Pomona
Tim Billingsley Sr. G 6-2 210 Arapahoe
Darius Pardner Sr. G 6-0 170 Overland
TreShawn Wilford So. G 6-1 160 Eaglecrest
CSU Pueblo
Tyrone Marshall Sr. C 6-8 220 George Washington
Bronson Morton Jr .F 6-5 210 Hinkley
Colorado Mesa
Ryan Stephan Jr. C 6-10 265 Green Mountain
Landon Vermeer Sr .G 6-2 205 Chatfield
Michael Melillo Jr .G 6-5 210 Fairview
Fort Lewis
Alex Herrera Sr. C 6-10 225 Ignacio
Cade Kloster Jr. G 6-4 190 Longmont
Jared Smith Jr. G 6-4 185 Kent Denver
Austin Halderson Jr. F 6-9 185 Highlands Ranch
Source: RMAC
