By Brittany Burke

The 2010-2011 Associated Press All-American teams were announced Monday and among those given an honorable mention were CCSU junior Ken Horton.

The Blue Devils’ season may have ended with a loss in the Northeast Conference basketball semifinals to Long Island University, but the accolades keep coming for Horton.

After missing all of last season due to injury, Horton returned to the court this season and ended it being named the NEC Player of Year in early March. It is no surprise that Horton was bestowed with this honor and given his honorable mention as he led the Blue Devils and the entire NEC in scoring, going to the net for 581 points in the regular season. He hit his career-high 35 points in February against the Quinnipiac Bobcats while ending the regular season second in the conference in rebounding.

Prior to his honorable mention for the All-American Team, Horton was named to the First Team All-Conference, Second Team Selection and All-Rookie Team Selection.

Horton is one of two athletes from a Connecticut university to be mentioned for the AP All-American team, the other being UConn junior Kemba Walker, who was named a First Team All-American.