ALBANY – Junior center
Dominykas Milka has been named to the Capital One Academic All-America® Division II men's basketball team as selected by the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Milka, a second-team pick, is among a select group of just 15 student-athletes, representing Division II institutions from throughout the country, who have been bestowed with this prestigious honor.
Milka, who carriers a 3.57 GPA as an accounting major, is currently averaging 17.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.04 blocks, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals for the Golden Knights (12-12/9-11 NE-10). He is also shooting 51.1 percent (170-for-333) from the floor and is second in the nation (Division II) in rebounding and “double-doubles” (15). Milka is furthermore the only player in the
Northeast-10 Conference who is among the top-five in both scoring and rebounding. He has been named the NE-10 Player of the Week on two occasions this season.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America® honors on more than 20,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
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www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A. and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $122.2 billion in deposits and $197.5 billion in total assets outstanding as of December 31, 2010. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Capital One, N.A. has approximately 1,000 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.
Capital One, an NCAA Corporate Champion, began its affiliation with college sports with the sponsorship of the 2001 Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (now the Capital One Bowl) and ESPN's Capital One Bowl Week. In 2010, Capital One launched the Capital One Cup, a prestigious new program rewarding NCAA Division I athletics programs for their cumulative on-field performance across multiple men's and women's sports. In addition, Capital One sponsors the ABC College Football Halftime Report, Capital One All-America Mascot Team, all 89 NCAA Championships including the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, and numerous other collegiate programs.
