CHARLESTON, S.C. - College of Charleston's Trent Wiedeman (pronounced WEE-duh-man) was named to the 2011 Mid-Major Freshmen All-America Team sponsored by CollegeInsider.com.

Wiedeman, a 6-foot-8 freshman forward from Suwanee, Ga., was one of three rookies from the Southern Conference on the team along with Davidson's De'mon Brooks and Western Carolina's Trey Sumler. He earned SoCon All-Freshman Team honors by the league's coaches and media and led the Cougars in rebounding (6.6 rpg) and double-doubles (4) this past season.

Wiedeman was one of four Cougars to play in all 37 games with 15 starts inside. He also shot a team-best 62.1 percent (110-of-177) from the floor and scored in double figures on 17 occasions. CofC advanced to its fourth all-time NIT appearance and won the SoCon regular-season title with a 14-4 league mark.

2011 MID-MAJOR FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICA TEAM (in alphabetical order)

De'mon Brooks, 6-7, Davidson

Travis Bader, 6-4, Oakland

Jordan Dykstra, 6-8, South Dakota State

Jeromie Hill, 6-8, UTSA

Juwan Howard, Jr., 6-6, Western Michigan

Troy Huff, 6-4, North Dakota

Anthony Ireland, 5-10, Loyola Marymount

Lawrence Johnson-Danner, 6-4, Texas Southern

Frantz Massenat, 6-4, Drexel

Javon McCrea, 6-6, Buffalo

Jake Odum, 6-4, Indiana State

Josh Ritchart, 6-9, UC Davis

Evan Roquemore, 6-3, Santa Clara

Steven Roundtree, 6-7, Oral Roberts

Augustine Rubit, 6-6, South Alabama 

Dartaye Ruffin, 6-8, Drexel

Devon Saddler, 6-2, Delaware 

Danny Stewart, 6-7, Rider

Trey Sumler, 6-2, Western Carolina

Trent Wiedeman, 6-8, College of Charleston

Trey Zeigler, 6-5, Central Michigan