EDINBORO, Pa. (June 22, 2012) – Former Edinboro University men's basketball standout Jakim Donaldson received a pair of honors recently after leading his Canarias to the Spain-LEB Gold title. The forward/center was named the Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold Import of the Year and also earned first team all-league honors.
Donaldson, who ranks as Edinboro's all-time leading rebounder (1,100) and ranks third in blocked shots (185) and tenth in career scoring (1,355 points), led Canarias to a 26-8 record. The 6'9” native of Pittsburgh, PA averaged 14.1 ppg., second on the team, while leading the team with 8.8 rpg. He shot 56.3 percent from the floor and 77.9 percent from the line. In addition, Donaldson averaged 2.1 assists, 0.9 blocks and 0.8 steals. He ranked third in the league in rebounding and ninth in blocked shots.
