English makes Hawaii guard Carl English was named to the All-Western Athletic Conference first team yesterday.
All-WAC first team
Kuebler is named to the
No Wahine named
newcomer team, while Campbell
is among the league's top defenders
WAC tournaments & honorees
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The junior was the only Rainbow named to the first or second teams selected by the conference's 10 coaches. English is the 11th UH player to earn a spot on the first team.
UH guard Michael Kuebler, a transfer from Clackamas Community College in Oregon, was named to the All-WAC Newcomer team. Senior point guard Mark Campbell made the All-Defensive team.
SMU swingman Quinton Ross earned Player of the Year honors and his teammate, guard Bryan Hopkins, was named Freshman of the Year.
Ray Lopes, who led Fresno State to the WAC regular-season title in his first year, won the Don Haskins Coach of the Year award.
English was a second-team pick last season and led the conference in scoring for much of the season. He finished second to Ross at 19.3 points per game.
Ross won the WAC scoring title with 19.9 points per game (20.3 in WAC games) and averaged 6.9 rebounds.
Joining English and Ross on the first team were Fresno State guard Damon Jackson, Louisiana Tech forward Antonio Meeking, Tulsa forward Kevin Johnson and Nevada forward Kirk Snyder.
Second team selections were Dante Swanson (Tulsa), Omar-Seli Mance (Rice), Hiram Fuller (Fresno State), Terrance Green (Nevada), Michael Harris (Rice) and Jason Parker (Tulsa).
Kuebler was Hawaii's second leading scorer with 12.3 points per game. He also shot 81 percent from the free-throw line (70-for-86).
Campbell led the WAC with 171 assists, 57 more than second place Rashid Smith of Rice. He was also fourth in steals with 1.7 per game.
WAC tournament opens tomorrow: San Jose State and UTEP meet tomorrow in a preliminary round game to open the WAC tournament at Tulsa's Reynolds Center.
The winner advances to face top-seeded Tulsa in Thursday's quarterfinals.
The semifinals are Friday and the championship is set for 4 p.m. Hawaii time Saturday. The title game will be televised on ESPN2.
The quarterfinals and semifinals will be carried by ESPN Full Court. Local television coverage is yet to be determined.
Fifth-seeded Hawaii (17-10, 9-9 WAC) will face No. 4 seed Rice in Thursday's quarterfinal (2 p.m. HST). The Rainbows are the two-time defending tournament champions.
Weekly honor to Harris: Rice sophomore Michael Harris won the season's final WAC Player of the Week award.
Harris averaged 25 points and 9.5 rebounds in games with Nevada and Fresno State last week.
Hawaii forward Phil Martin was nominated for the award.
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At Tulsa, Okla. WAC men's tournament
All times HST
Tomorrow
Round 1
2 p.m.: San Jose State (8) vs. Texas-El Paso (9)
Thursday
Quarterfinals
8 a.m.: Boise State (7) vs. Southern Methodist (2)
10:30 a.m.: Louisiana Tech (6) vs. Nevada (3)
2 p.m.: Hawaii (5) vs. Rice (4)
4:30 p.m.: San Jose State/Texas-El Paso winner, vs. Tulsa (1)
Friday
semifinals
2 p.m.: Boise State/SMU winner vs. LaTech/Nevada winner
4:30 p.m.: Hawaii/Rice winner vs. SJSU/UTEP/Tulsa winner
Saturday
Championship
4 p.m.: Semifinal winners (ESPN2)
WAC men's awards
Player of the Year
Quinton Ross, Southern Methodist
Freshman of the Year
Bryan Hopkins, Southern Methodist
Don Haskins Coach of the Year
Ray Lopes, Fresno State
All-Conference
First Team
Quinton Ross, SMU, G/F, 6-6, 195, Sr.; Damon Jackson, Fresno State, G, 6-4, 195, Sr.; Antonio Meeking, Louisiana Tech, F, 6-8, 245, Sr.; Kevin Johnson, Tulsa, F, 6-8, 222, Sr.; Carl English, Hawaii, G/F, 6-5, 205, Jr.; Kirk Snyder, Nevada, F, 6-6, 219, So.
Second Team
Dante Swanson, Tulsa, G, 5-10, 180 Sr.; Omar-Seli Mance, Rice, G, 6-2, 190, Sr.; Hiram Fuller, Fresno State, F, 6-9, 240, Sr.; Terrance Green, Nevada, G, 6-2, 201, Sr.; Michael Harris, Rice, F, 6-6, 225, So.; Jason Parker, Tulsa, G, 6-2, 180, Jr.
All-Newcomer Team
Aaron Haynes, Boise State, F, 6-6, 185, Jr.; Bryan Hopkins, SMU, G, 6-0, 195, Fr.; Michael Kuebler, Hawaii, G/F, 6-5, 185 Jr.; Antonio Lawrence, San Jose State, F, 6-4, 190, Fr.; Renaldo Major, Fresno State, F, 6-7, 200, Jr.
All-Defensive Team
Yamar Diene, Rice, F/C, 6-9, 230 Jr.; Jerry Petty, Nevada, G, 5-11, 160, Sr.; Brandon Hawkins, San Jose State, G, 6-3, 191, Sr.; Kevin Johnson, Tulsa, F, 6-8, 222, Sr.; Mark Campbell, Hawaii, G, 6-4, 180 Sr.
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