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Show Aggie Basketball Special • Fall 2011 • 17 G 3 RECAP /CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 WAC CHAMPIONSHIP FOR AN EXCITED TEAM OF AGGIES IN LAS VEGAS LAST MARCH. its current school records in each category. With team success comes individual recognition and Utah State had four players recognized for their accomplishments throughout the course of the season in Wesley, Green and Newbold, along with junior guard Brockeith Pane. For the 12th straight season, USU had at least one player earn first-team all-conference honors as Wesley and Pane were both named to the WAC's firstteam, while Wesley was also named the WAC's Player of the Year marking the sixth time in school history, and the third time in the last four years, that a USU player has received conference player of the year honors. Green was also honored, as he was named second-team all-WAC, while Pane was named to the league's all-newcomer team. Utah State also had a player named to the WAC's alldefensive team for the second year in a row as Newbold was named to the five-player team. Wesley finished his senior season ranking first on the team in both scoring (14.8) and rebounding (8.0), and was second in minutes played (29.2). He also ranked second in the conference in field goal shooting (.599), fourth in rebounding, fifth in blocked shots (1.06) and sixth in scorin2. Wesley concluded his career as the only player in school history to record at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 blocks. Overall, Wesley ranks eighth all-time at USU in scoring (1,749), tied for first in games played (139), third in games started (128), third in blocked shots (144), third in double-figure scoring games (101), fourth in field goal percentage (.597), fourth in free throw attempts (608), fifth in free throws made (428), fifth in minutes played (3,768), sixth in rebounding (873), sixth in field goals made (657), eighth in assists (356), ninth in steals (112) and 10th in field goal attempts (1,102). Pane finished the year ranking second on the team in scoring with 11.8 points per game. He also ranked fourth in the conference in free throw shooting (.802), fifth in assists (3.41) and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.32). Green was the team's third-leading scorer at 10.5 points per game, and finished the year leading the WAC in three-point shooting at 46.9 percent and ranking 10th in overall shooting at 48.2 percent. Along with being named the WAC's Player of the Year, Wesley also earned WAC Player of the Week honors three times during the season. He received his first honor on Dec. 13 after leading USU to home wins against /Statesman photo Long Beach State (81-53) and Cal State Bakersfield (77-58), while his second honor was on Jan. 3 after home wins against Hawai'i (74-66) and San Jose State (80-71). His third WAC Player of the Week • award came on Feb. 21 as USU defeated Montana-Western (100-66) at home and No. 23 Saint Mary's (75-65) on the road in its annual ESPNU BracketBuster game. Two other players received WAC Player of the Week honors during the season as Jardine won the award on Nov. 29 after leading Utah State to home wins against Utah (79-62) and Northeastern (56-54), while Green won his award on Jan. 31 after leading the Aggies to a pair of league road wins at San Jose State (84-65) and at Hawai'i (89-84 20T). Utah State also had three players named to the WAC's all-tournament team in Bendall, Pane and Wesley. Pane was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament as he averaged 17.5 points, while Bendall averaged 10.5 points and 9.0 rebounds, and Wesley averaged 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds. For all of his success and accomplishments during the 2010-11 season, Wesley was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press, marking the fourth time in the last five years that USU has had a player garner All-America honors. Wesley also earned all-district honors from both the United States Basketball Writers Association (UWBWA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Once again, opposing teams found out just how hard it is to play at one of the best basketball venues in the West in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Utah State went 17-0 at home for the third time in the last four years and ended the season with the third-longest home winning streak in the nation with 31 straight wins. The 2010-11 season also marked just the sixth time in the 41year history of the building that a USU team has gone undefeated at home. That 17-0 record also marked the 15th straight year in which USU teams have lost two or fewer home games. USU also led the WAC in attendance in 2011 averaging 8,732 fans per game, including two sellouts during the season. As for Coach Morrill, the 2010-11 season marked the sixth time in his 25 years as a collegiate head coach that he was named conference coach of the year, including his fifth time in his 13 years at USU as he has now been 72010, PG 4 42 South Main Logan, UT 4=621311113 iN YOUR SOURCE FOR AGGIE. APP ABEL BUY A HOODIE GET A FREE T-SHIRT! EXPIRES 12/31/11 - NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS. |