2015 All-CCAA Men’s Basketball Team Announced
WALNUT CREEK — No 2-seeded Cal Poly Pomona placed four players, including Most Valuable Player Terrence Drisdom, on the 2014 All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) team it was announced on Wednesday at the CCAA pre-Championship banquet.
Joining Drisdom on the First team was junior forward Jordan Faison while Barry Bell and Daniel Rodriguez were named to the Second team and received honorable mention, respectively.
Humboldt State and regular-season Conference Champion Chico State also named two to the First team. Representing the Lumberjacks were seniors Austin Bryan and Allan Guei. Malik Morgan of HSU earned Second team honors, while Rakim Brown received honorable mention.
Wildcats' Jordan Semple earned himself First team honors for the second-straight year after leading the Conference defensively with 9.5 rebounds and 30 total blocks. He was joined by sophomore guard Robert Duncan, while Tanner Giddings snagged Second team honors.
Rounding out the First team selections were Sonoma State guard James Davis, Cal State Stanislaus guard Chris Read, Cal State San Bernardino guard Jacob Thomas, and San Francisco State forward Udun Osakue.
Coyote’s Thomas was tabbed Newcomer of the Year, Malik Morgan of Humboldt State earned Freshman of the Year, and Chico State’s Greg Clink was named Coach of the Year.
Drisdom, a guard from Corona, had an outstanding final season with the Broncos’ program, scoring double-digits in all-but-one contest this season. He ranked first among all Conference players with 348 points, 54 steals, and 125 made shots, while also ranking among the top five in points per game (15.8) and free throws made (80).
A junior transfer from Howard College in Texas, Thomas was outstanding in his debut season with the Coyotes, as he averaged a Conference-best 17.4 points per game. The guard also averaged 3.2 rebounds and totaled 52 assists, 37 steals.
HSU’s Malik Morgan wrapped up his rookie season with averages of 11.4 points and 2.7 rebounds, and a team-best 4,2 assists..
Chico State head coach Greg Clink coaches his team to its second CCAA regular-season title in three years and its sixth-consecutive Conference Tournament appearance with a record of 18-4. In his seven years with the Wildcats’ program, Clink has improved his record to 128-78.
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2014-15 Men's Basketball All-Conference
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| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
Institution |
Pos. |
HT. |
WT. |
YR |
Hometown |
| Austin Bryan |
Humboldt State |
G |
6-4 |
200 |
Sr. |
Wenatchee, Wash. |
| James Davis |
Sonoma State |
G |
6-0 |
170 |
Jr. |
San Lorenzo |
| Terrence Drisdom |
Cal Poly Pomona |
G |
6-5 |
175 |
Sr. |
Corona |
| Robert Duncan |
Chico State |
G |
6-3 |
185 |
So. |
Granite Bay |
| Jordan Faison |
Cal Poly Pomona |
F |
6-7 |
220 |
Jr. |
Lake Forest |
| Allan Guei |
Humboldt State |
G |
5-9 |
165 |
Sr. |
Los Angeles |
| Chris Read |
Cal State Stanislaus |
G |
6-5 |
205 |
Sr. |
San Pablo |
| Jordan Semple |
Chico State |
F |
6-7 |
215 |
Sr. |
Arcata |
| Jacob Thomas |
Cal State San Bernardino |
G |
6-4 |
185 |
Jr. |
Columbia Heights |
| Udun Osakue |
San Francisco State |
F |
6-6 |
200 |
Sr. |
Corona |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
institution |
Pos. |
HT. |
WT. |
YR |
Hometown |
| Barry Bell |
Cal Poly Pomona |
G |
6-2 |
205 |
Jr. |
Oakland |
| Drew Dyer |
UC San Diego |
F |
6-6 |
215 |
Jr. |
Centennial, Colo. |
| Tanner Giddings |
Chico State |
F/C |
6-10 |
220 |
Jr. |
Santa Rosa |
| Adam Klie |
UC San Diego |
G |
6-4 |
200 |
So. |
Anchorage, Alaska |
| JJ Mina |
Sonoma State |
G/F |
6-7 |
215 |
Sr. |
Elk Grove |
| Malik Morgan |
Humboldt State |
G |
6-0 |
185 |
Fr. |
Eugene, Ore. |
| Isaiah Morton |
Cal State San Bernardino |
G |
5-9 |
170 |
Sr. |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| Hunter Walker |
UC San Diego |
G/F |
6-4 |
200 |
Jr. |
Santa Maria |
| Rob Walters |
Cal State Stanislaus |
F/C |
6-7 |
220 |
Sr. |
Pasadena |
| Evan Zeller |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
G |
6-2 |
190 |
So. |
Mission Viejo |
Honorable Mention: Greg Anderson, Cal State Monterey Bay; Wes Bartole, Cal State Stanislaus; Rakim Brown, Humboldt State; Bren Haley, San Francisco State; Alex Fertig, Cal State Monterey Bay; Daniel Rodriguez, Cal Poly Pomona; Justin Sadler, Cal State Dominguez Hills; Everett Turner, Cal State San Bernardino; Jacari Whitfield, Cal State East Bay
Player of the Year: Terrence Drisdom, Cal Poly Pomona
Newcomer of the Year: Jacob Thomas, Cal State San Bernardino
Freshman of the Year: Malik Morgan, Humboldt State
Coach of the Year: Greg Clink, Chico State