Feb. 27, 2008
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - Metro State junior forward Jesse Wagstaff was named all-East Division first team, as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its men's basketball awards Wednesday afternoon.
Guards Marquise Carrington and Terrell Burgess were named all-East Division second team.
Wagstaff leads the Roadrunners in both scoring (14.8 ppg) and rebounding (6.3 rpg). An ESPN The Magazine Academic all-America, Wagstaff earned RMAC Academic Player of the Year honors earlier this season. Carrington ranks fifth in the RMAC in assists (3.89 apg), while Burgess ranks seventh in the league in steals (1.62 spg) and ninth in assists (3.28 apg).
Brian Stamer of Colorado Christian was the league's Player of the Year, while Garrett Lever of Nebraska-Kearney earned both Defensive and Freshman of the Year honors. The Cougars' David Daniels was named Coach of the Year.
Stamer, Nebraska-Kearney's Drake Beranek, Fort Lewis' Devon Manning, Tim Crowell of Fort Lewis and Rece Hampton of Adams State were named all-RMAC. Stamer, Beranek, Wagstaff, Kyle Pape of Colorado School of Mines and Regis' Geremey Gibson were named all-East Division first team.
Metro State, 19-11 overall, is the No. 6 seed in the RMAC Tournament and is at No. 3-seed Colorado Christian in a first-round game, Feb. 29 at 6 p.m.
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 2007-08 Men's Basketball Awards
First Team all-RMAC
Drake Beranek, So., F, Nebraska-Kearney
Devon Manning, Sr., G, Fort Lewis
Brian Stamer, Sr., G, Colorado Christian
Tim Crowell, Sr., G, Fort Lewis
Rece Hampton, Sr., F, Adams State
RMAC Player of the Year: Brian Stamer, Colorado Christian
RMAC Defensive Player of the Year: Garrett Lever, Nebraska-Kearney
RMAC Freshman of the Year: Garrett Lever, Nebraska-Kearney
RMAC Coach of the Year: David Daniels, Colorado Christian
First Team all-East Division
Brian Stamer, Sr., G, Colorado Christian
Drake Beranek, So., F, Nebraska-Kearney
Kyle Pape, Jr., G, Colorado School of Mines
Jesse Wagstaff, Jr., F, Metro State
Geremey Gibson, Sr., F, Regis
Second Team all-East Division
Rory Morgan, Sr., G, Colorado Christian
Nic Fuller, Sr., G, UC-Colorado Springs
Ben Mohr, Sr., Fr., Colorado School of Mines
Terrell Burgess, Sr., G, Metro State
Marquise Carrington, Sr., G, Metro State
Honorable Mention all-East Division
James Bullock, Adam Vaden, Regis; Garrett Lever, Jeff Martin, Nebraska-Kearney; Tim McLaurin, Kyle Cotton, Chadron State; Justin Neuhaus, Nate Caulk, Colorado Christian; Chad Friehauf, Colorado School of Mines
East Division Player of the Year: Brian Stamer, Colorado Christian
East Division Defensive Player of the Year: Garrett Lever, Nebraska-Kearney
East Division Freshman of the Year: Garrett Lever, Nebraska-Kearney
East Division Coach of the Year: David Daniels, Colorado Christian
First Team all-West Division
Devon Manning, Sr., G, Fort Lewis
Tim Crowell, Sr., G, Fort Lewis
Rece Hampton, Sr., F, Adams State
Justin Ashbaugh, Jr., F, Mesa State
Trey Clarkson, Sr., G, Western New Mexico
Second Team all-West Division
Ryan Johnson, Sr., G, Fort Lewis
Rome Smith, Jr., G, CSU-Pueblo
Ryan Mathews, Jr., G, Mesa State
Stephen Shanks, Sr., F, New Mexico Highlands
Devin Stewart, Jr., G., Western New Mexico
Honorable Mention all-West Division
Kurt Bangle, Bassey Ekong, Mesa State; Leo Ural, New Mexico Highlands; Julien Franklin, Jake Trahern, Chris Childress, CSU-Pueblo; Carleton Gobbins, Jeremy Brooks, Western State; Travis Carr, Larry Charles, Adams State; Kris Taylor, Casey Crevelone, Western New Mexico; Ryan Jameson, Fort Lewis
West Division Player of the Year: Devon Manning, Fort Lewis
West Division Defensive Player of the Year: Ryan Johnson, Fort Lewis
West Division Freshman of the Year: DeAndre Lansdowne, Fort Lewis
West Division Coach of the Year: Bob Hofman, Fort Lewis
