GSAC Men's Basketball Awards

2001-2002 Men's Basketball All-GSAC Team
ATHLETE SCHOOL YEAR HOMETOWN
Kevin Augustine Biola Senior Corona, CA
John Bourne Azusa Pacific Senior Foster City, CA
Dameon Brewington California Baptist Senior Los Angeles, CA
Chris Clark Westmont Junior Glendora, CA
B.J. Foster Biola Senior San Diego, CA
Caleb Gervin Azusa Pacific Junior Palm Desert, CA
Andrew Lasker Christian Heritage Sophomore Houston, TX
Richard Lopez California Baptist Senior Buena Park, CA
Steve McIlwain Azusa Pacific Senior Fremont, CA
Damion Morbley Vanguard Senior Long Beach, CA
Mitch Pierce Westmont Junior San Clemente, CA
Nate Strong Biola Senior Tenakee, AK
Bryan Weakley Biola Senior Columbus, OH
Chris Weaver Concordia Senior San Jose, CA

Player of the Year: Nate Strong, Biola

Coach of the Year: Dave Holmquist, Biola

2001-02 Men's Basketball GSAC Scholar Athletes
ATHLETE SCHOOL YEAR MAJOR GPA
Matt Krause Christian Heritage Junior History 3.94
Mike King Christian Heritage Junior Psychology 3.78
Mike Graves Hope International Senior Psychology 3.74
Mark Thrash Biola Senior Business Marketing 3.69
Rhett Soliday Concordia Senior History/Political Science 3.67
Gary Dredge Azusa Pacific Senior Applied Health 3.64
Lance Marquardt Concordia Senior Business Administration/Marketing 3.62
Steve McIlwain Azusa Pacific Senior Business Administration 3.62
T.J. Jennings Fresno Pacific Junior Business 3.54
Joe Aiello Fresno Pacific Senior Liberal Studies 3.51

2001-02 NAIA Men's Basketball
All-Americans
ATHLETE SCHOOL
John Bourne (Second Team) Azusa Pacific
Chris Clark (Second Team) Westmont
Nate Strong (Second Team) Biola
Kevin Augustine (Third Team) Biola
Steve McIlwain (HM) Azusa Pacific
Mitch Pierce (HM) Westmont
Bryan Weakley (HM) Biola

2001-02 NAIA Men's Basketball
All-America Scholar Athletes
ATHLETE SCHOOL
Matthew Krause Christian Heritage
Michael Graves Hope International
Mike King Christian Heritage
Mark Thrash Biola
Steve McIlwain Azusa Pacific
Gary Dredge Azusa Pacific
T.J. Jennings Fresno Pacific
Joe Aiello Fresno Pacific

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

December 10, 2001
MITCH PIERCE ~ Westmont College
6-4 ~ Junior ~ Forward ~ San Clemente, California

Last week, Mitch Pierce averaged 16.5 points while shooting 15-for-25 (.600) from the field as Westmont won both of its GSAC games. Along with his 33 points, he also totaled 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks for the week. In the win at Vanguard, he had 16 points and 7 rebounds. In the victory over Concordia, Pierce scored 17 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 8 assists.

January 6, 2002
DAMION MORBLEY ~ Vanguard University
6-6 ~ Senior ~ Forward ~ Pomona, California

Last week, Damion Morbley recorded 2 double-doubles with an average of 21.5 points and 13.5 rebounds as Vanguard won 2 GSAC games and have now won 6 of its last 7 contests. For the week, he shot 16-for-23 (.696) from the field and 11-for-16 (.688) at the line. In the victory at No. 25-ranked The Master's, Morbley scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. In the win against Hope International, he had 23 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Morbley currently leads the GSAC in both scoring and rebounding.

January 13, 2002
KEVIN AUGUSTINE ~ Biola University
6-0 ~ Senior ~ Guard ~ Corona, California

Last week, Kevin Augustine recorded 49 points, 6 assists and 3 steals as No. 1-ranked Biola won both its GSAC games. For the week, Augustine shot 14-for-23 (.609) from the field, including 4-for-8 (.500) from 3-point range, and 17-for-20 (.850) at the line. In the win against defending GSAC champion and No. 6-ranked Azusa Pacific, Augustine scored 25 points and had 3 steals. In the win at The Master's, he had 24 points and dished out 5 assists.

January 20, 2002
CHRIS WEAVER ~ Concordia University
6-6 ~ Senior ~ Forward ~ San Jose, California

Last week, Chris Weaver averaged 20.5 points and 6.5 rebounds as Concordia won both of its GSAC games last week and moved into a tie for third place in the conference. Weaver shot 13-for-26 (.500) from the field and 15-for-17 (.882) at the line in the 2 games. In the win at Point Loma Nazarene, he had 21 points and 6 rebounds. In the overtime win against The Master's, Weaver scored 20 points, pulled down 7 rebounds and had 2 assists, a block and a steal.

January 27, 2002
LEVITICUS WILLIAMSON ~ Vanguard University
6-7 ~ Junior ~ Forward ~ Spring, Texas

Last week, Leviticus Williamson averaged 17.5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks as Vanguard won both its GSAC games at home. For the week, he shot 14-for-24 (.583) from the field, including 4-for-9 (.444) from 3-point range, and 3-for-4 (.750) at the line. In the overtime win against California Baptist, he recorded a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds and also blocked 4 shots. He scored 6 of Vanguard's 8 points in the extra period. In Vanguard's upset victory over undefeated and No. 1-ranked Biola, Williamson recorded 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. His short bank shot with 1:29 left in the game gave the Lions a 72-71 lead they would not relinquish. Williamson was also chosen as the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week.

February 3, 2002
CHRIS VICTOR ~ Concordia University
6-0 ~ Sophomore ~ Guard ~ San Bruno, California

Last week, Chris Victor scored 48 points, dished out 7 assists, grabbed 6 rebounds, and collected 6 steals. For the week, he shot 14-for-20 (.700) from the field, including 9-for-12 (.750) from 3-point range, and 11-for-14 (.786) at the line. In the win at Vanguard, Victor had 22 points, 5 assists and 3 steals. In the victory over California Baptist, he scored 26 points while shooting 6-for-7 (.857) from 3-point range.

February 10, 2002
ANDREW LASKER ~ Christian Heritage College
6-3 ~ Sophomore ~ Guard ~ Houston, Texas

Andrew Lasker averaged 26.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals as Christian Heritage won both of its conference games last week and moved from eighth to fifth in the GSAC standings. For the week, he shot 17-for-22 (.773) from the field, including 1-for-1 from the 3-point arc, and 18-for-28 (.643) at the line. In the win over Hope International, Lasker recorded a double-double with 28 points and 13 rebounds and also had 4 assists and 4 steals. In the victory at California Baptist, he scored 25 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.

February 17, 2002
FRANCIS IREIFEJ ~ Point Loma Nazarene University
6-2 ~ Freshman ~ Guard ~ Lake Forest, California

Francis Ireifej scored 40 points, dished out 13 assists, collected 9 steals and grabbed 4 rebounds as Point Loma Nazarene won both of its games last week and have now won 3 of its last 4. For the week, Ireifej was 14-for 25 (.560) from the field, including 3-for-9 (.333) from 3-point range, and was 9-for-14 (.643) at the line. In the win against Vanguard, he had 18 points and 6 steals. In the win over No. 17-ranked Westmont, Ireifej recorded a double-double with 22 points and 11 assists to go along with 3 steals and 2 rebounds.

February 24, 2002
CHRIS CLARK ~ Westmont College
6-6 ~ Junior ~ Forward ~ Glendora, California

Chris Clark recorded 31 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block as Westmont convincingly won its only game last week against GSAC opponent Christian Heritage. Clark was 10-for-16 (.625) from the field, including a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point range, and 7-for-8 (.875) at the line.