GSAC Men's Basketball Awards
 
2004-05 Men's Basketball All-GSAC Team
ATHLETE SCHOOL YEAR HOMETOWN
Kyle Bechler Westmont Senior Glendora, CA
Matt Burkholder Westmont Senior Pleasanton, CA
Larry English Azusa Pacific Senior Hoffman Estates, IL
Marshal Hartman California Baptist Sophomore Portland, OR
Clint Hull Concordia Senior Pateros, WA
Terrance Johnson California Baptist Senior Cedar Hill, TX
Tim Kruge Point Loma Nazarene Sophomore Chandler, AZ
Tanner Luster Concordia Senior Glendale, AZ
Daniel Rose Biola Senior Morrison, CO
Lavar Simmons The Master's Senior Nassau, Bahamas
Lance Soderberg Azusa Pacific Junior Lake Elsinore, CA
Lawerence Walker Christian Heritage Junior San Diego, CA
Terrell Young Biola Senior Los Angeles, CA
 
Player of the Year: Tanner Luster, Concordia

Coach of the Year:
Dave Holmquist, Biola

 
2004-05 Men's Basketball GSAC Scholar Athletes
ATHLETE SCHOOL YEAR MAJOR GPA
Jeremy Day Christian Heritage Junior Biological Science 4.00
Clinton Hull Concordia Senior Biology 3.93
Isaiah Barney Vanguard Senior Business Administration 3.91
Matt Garnett Biola Senior English 3.89
Nicholas Nicholson Point Loma Nazarene Senior Accounting 3.72
Garrett Strocsher Vanguard Junior Exercise Sports Science 3.72
Brendan Cotter Vanguard Senior Business Administration 3.67
John Craig Biola Junior Psychology 3.63
Joe Deister The Master's Senior Business 3.57
Levi Seekins Vanguard Junior Business 3.57
Lavar Simmons The Master's Senior Liberal Studies 3.51
Danny Parker The Master's Senior Biblical Exposition 3.50

2004-05 NAIA Men's Basketball All-Americans
ATHLETE SCHOOL
Tanner Luster (1st Team) Concordia 
Lance Soderberg (2nd Team) Azusa Pacific
Terrance Johnson (3rd Team) California Baptist University
Terrell Young (3rd Team) Biola
Kyle Bechler (HM) Westmont
Larry English (HM) Azusa Pacific
Clint Hull (HM) Concordia
Daniel Rose (HM) Biola

NAIA Coach of the Year:  Bill Odell, Azusa Pacific
 
2004-05 NAIA Men's Basketball
All-Tournament Team
ATHLETE SCHOOL
Larry English Azusa Pacific
Brice Prather Azusa Pacific
Daniel Rose Biola
Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award
Biola Men's Basketball Team
Charles Kriegel Memorial Award
Coach Dave Holmquist Biola

2004-05 NAIA Men's Basketball
All-America Scholar Athletes
ATHLETE SCHOOL
Isaiah Barney Vanguard
Brendan Cotter Vanguard
John Craig Biola
Jeremy Day Christian Heritage
Matt Garnett Biola
Clint Hull Concordia
Nicholas Nicholson Point Loma Nazarene
Levi Seekins Vanguard
Garrett Strocsher Vanguard


PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

January 3, 2005
LANDON LOCKARD ~ Christian Heritage College
Junior ~ 5-11 ~ Guard ~ Anchorage, Alaska

Junior Landon Lockard averaged 21 points, 6.5 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals as Christian Heritage won both of its games at the Concordia Classic.  For the week, he shot 13-for-25 (.520) from the field, including 7-for-14 (.500) from 3-point range, and 9-for-11 (.818) at the line.  In the win against Xavier LA, Lockard scored 25 points and had 3 assists and 2 rebounds.  In the win over Bethany, he tallied 17 points, 10 assists, 4 steals and 4 rebounds.
 
January 10, 2005
KYLE BECHLER ~ Westmont College
Senior ~ 6-1 ~ Guard ~ Glendora, California

Senior Kyle Bechler scored 64 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 3 games as No. 24-ranked Westmont won all 3 of its GSAC games last week, including upsets of 2 Top-10 teams.  For the week, he shot 23-for-37 (.622) from the field, including 17-for-25 (.680) from the 3-point arc.  In the win at Fresno Pacific, he scored 16 points and grabbed 3 rebounds.  In the victory over No. 1 Concordia, Bechler had 20 points.  In the win at No. 10 Christian Heritage, Bechler scored 28 points while shooting 8-for-10 from 3-point range.
 
January 17, 2005
CALEB ADCOCK ~ The Master's College
Junior ~ 6-6 ~ Forward ~ Monroe, Georgia
Junior Caleb Adcock scored 46 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and handed out 9 assists as The Master's won both of its GSAC games last week.  For the week, he was 19-for-25 (.760) from the field and a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line.  In the win at No. 12-ranked Concordia, Adcock scored 16 points, to go with 4 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal.  In the win over Hope International, he scored 30 points, which put him over the 1000-point plateau for his career, and recorded 7 rebounds and 4 assists as well.

January 24, 2005
SPENCER FOSTER ~ Azusa Pacific University
Sophomore ~ 6-5 ~ Forward ~ Glendora, California
Sophomore forward Spencer Foster averaged 18.5 points and 8 rebounds coming off the bench in both of No. 23-ranked Azusa Pacific's conference wins last week. For the week, he shot 12-for-24 (.500) from the field, including 6-for-10 (.600) at the 3-point arc, and 7-for-8 (.875) at the line.  In the win at Christian Heritage he had 12 points, 6 rebounds and a steal.  In the come-from-behind overtime win against Fresno Pacific, Foster recorded his third double-double of the year with a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds.  He scored 17 of those points after halftime and had 2 assists

 
January 31, 2005
ALBERT JONES, JR. ~ Fresno Pacific University
Senior ~ 6-4 ~ Guard/Forward ~ Memphis, Tennessee
Senior guard/forward Albert Jones averaged 13.5 points, 10 rebounds, and 2.5 assists as Fresno Pacific won its first back-to-back games of the season.  For the week, Jones was 9-for-20 (.450) from the field, including 2-for-4 (.500) from the 3-point arc, and shot 7-for-10 (.700) at the charity stripe.  In the win at Hope International, he registered 13 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.  In the upset of No. 17-ranked Concordia, Jones recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.  This broke a 14-game winless streak for the Sunbirds against the Eagles.

February 7, 2005
TERRANCE JOHNSON ~ California Baptist University
Senior ~ 6-5 ~ Guard ~ Cedar Hill, Texas
Senior guard Terrance Johnson scored 55 points to go along with 7 steals, 5 rebounds and 5 assists with only 1 turnover as California Baptist won both its GSAC games last week.  For the week, he shot 21-for-28 (.750) from the field, including an impressive 10-for-16 (.625) from 3-point range, and was 3-for-4 (.750) at the line.  In the win at Fresno Pacific, Johnson had 28 points, 5 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.  In 23 minutes against Hope International, he had 27 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.  Johnson currently leads the GSAC in overall scoring, averaging 20.5 points a game.
February 14, 2005
CLINT HULL ~ Concordia University
Senior ~ 6-3 ~ Guard ~ Pateros, Washington
Senior guard Clint Hull averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals as Concordia won both its GSAC games last week and moved into third place in the conference.  For the week, he shot 8-for-19 (.421) from the field, including 3-for-8 (.375) from 3-point range, and 11-for-12 (.917) at the line.  In the win against Westmont, he had 17 points and 3 steals.  In the win over No. 7-ranked Azusa Pacific, Hull had 13 points and 6 rebounds.
 
February 21, 2005
PETER RAJNIAK ~ California Baptist University
Junior ~ 6-4 ~ Guard ~ Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Junior guard Peter Rajniak recorded 57 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists as California Baptist won all 3 of its conference games last week, including wins over 2 Top-20 teams, and moved a half game out of first place in the GSAC.  For the week, he shot 21-for-37 (.568) from the field, including 5-for-9 (.556) from the 3-point arc, and 10-for-13 (.769) at the line.  In the upset at No. 9-ranked Azusa Pacific, Rajniak had 26 points and 4 rebounds.  In the overtime win against Westmont, he tallied 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.  In the overtime victory at No. 18-ranked Concordia, he had 6 points and 6 rebounds.

 
February 28, 2005
RYAN READ ~ The Master's College
Sophomore ~ 6-1 ~ Guard ~ Vista, California
Sophomore guard Ryan Read averaged 27 points and 3 rebounds as The Master's split its GSAC games last week.  For the week, he shot 15-for-30 (.500) from the field, including 10-for-22 (.455) from the 3-point arc, and was 14-for-18 (.778) at the line.  In the loss to Westmont, he had 15 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals. In the win against No. 14-ranked California Baptist, Read tied a career high with 39 points, including 7 3-pointers.  He also had 4 rebounds, 1 steal and a blocked shot.