Three Wright State men's basketball players were honored as the Horizon League announced its postseason awards on Monday. Senior guard DaShaun Wood was voted the Horizon League's Player of the Year and was also selected to the All-Defensive Team while freshmen Vaughn Duggins and Todd Brown were each named to the All-Newcomer Team.
In a vote by media, sports information directors and head coaches, Wood, a candidate for the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award for the best collegiate player under six foot, was chosen as the Player of the Year after averaging 19.4 points to lead the League in scoring. The 5-11 guard also was among the nation's leaders in free throw percentage (88.8%), steals (1.9 per game) and points per game. The Detroit native scored more than 30 points three times this season, including 30 points against nationally-ranked Butler on February 10, and has scored in double figures in 42 straight contests.
Wood joins WSU all-time scoring and rebounding leader Bill Edwards as the lone recipients of this type of honor as Edwards was named the Mid-Continent Player of the Year in 1993. He was also named the League's Player of the Week three different times this year and was named to the Hispanic College Fund Classic All-Tournament Team hosted by LSU in December.
Wood was also named for the second straight year to the League's Defensive Team as he led the conference in steals and ranked 17th in rebounding. The All-Defensive Team is voted on only by the nine head coaches in the League.
Duggins, a Pendleton, Indiana native, averaged 9.1 points per game while Brown, from Canton, Ohio, averaged 8.9 points through the season. The duo ranked second and third in threes made, behind Wood. Duggins was second on the team in minutes, assists and steals and was tied for ninth in the League in three-point percentage during conference play along with being ranked 11th in assists per game. Brown was 11th in three-point percentage during conference play, 12th in field goal percentage and 19th in scoring during conference play and 12th in field goal percentage.
With the two this season, Wright State has now had 12 All-Newcomer honorees since joining the Horizon League (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) in 1995.
The Raiders ended the regular-season with a 21-9 record, tying the 1989-90 squad (21-7) for the most wins since WSU joined the NCAA Division I ranks in the 1987-88 season. The co-Champion title was the first conference crown for any Raider basketball team.
By virtue of tie breakers, the Raiders will host the Horizon League Tournament Friday and Saturday night. Wright State plays in the semifinals on Saturday, March 3, at 7 pm. The game can be seen live on ESPNU and heard with Chris Collins and Bob Grote on WONE, 980 AM, WIZE, 1340 AM, and at wsuraiders.com.
For more information, go to horizonleague.org.
2006-07 Men's Basketball All-Horizon League Teams
First Team
DaShaun Wood, Sr., G, Wright State
A.J. Graves, Jr., G, Butler
Blake Schilb, Sr., G, Loyola
Quin Humphrey, Sr., G, Youngstown State
Othyus Jeffers, Jr., F, UIC
Second Team
Mike Green, Jr., G, Butler
Brandon Cotton, Sr., G, Detroit
Ryvon Covile, Sr., C, Detroit
Ryan Evanochko, Sr., G, Green Bay
Mike Schachner, So., F, Green Bay
All-Newcomer Team
Pete Campbell, So., F, Butler
Mike Green, Jr., G, Butler
Paige Paulsen, Jr., F, Milwaukee
Todd Brown, Fr., G, Wright State
Vaughn Duggins, Fr., G, Wright State
All-Defensive Team
Ryvon Covile, Sr., C, Detroit
Majak Kou, Sr., G, Loyola
Scott VanderMeer, So., C, UIC
Terry Evans, So., F, Green Bay
DaShaun Wood, Sr., G, Wright State
Player of the Year: DaShaun Wood, Sr., G, Wright State
Newcomer of the Year: Mike Green, Jr., G, Butler
Coach of the Year: Todd Lickliter, Butler
