Top Division II West players singled out
Humboldt State senior forward Devin Peal, the California Collegiate Athletic Association's (CCAA) Most Valuable Player, received another honor on Thursday when he was selected the 2008 Daktronics Division II West Region Player of the Year.
In helping the Lumberjacks to a share of the CCAA regular-season title, Peal topped the conference in scoring with 18.6 points a game and was seventh in rebounding with 6.3 boards a contest.
Joining Peal on the first team was Cal Poly Pomona junior forward Larry Gordon, who ranks second in the CCAA in scoring and rebounding with 17.7 points and 9.1 rebounds a game.
Four CCAA players were named to the six-man all-region second team. Cal State San Bernardino senior center Michael Earl (12.6 ppg., 5.1 rpg., 2.0 bpg.) and senior guard Lance Ortiz (11.7 ppg., 4.7 apg., 2.6 spg.) along with Cal State L.A. senior guard Vincent Camper (16.5 ppg.) and Cal State Monterey Bay junior forward Joe Mitchell, who averaged 12.9 points and a conference-best 9.9 rebounds a game, were honored.
Peal, along with Earl and Ortiz, helped their teams advance to the NCAA Division II West Regional that begins Friday in Anchorage, Alaska.
Daktronics Division II Men’s Basketball West Region Team
First Team
Devin Peal (Humboldt State) – Player of the Year
Carl Arts (Alaska Anchorage)
Lucas Alves (BYU-Hawaii)
Marko Kolaric (Chaminade)
T- Luke Cooper (Alaska Anchorage)
T-Larry Gordon (Cal Poly Pomona)
Second Team
Jake Beitinger (Central Washington)
Rob Will (Seattle Pacific University)
Michael Earl (Cal State San Bernardino)
T-Vincent Camper (Cal State Los Angeles)
T-Joe Mitchell (CSU Monterey Bay)
T-Lance Ortiz (Cal State San Bernardino)
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