Cal Poly Pomona’s Jordan Faison named best of the week

Cal Poly Pomona senior Jordan Faison  has been named  California Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first week of 2015 regular-season play.
Jordan Faison

Faison led the Broncos to wins over Notre Dame de Namur and Azusa Pacific at the APU Tournament.

The forward from Lake Forest shot over 60 percent from the floor in both contests, beginning with a six-for-10 effort in against the Argonauts Friday. 

Against the defending West Region Champion Cougars, Faison scored 24 points on 11-for-16 (68.8) shooting from the floor, while making both of his free throw attempts. He also added nine rebounds and three assists.

On the weekend, Faison averaged 20 points, seven rebounds, and 1.5 assists. 

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Cal Poly Pomona’s Terrence Drisdom named All-American

Terrence Drisdom

Senior guard Terrence Drisdom of Cal Poly Pomona is one of the select players earning NCAA Division II All-American honors.

A total of 15 players were selected, five to each of three teams, Drisdom, a native of Corona, was named to the second team.
It is his second All-American honor, the first coming in for the 2012-2013 campaign which was his junior season.

Drisdom totaled 1,201 points through his collegiate career to rank eighth all-time in program history. During his time at CPP, the Broncos posted an overall record of 88-29.

This year, Drisdom was selected as the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Player of the Year while also earning All-West Region First Team honors. The All-American recognition comes from the Basketball Times publication.

Drisdom ranked second in the league for scoring (16.5 points per game), first in minutes (995), first in field goals made (180), first in steals (80), first in free throws made (124), fourth in blocks (24) and fifth in total rebounds (189).

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Cal Poly Pomona’s Terrence Drisdom taked CCAA top honor

The CCAA announced its postseason awards. Here is the list of those honored:

Player of Year: Terrence Drisdom, Sr., Cal Poly Pomoma
Newcomer of Year: Jacob Thomas, Jr., CS San Bernardino
Freshman of Year: Malik Morgan, Humboldt State
Coach of Year: Greg Clink, Chico State

First team
Austin Bryan, Sr., Humboldt State
James Davis, Jr., Sonoma State
Terrence Drisdom, Sr., Cal Poly Pomona
Robert Duncan. Soph., Chico State
Jordan Faison, Jr., Cal Poly Pomona
Allan Guel, Sr. Humboldt State
Chris Read., Sr., Cal State Stanislaus
Jordan Semple, Sr., Chico State
Jacob Thomas, Jr., Cal State San Bernardino
Udun Osakue, Sr., San Francisco State

Second team
Barry Bell, Jr., Cal Poly Pomona
Drew Dyer, Jr., UC San Diego
Tanner Giddings, Jr., Chico State
Adam Kile, Soph., UC San Diego
JJ Mina, Sr., Sonoma State
Malik Morgan, Fresh., Humboldt State
Isaiah Morton, Sr., Cal State San Bernardino
Hunter Walker, Jr., UC San Diego
Rob Walters, Sr., Cal State Stanislaus
Evan Zeller, Soph., Cal State Monterey Bay

Honorable mention: Greg Anderson, CS Monterey Bay; Wes Bartole, CS Stanislaus; Rakim Brown, Humboldt State; Bren Haley, San Francisco State; Alex Fertig, CS Monterey Bay; Daniel Rodriguez, Cal Poly Pomona; Justin Sadler, CS Dominguez Hills; Everett Turner, CS San Bernardino; Jacari Whitfield, CS East Bay.

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