MONROE,
La. - A pair of ULM men's basketball players earned All-Louisiana honors as
junior guard Fred Brown was named a third-team selection, while senior forward
Tommie Sykes earned honorable mention, released Saturday evening by the
Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA).
Brown
averaged a team-high 13.8 points per game in his first season with the Warhawks
after transferring from Kansas State. He finished the season ranked fifth in
the Sun Belt Conference in 3-point makes per game (2.1) and 10th in
the conference in scoring.
Brown
finished also just outside the top 10 in school history with 60 3-point makes.
He had five games in which he scored over 20 points, including a pair of
25-point outings. Brown knocked in four or more 3-pointers in seven different
games - his season high was seven 3-pointers at Texas Tech in the season
opener.
Sykes
was one of the most consistent players for ULM this season, averaging 11.5
points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game. He ranked second in the Sun Belt
with 92 offensive rebounds and 10th in overall rebounding. Sykes
also led the team in field-goal percentage (.489), steals (44), free throws
made (118) and free throws attempted (212). In conference play, Sykes upped his
scoring average to 12.5 points per game.
This is
second year in a row that Sykes has been named an honorable mention selection
on the All-Louisiana team.
Anatoly
Bose of Nicholls State was named Louisiana Player of the Year and a first team
selection, while Kendall Timmons of Tulane, Pat Richard of McNeese State, Olu
Ashaolu of Louisiana Tech and Ryan Brock of Loyola rounded out the first team.
Eric
Young of LSU-Shreveport picked up Newcomer of the Year honors, J.J. Thomas of
UL-Lafayette was named Freshman of the Year and Dave Simmons of McNeese State
earned Coach of the Year.
All-Louisiana
First
Team
Anatoly Bose, Nicholls State
Kendall Timmons, Tulane
Pat Richard, McNeese State
Olu Ashaolu, Louisiana Tech
Ryan Brock, Loyola
Second
Team
William Mosley, Northwestern State
Will Pratt, Northwestern State
Diego Kapelan, McNeese State
Zach Kinsley, New Orleans
Justin Patton, Grambling
Third
Team
Eric Young, LSU-Shreveport
J.J. Thomas, Louisiana-Lafayette
Derrick Parker, LSU-Shreveport
Fred Brown, ULM
DeAndre Brown, Louisiana Tech
Honorable
Mention
P.J. Alawoya (McNeese State), Devon
Baker (Northwestern State), Trent Hutchin (SE Louisiana), Brent Leduff (SUNO),
Tommie Sykes (ULM), Rolston Turner (LSU)
Player
of the Year
Anatoly Bose, Nicholls State
Newcomer
of the Year
Eric Young, LSU-Shreveport
Freshman
of the Year
J.J. Thomas, ULL
Coach
of the Year
Dave Simmons, McNeese State
