BYU-Hawaii junior forward Jake Chrisman earned Daktronics NCAA II All-West Region First Team honors today as voted on by the region's College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The honor is the first of the post-season honors to be released and Chrisman was the only Pacific West Conference player named to either the first or second team in the three-conference region.
Chrisman, a junior from Provo, Utah, became just the fourth player in BYU-Hawaii history to average over 20 points per game as he led the PacWest Conference and was tenth nationally with a 22.7 points per game average during the regular season. The NCAA II counts postseason stats along with the regular season stats and Chrisman will lead the Seasiders in the opening round of the NCAA II West Regional on Friday.
During the season, Chrisman connected on 57.9 percent of his shots, good for second in the PacWest and 25th nationally. He grabbed 5.4 rebounds per game and was named PacWest Player of the Week five times. He scored a season-high 42 points at Montana State-Billings in February, the third highest point total in Seasider history. He was also named to the Hawaii Surf 'N Slam All-Tournament team.
Joining Chrisman on the first team are Peter Bullock of Alaska-Anchorage, the Seasiders' opponent in Friday's tournament game, Jonathan Levy of Cal State-San Bernardino, and Fred Hooks and Austin Nichols of Humboldt State.
Making the second team are Jeff Bonds of Cal Poly Pomona, Jason Chivers of Seattle Pacific, Robert Day of Western Oregon, Fred Nichols of Cal State-Bakersfield, and Brad Oleson of Alaska-Fairbanks.