Three Yellowjackets Earn All-Conference Honors (Mar. 8, 2005)
Lucas Walker Named PacWest Freshman of the Year
BILLINGS, MT – Three Montana State-Billings
men’s basketball players earned all-conference recognition on
Tuesday as announced by the Pacific West Conference. Justin Hassell, Cameron Munoz and Buddy Windy Boy were each named to the all-conference second
team. Freshman Lucas Walke r was voted the Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches.
Hassell, a senior from Brooklyn, NY, led the
PacWest in rebounding this season and ranked fourth in the
conference for scoring. He averaged 19.6 points and 9.1 rebounds
a game. A slashing 6-5 forward, Hassell finished his career
ranked tenth in school history for made free throws. He was named
the PacWest player of the week once this year.
 Munoz,
a junior from Chino, CA, ranked third in the PacWest for scoring
at 20.4 points per game. He led the conference in 3-point field
goals per game, averaging 4.44. A two time player of the week
selection, Munoz finished his junior campaign with 1,268 career
points and 304 career 3-pointers. He is ninth in school history
for points scored and second for made 3-pointers.
Windy Boy, a junior from Lodge Grass, MT, had
a breakout season with 104 three-pointers. He ranked eighth in
the PacWest for scoring at 15.9 points per game and was second
behind only Munoz for 3-pointers per game at 3.85. In three
seasons, Windy Boy has 216 three-pointers, sixth-most in school
history.
 Walker,
a freshman from Launceston, Australia, averaged 15.5 points and
5.8 rebounds in 20 games before missing the final seven games of
the season with a broken hand. He quickly became a crowd favorite
at Alterowitz for his high flying dunks. He scored a season high
32 points in a win over Hawaii Pacific just before the injury.
Two of the seven Academic All-Conference
selections were from MSU Billings. Jonathan Wiley, a sophomore from Westlake Village, CA, topped
the list with a 3.94 GPA in finance. He was also a CoSIDA
District VII Academic First Team selection. Windy Boy also made
the PacWest academic team with a 3.37 cumulative GPA in math
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