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Two Movin’ Mavs named All-Americans

Written by Stephen Peters, The Shorthorn sports editor

Wednesday, 25 March 2009 08:02 PM

The National Wheelchair Basketball Association selected the All-Americans for the Intercollegiate Division, two of which are Movin’ Mavs. Sophomore Ian Pierson and junior David Wilkes were selected to the team out of 10 total selections. “It is exciting to have two players from our program selected for All American honors,” head coach Doug Garner said. “Only 10 players are selected for these honors each season, and they are voted on by all of the programs in the league. I think this says a lot about the work ethic of these two student athletes and about the respect they bring to themselves and to our program.” As a team, the Movin’ Mavs finished third at the national tournament in Whitewater, Wis. after defeating Arizona 67-57, finishing with an 18-6 record for the year. UTA lost to Illinois 67-54 in the tournament’s semifinal round — the third time this year the Mavs suffered a defeat to the Illini. UTA defeated Southwest Minnesota State 46-34 to open the tournament. For the year, Wilkes averaged 16.2 points on 64 percent shooting and 12.8 rebounds a game. Pierson chipped in with 17.7 points in 48 percent from the floor and 43 percent from beyond the arc. Next year, the Movin’ Mavs will return nine players to the roster, but lose the last two remaining players with national championship experience in seniors Tyler Garner and Aaron Gouge. “We will obviously miss Gouge’s leadership and his insight into the game,” Garner said. “We will also miss Tyler’s defense and his ability to quickly seal David into the paint for easy post up shots.” “I am very excited about next years group of recruits. Of course you never know until they get to campus, but we have 5 or 6 National- and International-level players scheduled to come be Movin’ Mavs next year. If they all show up next season, we should have a very interesting and exciting season.” Views: 2950 | E-mail   Be first to comment this article Only registered users can write comments. Please login or register. Powered by AkoComment Tweaked Special Edition v.1.4.6 AkoComment © Copyright 2004 by Arthur Konze - www.mamboportal.com All right reserved

 

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