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Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player Of The Year
The Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual award given to the Big West Conference's most outstanding player. The conference was formed in 1969 and known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association until 1988. The award was first given following the 1969–70 season. No player has won the award three times, but there have been eight two-time players of the year. Larry Johnson of UNLV was also the national player of the year in 1990–91, the same season of his second consecutive Big West Player of the Year accolade. Long Beach State has had the most all-time winners with 13. There have been three ties in the award's history, most recently in 2007–08. Among present Big West members, three schools have had no winners: established members Cal Poly and UC Riverside and 2020 arrival Bakersfield. Key Winners Winners by school * UNLV left in 1996 to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and is now in the Mountain West Conference (MW). * Pacif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big West Conference
The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's NCAA Division I, Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), and in 1988 was renamed the Big West Conference. The conference stopped sponsoring college football after the 2000 season. Among the conference's 11 member institutions, 10 are located in California (nine in Southern California alone), and one is located in Hawaii (though the Hawaii member is leaving for the Mountain West Conference, effective July 1, 2026). All of the current schools are public universities, with the California schools evenly split between the California State University and the University of California systems. In addition, one affiliate member plays two sports in the BWC not sponsored by its home conference. History Pacific Coast Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Magee (basketball)
Kevin Dornell Magee (January 24, 1959 – October 23, 2003), was an American basketball player who played most of his professional career for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He played at the power forward and center positions. Magee played college basketball for the UCI Irvine Anteaters, earning All-American honors in both seasons. In 1993–94, he led the Israel Basketball Premier League in rebounds. College career Magee went to Southeastern Louisiana University and then the University of Houston, but he was not ready for school, dropping out both times without playing basketball. He went to Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California, before transferring to the University of California, Irvine, where he played two years for the Anteaters in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA, now Big West Conference). A two-time All-American in the early 1980s, Magee was also the PCAA Player of the Year in 1980–81 and 1981–82. In those two seasons, he averaged 26.3 points and 12.3 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (basketball)
Basketball is a sport with five players on the court for each team at a time. Each player is assigned to different Position (team sports), positions defined by the strategic role they play. Guard, forward and center are the three main position categories. The standard team features two guards, two forwards, and a center. The guards are typically called the "back court" and the forwards and centers the "front court". Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated. Today, each of the five positions is known by a unique name and number: point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (basketball), power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (basketball), center (C) or 5. Guards The guards were originally tasked with guarding the team's forwards, hence the position's name. Running guard and stationary guard In the early history of the sport, there was a "running guard" or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969–70 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Season
The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1969, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1970, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The UCLA Bruins won their sixth NCAA national championship with an 80–69 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins. Season headlines * UCLA won its fourth NCAA championship in a row, sixth overall, and sixth in seven seasons. In the Pacific 8 Conference, it also won its fourth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles. * The Pacific Coast Athletic Association began play. It was renamed the Big West Conference in 1988. * LSU’s Pete Maravich established several NCAA records during his career. Two of the most notable came during this season — single-season scoring average (44.5 in 1969–70, besting his 44.2 average from the prior season) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JaQuori McLaughlin
JaQuori McLaughlin (born January 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Pelita Jaya Basketball Club, Pelita Jaya of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers men's basketball, Oregon State Beavers and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Early life McLaughlin attended Peninsula High School (Washington), Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, Washington. He averaged 19.3 points, 9.1 assists and 5.5 steals per game as a senior and was named Washington Mr. Basketball. McLaughlin left as the school's all-time leader in points, assists and three-pointers. He had originally committed to playing college basketball for Oregon State Beavers men's basketball, Oregon State before switching his commitment to Washington Huskies men's basketball, Washington. He later recommitted to Oregon State over offers from Utah Utes men's basketball, Utah and Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball, Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Janković (basketball)
Stefan Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Јанковић; born August 4, 1993) is a Serbian-Canadian professional basketball player for the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He played two seasons of college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors where he was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 2016. Early life Stefan was born on August 4, 1993, in Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia to Drago and Aida Janković. His family was from the region formerly known as Yugoslavia. Both of his parents were brought up in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and his grandparents were raised in Montenegro. As a result of the violence during the breakup of Yugoslavia, Stefan's parents moved to Belgrade, where there was less instability. In 1997, when Stefan was four years of age, they moved to Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, following Drago's brother's footsteps. Stefan came to Mississauga with experience only as a soccer player, but a basketball court was located ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Williams (basketball)
Alan Travis Williams (born January 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for UC Santa Barbara before beginning his professional career with the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2015. High school career Williams attended North High School. After playing in just one game as a freshman and averaging just 3.5 points as a sophomore, Williams averaged 12.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game as a junior in 2009–10. As a senior in 2010–11, he averaged 22.1 points, 16.2 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, 2.0 steals, and 1.5 assists, leading North to a Metro Region championship and the Class 5A quarterfinals. He was named Arizona State Player of the Year that season. College career Williams played four seasons of college basketball for UC Santa Barbara between 2011 and 2015, finishing his career as the Gauchos' all-time leader in rebounds and seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ennis III
James Alfred Ennis III (born July 1, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Kagoshima Rebnise of the Japanese B.League. He played two years of college basketball for the Long Beach State 49ers, where he won the Big West Player of the Year in 2013. After being selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2013 NBA draft, Ennis moved to Australia and helped the Perth Wildcats win the 2014 NBL championship. He debuted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2014 with the Miami Heat and later played for the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets over eight NBA seasons. Since 2022, he has played in Israel, Russia, Puerto Rico, China and Bahrain. Early life Born in Ventura, California, Ennis grew up in the Westview Village housing project where he and his five siblings played basketball, soccer, rode bikes and skateboarded. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Akognon
Joshua Emmanuel Akognon (born February 10, 1986) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington State Cougars and Cal State Fullerton Titans. Standing at , he played at the point guard position. Early life Akognon was born in Petaluma, California, to a Nigerian father and American mother. His father is a Baptist minister and his mother served as the minister of music at Village Baptist Church in Marin City, California. Akognon attended Casa Grande High School in Petaluma where he played organized basketball for the first time during his freshman season. Akognon averaged 30 points a game during his senior season. College career Washington State (2004–2006) Akognon struggled during his freshman season with the Washington State Cougars and averaged 3.9 points per game. Akognon began his sophomore season as a starter but was soon relegated to a role off the bench. An ankle injury to starter Derrick Low forced Akognon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Maråker
Christian Erik Maråker (born 24 September 1982) is a Swedish basketball player for Borås Basket of the Basketligan. A 6'9" center/power forward, he played college basketball in the United States at the University of the Pacific from 2002 to 2006. Career Maråker attended Sanda Gymnasium in Huskvarna, Sweden. After his second season at Sanda, he moved to the Sodertalje Club Team. He earned all-star honors at both the Under 20 Swedish Championships in 2001 and the Junior Swedish Championships in 2000. He also earned Stadium Cup Most Valuable Player honors in 2001. At the 2001 Stockholm Club Tournament, Maråker scored 26 points in the championship game against the Solna Club team from Stockholm. He played for two years with the Swedish Under 20 National Team. At Pacific he averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He was the 2005-2006 Big West Conference Player of the Year, and was only the sixth player to be named first-team All-Big West three times in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Green (basketball, Born 1980)
Jerry Green may refer to: * Jerry Green (American football) (1936–1994), American football player * Jerry Green (basketball, born 1980), American basketball player * Jerry Green (basketball coach), American college basketball coach *Jerry Green (economist) (born 1946), American economist * Jerry Green (politician) (1939-2018), American politician in New Jersey * Jerry Green (writer) (1928–2023), American sports journalist and author See also *Jerry Greene, founder of Collectables Records Collectables Records is an American reissue record label, founded in 1980 by Jerry Greene. Greene also formed the Lost Nite and Crimson record labels. History It maintains a catalogue of over 3,400 active titles on compact disc, with thousands ... * Jeremy Green (born 1971), sports columnist and NFL studio analyst * Gerald Green (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Jerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Olowokandi
Michael Olowokandi (born 3 April 1975) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised in London, he played collegiately for the Pacific Tigers in Stockton, California. Nicknamed "the Kandi Man," Olowokandi was selected as the first overall pick of the 1998 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. He played professionally until 2007, when he was forced to retire due to severe hernia and knee injuries. Early life Olowokandi was born in Lagos, Nigeria, as the oldest of five children. His father, Ezekiel, was a Nigerian diplomat. When Olowokandi was aged 3, his family moved to London where he was raised. Olowokandi has Nigerian citizenship and did not hold a British passport as of 2004. Olowokandi attended the Newlands Manor School in Seaford, East Sussex, where he set British age group records in long jump and triple jump and also played center midfield in football. Olowokandi had a height of at age 16, growing six inches in two years. He f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
