Ewing earns first team honors

Wyoming senior Brandon Ewing

Wyoming Cowboy senior Brandon Ewing finally made it to the top, as he was named First Team All-MWC team on Monday.

Also for the Cowboys, redshirt freshman Afam Muojeke was selected as the Freshman of the Yea, in a vote by MWC head coaches and media members. Senior Tyson Johnson and redshirt senior Sean Ogirri were also honored, as each were named Honorable Mention All-MWC.

For Ewing, this marks the first time in his career that he has been named to the MWC’s First Team. As a freshman, he was a Third Team All-MWC selection and was then a second team selection as a sophomore and junior. He is the first player in MWC history to earn all-conference honors four times.

During conference games this season, Ewing led the MWC in both scoring and assists, averaging 18.6 points and 5.06 assists a game. He currently leads the MWC in all games in each category, and is on pace to become the first player in league history to do so. He is also on track to become the first player to lead the league in scoring in three consecutive seasons, as he finished both his sophomore and junior years as the MWC’s leading scorer.

Muojeke was the MWC’s leading scorer and rebounder among freshmen. During conference games, he averaged 12.4 points and 6.3 rebounds a game. In all games, he is the 11th leading scorer and 12th leading rebounder in the MWC, with respective averages of 14.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Muojeke is the second Cowboy to earn MWC Freshman of the Year honors, as Jay Straight received the honor in 2001-02.

Johnson ranks among the MWC’s best in six different statistical categories. On the season, he is the third leading rebounder and 13th leading scorer, averaging 7.6 rebounds and 13.5 rebounds a game. He also ranks among the league’s top-10 in field goal percentage, free throw percentage, defensive rebounds and minutes played.

Ogirri is the best single-season 3-point shooter in the history of the MWC, as he is the conference’s record holder with 103 thus far this season. He ranks 10th in the nation and first in the MWC in 3-pointers per game with 3.43. His 3-point percentage of 42.4 ranks 21st in the nation and second in the MWC. He averaged 14.6 points per game in conference play, which ranked ninth in the league.

Utah’s Luke Nevill was selected as both the MWC’s Player and Defensive Player of the Year. TCU’s Zvonko Buljan was the Newcomer of the Year, Utah’s Shaun Green was the Sixth Man of the Year and New Mexico’s Steve Alford was the Coach of the Year.
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First Team
Luke Nevill, Utah** Sr. C 7-2 265
Lee Cummard, BYU** Sr. G 6-7 190
Jimmer Fredette, BYU So. G 6-2 195
Tony Danridge, New Mexico Sr. G/F 6-5 215
Brandon Ewing, Wyoming*** Sr. G 6-2 190
Second Team
Daniel Faris, New Mexico Sr. C 6-9 235
Kyle Spain, San Diego State Sr. F 6-5 220
Lorrenzo Wade, San Diego State* Sr. F 6-6 225
Kevin Langford, TCU* Sr. F 6-8 245
Wink Adams, UNLV** Sr. G 6-0 200
Third Team
Jonathan Tavernari, BYU* Jr. G/F 6-6 215
Marcus Walker, Colorado State* Sr. G 6-0 175
Richie Williams, San Diego State Sr. G 5-10 162
René Rougeau, UNLV Sr. G 6-6 210
Lawrence Borha, Utah Sr. G 6-3 205
All Defensive Team
Luke Nevill, Utah Sr. C 7-2 265
Jackson Emery, BYU So. G 6-3 185
Richie Williams, San Diego State Sr. G 5-10 162
René Rougeau, UNLV Sr. G 6-6 210
Lawrence Borha, Utah Sr. G 6-3 205
Honorable Mention All-Mountain West
Andrew Henke, Sr., G, Air Force
Roman Martinez, Jr., F, New Mexico
Chad Toppert, Sr., G, New Mexico
Billy White, So., F, San Diego State
Zvonko Buljan, Jr., C, TCU
Carlon Brown, So., G, Utah
Luka Drca, Jr., G, Utah
Shaun Green, Sr., F, Utah
Tyler Kepkay, Sr., G, Utah
Tyson Johnson, Sr., F, Wyoming
Sean Ogirri, Sr., G, Wyoming