Coaches tab UAA's Thompson for All-District honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Mar. 23) – Alaska Anchorage senior Travis Thompson has added a final honor to his list of career accomplishments, earning a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Div. II All-District Second Team.

Monday’s award recognizes Thompson as one of the top 11 players among the 36 teams in the NCAA Div. II West Region.

A 6-1 guard, Thompson was the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s fourth-leading scorer with 16.8 points per game, shooting 43 percent from the three-point line and 83 percent at the free-throw stripe. The local Dimond High School product also dished 3.5 assists per game as he ranked among the NCAA Div. II top 25 stats leaders in three-point percentage, three-pointers per game (3.1) and assist/turnover ratio (2.9).

Thompson scored more than 20 points on 11 occasions this year, moving up to No. 2 on UAA’s all-time scoring list and No. 12 on the GNAC list with 1,667 for his career. Also the school and GNAC career three-point king, he became the first player in league history to surpass 300 three-pointers (302).

Thompson also received second-team distinction on Mar. 13 on the Daktronics NCAA Div. II All-West Region squad, chosen by sports information directors. He collected First Team All-GNAC honors for the second straight season, and he was a Second Team All-GNAC pick as a sophomore in 2011-12.

The Seawolves finished 16-13 overall this season and tied for third place in the GNAC with a 12-6 mark.

2015 NABC NCAA Div. II All-District Team – West Region

 

First Team

Andy Avgi, Western Oregon

Pablo Coro, BYU-Hawaii

Terrence Drisdom, Cal Poly Pomona

Troy Leaf, Azusa Pacific

Zach Robbins, Dixie State

Jordan Semple, Chico State

 

Second Team

Austin Bryan, Humboldt State

Robert Duncan, Chico State

Jordan Faison, Cal Poly Pomona

Travis Thompson, Alaska Anchorage

Gelaun Wheelwright, California Baptist

 

Coach of the Year: Justin Leslie, Azusa Pacific

 

 

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Nate Sagan
Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Dr.
Anchorage, AK  99508
(907) 786-1295 / nate@uaa.alaska.edu
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