Hutchens Named to Pac-10 All-Academic First Team
Nelson, Pengelly make second team
PULLMAN, Wash. - Senior guard Will Hutchens has been named to the
Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic first team, commissioner Tom Hansen
announced Friday. It is the fifth straight year a member of the
Washington State men's basketball team has been named to Pac-10
All-Academic first team.
Hutchens, a native of Dayton, Wash., played in 25 games in 1998-99,
starting in two. The former walk-on averaged 1.7 points and 1.6 rebounds
per game, with highs of nine points, six rebounds and five assists
coming in WSU's win against Grambling State. Hutchens holds a 3.74 grade
point average and will graduate in May with a degree in Sciences
Management/Crops.
During the last five seasons, WSU has placed David Vik (1995), Carlos
Daniel (1996-97-98), Cameron Johnson (1997) and now Hutchens (1999) on
the Pac-10 All-Academic first team. Since the conference established the
award following the 1985-86 season, Washington State has placed a total
of 10 players on the first team, which is second only to Stanford's 20.
The Cougars also placed senior center Leif Nelson and junior guard Blake
Pengelly on the All-Academic second team. It was the second straight
second team honor for both. Nelson averaged 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds
per game this season. He holds a 3.11 GPA and will graduate in May with
a degree in psychology. Pengelly led WSU with 88 assists in 1998-99. He
played in 29 games, starting 19, and scored 3.7 points per game.
Pengelly has a 3.5 GPA and is majoring in psychology.
Pac-10 All-Academic Team
First Team
Will Hutchens WSU Sr. 3.74, Science Management/Crops
Bobby Lazor ASU Sr. 3.60, Business Marketing
Todd MacCulloch WASH Sr. 3.14, Speech and Hearing Science
Mark Madsen STAN Jr. 3.18, Economics/Spanish
A.D. Smith ORE Jr. 3.54, Business Administration
Second Team
Jason Heide OSU So. 3.15, Science
Leif Nelson WSU Sr. 3.11, Psychology
Blake Pengelly WSU Jr. 3.50, Psychology
Chris Walcott WASH Jr. 3.18, Business
Tim Young STAN Sr. 3.15, English
Honorable Mention
Ron DuBois ASU Sr. 3.03, Social Studies
George von Backstrom OSU Jr. 3.10, Speech Communications
