Daniel Selected to Academic All-American Team
Men's basketball standout receives third team honors.
March 19, 1997
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State junior Carlos Daniel was
named to the GTE Academic All-America men's basketball third
team Wednesday.
Daniel (Louisville, Colo.), a history major with a 3.52 grade point
average, is just the second Washington State men's basketball
player ever to earn GTE Academic All-America recognition. He
joins Brian Quinnett (1985-89), who was a first team pick in 1989.
Daniel put together his finest season for the 13-17 Cougars. He
was second in the Pacific-10 Conference in rebounding (8.3 per
game average), tenth in scoring (15.2), fifth in blocked shots (1.6)
and seventh in field goal percentage (.519).
Kansas senior Jacque Vaughn, a business administration major
(3.72 GPA), was named the GTE Academic All-American of the
Year.
The GTE Academic All-America teams are selected by members of
the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
1997 GTE Academic All-America University Division Men's Basketball Team
First Team
Name School Year Hometown GPA Major
Doug Brandt Baylor Sr. Hastings, Nebraska 3.98 Aviation Sciences
Adonal Foyle Colgate Jr. Hamilton, N.Y. 3.47 History
Pat Garrity Notre Dame Jr. Monument, Colo. 3.67 Biochemistry
Jerod Haase Kansas Sr. S. Lake Tahoe, Calif. 3.70 Business Administration
Jacque Vaughn Kansas Sr. Pasadena, Calif. 3.72 Business Administration
Second Team
Name School Year Hometown GPA Major
Matt Harpring Georgia Tech Jr. Dunwoody, Ga. 3.30 Management
Pete Lisicky Penn State Jr. Whitehall, Pa. 3.32 Finance
Seamus Lonergan Dartmouth Sr. Dallas, Texas 3.85 Chemistry
T.J. Lux N. Illinois So. Merrillville, Ind. 3.76 Mathematics Education
Dan Muller Illinois St. Jr. Lafayette, Ind. 3.84 Business Management
Third Team
Name School Year Hometown GPA Major
Scott Cross UT-Arlington Jr. Garland, Texas 4.00 Business & Marketing
Carlos Daniel Washington St. Jr. Louisville, Colo. 3.52 History
Alexander Koul George Wash. Jr. Borovka, Belarus 3.33 Exercise Science
Corey Reed Radford Jr. Bremen, Ind. 3.97 Chemistry
S. Schaefbauer Illinois St. Jr. Elk River, Minn. 3.84 Business Management
