Feb. 20, 2003
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State senior Tony Bland has been selected as a second team Division I All-District honoree by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
Bland, a co-captain on the Aztec team, leads San Diego State in scoring at 15.6 points per game. He also leads the team in minutes played (34.3 mpg), is second in assists (76) and tied for third in rebounds (82). A native of Los Angeles, the 6-5 guard is ranked among the Mountain West Conference top five in three different statistical categories - first in assist-to-turnover ratio, fourth in assists and fifth in scoring.
Only 10 players were selected to each district team. Joining Bland on the District 13 team were Ruben Douglas (New Mexico), Travis Hansen (Brigham Young), Britton Johnson (Utah), Jermaine Boyette (Weber State), Brian Greene (Colorado State), Donta Richardson (Wyoming), Carl English (Hawai'i), Uche Nsonwu-Amadi (Wyoming) and Kirk Snyder (Nevada).
This is the second consecutive season that an Aztec has been named to the District 13 team. Last year, Randy Holcomb earned first team honors.
Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the All-District honorees are now eligible for the NABC Division I All-American Team, which will be announced at the end of the 2002-03 season.
San Diego State (12-10 overall and 3-6 Mountain West Conference) opens a two-game homestand on Saturday night against Air Force. The Aztecs will end their regular-season home schedule on Monday night against New Mexico. Both games are slated to begin at 7 p.m. PST at Cox Arena.