March 4, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - San Diego State junior forward Lorrenzo Wade has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) all-District 13 second team, the organization announced Tuesday. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the 150 student-athletes from 15 districts represent the finest basketball players across America and are now eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America team to be announced on April 5, at the 2008 NABC Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Wade, who hails from Las Vegas, Nev., is averaging a team-best 15.4 points per game and 3.3 assists through 29 games. He is also averaging 4.7 rebounds and is shooting 46.7 percent from the field. In Mountain West Conference games, Wade has elevated his game by averaging 16.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists. He is one of only three players who currently rank in the top 10 in the MWC in points, rebounds and assists during league play.
The junior has played in every game this season and earned the starting assignment 28 times, while scoring in double figures on 24 different occasions. Of his 24 double-digit scoring efforts, seven have been of the 20-plus point variety, including his career-high of 28 in the home victory over Brigham Young.
Wade also has a pair of double-doubles to his credit as he went for 11 points and a career-best 13 rebounds vs. Wyoming and tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds at Colorado State. In his last outing vs. CSU at home, Wade nearly missed San Diego State's first triple-double after he posted eight points, eight rebounds and a personal-best 11 assists.
The all-district honor marks the fourth time in the last three seasons and the seventh time in the last seven years that an Aztec has been recognized. Last season, Brandon Heath, SDSU's and the MWC's all-time leading scorer earned first-team accolades.
NABC All-DISTRICT 13
First Team
Trent Plaisted - Brigham Young
Marcelus Kemp - Nevada
Lee Cummard - Brigham Young
J.R. Giddens - New Mexico
Reggie Larry - Boise State
Second Team
Lorrenzo Wade - San Diego State
Stefon Jackson - UTEP
Kevin Bell - Fresno State
Brandon Ewing - Wyoming
Luke Nevill - Utah