HILO & HONOLULU, HI - The Dixie State (20-6/13-3 PacWest) men's basketball team used an 85-68 victory at Hawaii Hilo on Saturday afternoon, March 5, to clinch a share of the Pacific West Conference Men's Basketball title and secure a berth in the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament. A few hours later on Saturday evening in Honolulu, Chaminade (20-8/13-3) claimed a thrilling 84-82 win over BYU-Hawaii (17-8/12-4) to earn a share of the PacWest Championship. Both the Silverswords and BYU-Hawaii now await their fate on Selection Sunday when the 64-team NCAA II Men's Basketball Tournament field will be announced. As the automatic qualifier, Dixie State has claimed one of the eight spots in the NCAA II West Region bracket that will begin play on March 11 with quarterfinal action at a site to be announced. The semifinals will be held on March 12 with the West Region Championship set for March 14. The winner of the D-II West Region crown will travel to Springfield, MA, for the eight-team championship round beginning March 23. The West Region bracket will feature the champions of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC), the Pacific West Conference and the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), as well as five at-large squads that could include as many as two more teams from the PacWest in Chaminade and BYU-Hawaii. Although Dixie State and Chaminade shared the PacWest Championship, the Red Storm claimed the league's automatic qualifier by sweeping Chaminade in its two conference's games this year. Chaminade, meanwhile, posted a 3-0 mark vs. BYU-Hawaii during the 2010-11 campaign. The Silverswords swept the conference contests and also captured the Hawaii Challenge title on Dec. 10. Courtesy of Pacific West All-PacWest Awards 2010-11
Player of the Year: Marques Whippy (6'5''-G-86) of BYU-Hawaii Freshman of the Year: William Overton (6'5''-F) of Academy of Art Newcomer of the Year: Mamadou Diarra (7'0''-F-88) of Chaminade Coach of the Year: Jon Judkins of Dixie St. 1st Team G: Steven Bennett (5'6'') of Chaminade F: Mamadou Diarra (7'0''-88) of Chaminade G: Tsung-Hsien Chang (6'4''-88) of BYU-Hawaii G: Donovan Plunkett (5'11'') of Dixie St. F: Justin Smith (6'6''-87) of Hawaii-Hilo G: Marques Whippy (6'5''-86) of BYU-Hawaii F: Tom Whitehead (6'6'') of Dixie St. 2nd Team G: Jeremiah Barnes (6'1'') of Dixie St. F: Keith Davis (6'4'') of Academy of Art F: Tyler Fricke (6'6'') of Notre Dame Namur F/C: Jason Jackson (6'8'') of Hawaii-Pacific F: Griffon Jones (6'8'') of Dixie St. C: Killian Larson (6'10'') of Dominican (CA) G: Kyle Speed (6'0'') of Grand Canyon Honorable Mention Labrent Chappell (5'10''-G) of Hawaii-Pacific Jake Dastrup (6'3''-G) of BYU-Hawaii Royal Edwards (6'6''-F) of Hawaii-Pacific Andrew Gipson (6'0''-G-88) of Hawaii-Hilo Shane Hanson (6'6''-F-87) of Chaminade Gaby Ngoundjo (6'7''-C-88) of Grand Canyon Nick Witherill (6'2''-G) of Grand Canyon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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