Burks Named First Team All-SLC
3/8/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 8, 2004
PLANO, Texas -- Antonio Burks is one of two Lumberjack basketball players to earn All-Southland Conference honors for 2004. The Texarkana, Ark. senior was named to the 2004 First Team in a vote of conference head coaches and media representatives.
Burks led SFA in scoring with a 15.8 points per game average, which was good for third in the Southland Conference through the regular season. He also finished the year leading the conference in three point shooting percentage making 74-149 (.497) three-pointers for the year. Burks is two three-point baskets away from tying the SFA single season three-point field goal mark held by Rontrek Floyd (76, 1995-96).
Marcus Clark also earned Honorable Mention All-SLC honors after leading the conference in assist to turnover ratio. Clark is averaging 2.4 assists to every turnover for the year.
First-Team Name University Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown LeRoy Hurd Texas-San Antonio F Sr. 6-7 Moss Point, Miss. Nate Lofton Southeastern Louisiana C Jr. 6-9 New Orleans, La. Derrick Obasohan Texas-Arlington F Sr. 6-7 Houston, Texas Amir Abdur-Rahim Southeastern Louisiana G Sr. 6-3 Atlanta, Ga. Antonio Burks Stephen F. Austin F Sr. 6-5 Texarkana, Texas
Second-Team Name University Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown Joe Thompson Sam Houston State G Jr. 6-4 Baytown, Texas Terry Conerway Texas State G Sr. 6-3 Cleburne, Texas Jermaine Wallace Northwestern State G So. 6-2 Dubberly, La. Willie Depron Nicholls State PG Jr. 6-1 White Castle, La. Mike Gardener Southeastern Louisiana G Sr. 5-10 Detroit, Mich.
Third-Team Donnie Beacham Texas-Arlington F Sr. 6-5 Dallas, Texas Clifton Lee Northwestern State F So. 6-7 Boyce, La. Jerrick Oliver McNeese State F Sr. 6-7 Riverdale, Ga. Larry Parker Louisiana-Monroe F Sr. 6-7 Jacksonville, Fla. Terrell Petteway Lamar F Sr. 6-7 Galveston, Texas
HONORABLE MENTION: Josh Naylor, TXST; Stephen Thomas, UTA; Marcus Clark, SFA; Edward Garriet, McN; Raymond Anthony, LU; Wilder Auguste, SHSU; Justin Harbert, UTSA; Terry West, SLU; Rapheal Posey, UTSA.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LeRoy Hurd, Texas-San Antonio
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Nate Lofton, Southeastern Louisiana
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Kurt Attaway, Texas-San Antonio
COACH OF THE YEAR: Billy Kennedy, Southeastern Louisiana
