April 10, 2008

LOGAN, Utah - Another national honor was bestowed upon Utah State's Jaycee Carroll Thursday and he was named the Western Athletic Conference's Player of the Year by CollegeInsider.com. The on-line publication also named Boise State's Reggie Larry as the WAC's Most Valuable Player, while Broncos head coach Greg Graham was named the league's coach of the year.

Carroll, a 6-2, 175-pound All-American guard from Evanston, Wyo., was also named the WAC's Player of the Year by the league's coaches as he finished his senior season ranking first in the nation in three-point shooting at 49.8 percent, was second in the nation in free throw shooting at 91.9 percent, and 13th in scoring with 22.4 points per game. He also ranked 10th in the WAC in field goal shooting at 52.6 percent.

Carroll's other honors this year include being named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America for the second straight year and an all-senior All-America by Lowe's. He was also named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 14 second-team, to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District VIII team, a second-team high-major All-American by CollegeHoops.net., one of five finalists for the Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award, one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, and to the WAC's all-tournament team.