IRVINE, Calif. – Senior
Ronald Blain was the only selection for Hawai'i Pacific University on the 2020 All-PacWest Conference Men's Basketball Team the conference office announced the team on Wednesday.
Blain was selected to the All-PacWest Conference Third team by the conference coaches as he led the Sharks to a 10-18 regular season, 8-14 for ninth in the PacWest.
The 6-5 senior from McDonough, Ga./Union Grove, led the Sharks with 16.1 points per game, ranking sixth in the PacWest and 211th nationally. He also led the team and was eighth in the conference in rebounding with 6.9 boards a contest. His 80.0 free throw percentage was fifth in the PacWest and 147th nationally, while his 47.0 field goal percentage was 12th in the league. He posted the top five scoring games for HPU this season: 25 points at Biola, 24 vs Hawai'i Hilo, 23 at Point Loma and at Dominican, and 22 against Simon Fraser.
As part of the All-PacWest Conference Team announcement, the league also announced the Special Awards for the season. Azusa Pacific's Selom Mawugbe was chosen as the PacWest Player of the Year, while Chaminade's Kendall Small was tabbed the Defender of the Year. Point Loma's Darnelll Robateau was selected the Newcomer of the Year, with Chaminade's Isaac Amarall-Artharee the Freshman of the Year. PacWest Champion Azusa Pacific head coach Peter Bond was named the Coach of the Year.
The Sharks ended their season last Saturday.
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| 2019-20 ALL-PACWEST MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS |
| Player of the Year |
Selom Mawugbe |
Azusa Pacific |
| Defender of the Year |
Kendall Small |
Chaminade |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Darnell Robateau |
Point Loma |
| Freshman of the Year |
Isaac Amarall-Artharee |
Chaminade |
| Coach of the Year |
Peter Bond |
Azusa Pacific |
| 2019-20 ALL-PACWEST MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown/Previous School |
| FIRST TEAM |
| Kaden Anderson |
Point Loma |
F |
So. |
Enumclaw, Wash./Enumclaw |
| Tyler Cartaino * |
Chaminade |
F |
Sr. |
Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park |
| Aamondae Coleman |
Fresno Pacific |
W |
Jr. |
Las Vegas/Desert Oasis |
| Selom Mawugbe * |
Azusa Pacific |
F |
Sr. |
Canyon Country, Calif./Canyon |
| Stefan Milivojevic |
Academy of Art |
G |
Jr. |
Sokobanja, Serbia/Washington |
| Jake Spurgeon |
Azusa Pacific |
F |
Sr. |
Beaverton, Ore./Seattle |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Michael Bagatourian |
Biola |
G |
Jr. |
Irvine, Calif./Crean Lutheran |
| Andre Green |
Concordia |
G |
Sr. |
Stockton, Calif./Holy Names |
| Kupaa Harrison |
Hawai`i Hilo |
F |
Sr. |
Kailua, Hawai`i/Lewis & Clark |
| Rob McCoy |
Concordia |
F |
Sr. |
Chicago/Portland State |
| Darnell Robateau |
Point Loma |
G |
So. |
Sunshine Coast, Australia/Crestwood |
| Kendall Small |
Chaminade |
G |
Sr. |
Lakewood, Calif./Univ. of the Pacific |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Ronald Blain |
Hawai`i Pacific |
F |
Sr. |
McDonough, Ga./Union Grove |
| Josh Hill |
Academy of Art |
F |
Jr. |
Mobile, Ala./East Central |
| Jordan May |
Point Loma |
G |
Jr. |
Fairview, Ore./Reynolds |
| Brennan Rymer |
Azusa Pacific |
G |
Jr. |
Sydney, Australia/Alaska Anchorage |
| Sterling Somers |
Point Loma |
F |
Sr. |
Lynden, Wash./Lynden |
| Jordan Williams |
Dominican |
G |
Jr. |
Moreno Valley, Calif./Tahquitz |
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* - Previous All-PacWest selection
