April 9, 2008

Miami Shores, Fla. - Grand Valley State senior center Callistus Eziukwu pulled in another all-american award when he was named D2 Bulletin First Team All-American. GVSU senior guard Jason Jamerson was named an D2 Bulletin Honorable Mention All-American. Eziukwu and Jamerson led Grand Valley State to best single-season record (36-1) in school history. The Lakers claimed the GLIAC Tournament title, the NCAA DII Great Lakes Regional crown and advanced to its second straight NCAA DII Elite Eight. The Lakers' 36 wins are the second most in a single-season in DII history.

Callistus Eziukwu - DII Bulletin First-Team All-American...NABC First-Team All-American...Basketball Times First-Team All-American...Daktronics Second-Team All-American...2008 Great Lakes Regional Tournament MVP...2008 NABC All-Great Lakes Region First-Team...2008 GLIAC Player of the Year...2008 First-Team All-GLIAC North Division (4X)...2008 GLIAC North All-Defensive Team (4X)...2008 GLIAC Tournament MVP...2008 First-Team Daktronics All-Great Lakes Region...Eziukeu leads GVSU in scoring (15.6 ppg) rebounding (8.8) and blocked shots (86)...Eziukwu is connecting on 62.5 percent of his shots from the floor...Callistus has scored in double-figures 33 times this season and has 14 double-doubles on the year...Pulled down 10 or more rebounds 16 times this season, including a string of 11 straight...Pulled down nine or more rebounds 16 times in the Lakers' last 19 games...Eziukwu has 31 double-doubles in his career...He is now 5th in all-time points scored with 1,682. Eziukwu moved into 5th in career rebounds with 916 and is first in all-time blocks with 329...His 329 blocked shots is the third-best total all-time in DII.

• Jason Jamerson - DII Bulletin First-Team All-American...2008 Great Lakes Regional All-Tournament team...2008 NABC All-Great Lakes Region First-Team...2008 First-Team All-GLIAC...2008 GLIAC All-Tournament Team...2008 First-Team Daktronics All-Great Lakes Region...Jamerson is second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game...Jamerson leads the team in three- pointers made (94) and steals (72), while ranking second in assists (86)...Jason is third on the team in rebounding (4.2)...His 94 made three-pointers set the GVSU single-season record...Jason has scored in double figures 28 times this season...Jamerson ranks 1st in Laker annals in three-pointers made (303), 5th in all-time steals (195), and is 4th in points scored with 1,713.