March 11, 2008

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's Jaycee Carroll was named an All-District VIII selection by the United States Basketball Writer's Association (USBWA) it was announced on Tuesday. It is the second year in a row that Carroll has been named to the team. District VIII includes schools from the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

In all 10 players were named to the team which include J.R. Giddens (New Mexico) who was named the Player of the Year in the district. Other players honored include Wink Adams (UNLV), Lee Cummard (BYU), Brandon Ewing (Wyoming), Justin Hawkins (New Mexico State), Marcelus Kemp (Nevada), Reggie Larry (Bosie State), Trent Plaisted (BYU) and Carlos Taylor (Montana State).

The Coach of the Year in District VIII was UNLV head coach Lon Kruger.

Carroll's other honors so far this year include being named to the Western Athletic Conference's Player of the Year and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 14 second-team.

Carroll, a 6-2, 175-pound, senior All-American guard from Evanston, Wyo., currently leads the nation in three-point shooting at 50.2 percent and is third in free throw shooting at 92.3 percent. He also leads the WAC and is 12th in the nation in scoring at 22.7 points per game.