Hopkins earns All-Conference USA honors
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:50 pmBryan Hopkins was named third-team All-Conference USA, as voted by the league's 12 head coaches and select media. Hopkins finished league play tied for fifth in scoring (14.
, second in steals (2.57), sixth in three-point field goals made (2.14), and 11th in assists (3.29).
After leading No. 3 Memphis to its first-ever outright Conference USA title, senior Rodney Carney and sophomore Darius Washington Jr. were named to the 2006 Conference USA First Team. The Tiger duo is joined on the first team by seniors Carldell "Squeaky" Johnson of UAB and John Tofi of UTEP and junior Morris Almond of Rice.
Carney finished the regular season ranked second in the conference in scoring at 17.0 ppg and sixth on the league's career scoring chart with 1,801 points. Despite playing with an injury most of the season, Washington Jr. averaged 13.9 points and 3.43 assists per game. It is the third consecutive year that a pair of teammates was named to the first team. Last season, Carney was named to the All-Conference USA second team, and Washington Jr. was named to the third team.
Johnson earned the first All-Conference USA recognition of his four-year career and is ranked in the Top 10 nationally for assists (6.37 per game) and steals (2.81). The Blazer senior and Washington Jr. are also both finalists for the Bob Cousy Award for the nation's top point guard. In their first seasons in C-USA, Tofi and league scoring leader (21.6 ppg.) Almond were named to the first team. Tofi was averaging 13.9 points and 9.2 rebounds per game when he suffered a career-ending ACL injury Feb. 22.
Houston placed two players on the second team with senior Ramon Dyer and junior Oliver Lafayette. The Cougars are joined by East Carolina's Corey Rouse, the conference's leading rebounder (10.6 per game), UAB's Marvett McDonald and UTEP's Jason Williams.
Five different schools were represented on the all-conference third team. Houston junior Lanny Smith and Memphis freshman Shawne Williams received third team honors as the Cougars and Tigers had the most all-conference winners with three apiece.
SMU senior guard Bryan Hopkins, along with senior post players Quincy Davis of Tulane and Mark Patton of Marshall, were also named to the third team.
2005-06 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM
Morris Almond, Rice, F, 6-6, 215, Jr., Powder Springs, Ga.
Rodney Carney, Memphis, F, 6-7, 205, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.
Carldell "Squeaky" Johnson, UAB, G, 5-10, 180, Sr., New Orleans, La.
John Tofi, UTEP, F, 6-8, 250, Sr., San Francisco, Calif.
Darius Washington Jr., Memphis, G, 6-2, 195, So., Winter Park, Fla.
2005-06 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM
Ramon Dyer, Houston, F, 6-6, 190, Sr., Wilson, La.
Oliver Lafayette, Houston, G, 6-2, 180, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.
Marvett McDonald, UAB, G, 6-2, 170, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.
Corey Rouse, East Carolina, F, 6-8, Sr., Kinston, N.C.
Jason Williams, UTEP, F, 6-6, 205, Sr., Marrero, La.
2005-06 ALL-CONFERENCE USA THIRD TEAM
Quincy Davis, Tulane, F/C, 6-9, 232, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif.
Bryan Hopkins, SMU, G, 6-0, 195, Sr., Dallas, Texas
Mark Patton, Marshall, F/C, 6-9, 250, Sr., Barboursville, W.Va.
Lanny Smith, Houston, G, 6-2, 180, Jr., Missouri City, Texas
Shawne Williams, Memphis, F/G, 6-9, 205, Fr., Memphis, Tenn.
, second in steals (2.57), sixth in three-point field goals made (2.14), and 11th in assists (3.29).
After leading No. 3 Memphis to its first-ever outright Conference USA title, senior Rodney Carney and sophomore Darius Washington Jr. were named to the 2006 Conference USA First Team. The Tiger duo is joined on the first team by seniors Carldell "Squeaky" Johnson of UAB and John Tofi of UTEP and junior Morris Almond of Rice.
Carney finished the regular season ranked second in the conference in scoring at 17.0 ppg and sixth on the league's career scoring chart with 1,801 points. Despite playing with an injury most of the season, Washington Jr. averaged 13.9 points and 3.43 assists per game. It is the third consecutive year that a pair of teammates was named to the first team. Last season, Carney was named to the All-Conference USA second team, and Washington Jr. was named to the third team.
Johnson earned the first All-Conference USA recognition of his four-year career and is ranked in the Top 10 nationally for assists (6.37 per game) and steals (2.81). The Blazer senior and Washington Jr. are also both finalists for the Bob Cousy Award for the nation's top point guard. In their first seasons in C-USA, Tofi and league scoring leader (21.6 ppg.) Almond were named to the first team. Tofi was averaging 13.9 points and 9.2 rebounds per game when he suffered a career-ending ACL injury Feb. 22.
Houston placed two players on the second team with senior Ramon Dyer and junior Oliver Lafayette. The Cougars are joined by East Carolina's Corey Rouse, the conference's leading rebounder (10.6 per game), UAB's Marvett McDonald and UTEP's Jason Williams.
Five different schools were represented on the all-conference third team. Houston junior Lanny Smith and Memphis freshman Shawne Williams received third team honors as the Cougars and Tigers had the most all-conference winners with three apiece.
SMU senior guard Bryan Hopkins, along with senior post players Quincy Davis of Tulane and Mark Patton of Marshall, were also named to the third team.
2005-06 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM
Morris Almond, Rice, F, 6-6, 215, Jr., Powder Springs, Ga.
Rodney Carney, Memphis, F, 6-7, 205, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.
Carldell "Squeaky" Johnson, UAB, G, 5-10, 180, Sr., New Orleans, La.
John Tofi, UTEP, F, 6-8, 250, Sr., San Francisco, Calif.
Darius Washington Jr., Memphis, G, 6-2, 195, So., Winter Park, Fla.
2005-06 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM
Ramon Dyer, Houston, F, 6-6, 190, Sr., Wilson, La.
Oliver Lafayette, Houston, G, 6-2, 180, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.
Marvett McDonald, UAB, G, 6-2, 170, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.
Corey Rouse, East Carolina, F, 6-8, Sr., Kinston, N.C.
Jason Williams, UTEP, F, 6-6, 205, Sr., Marrero, La.
2005-06 ALL-CONFERENCE USA THIRD TEAM
Quincy Davis, Tulane, F/C, 6-9, 232, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif.
Bryan Hopkins, SMU, G, 6-0, 195, Sr., Dallas, Texas
Mark Patton, Marshall, F/C, 6-9, 250, Sr., Barboursville, W.Va.
Lanny Smith, Houston, G, 6-2, 180, Jr., Missouri City, Texas
Shawne Williams, Memphis, F/G, 6-9, 205, Fr., Memphis, Tenn.