Brandt, Murphy Named To Pac-10 All-Academic First Team
March 28, 2011
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Oregon State center Angus Brandt and forward Rhys Murphy were selected to the Pac-10 Conference Men's Basketball All-Academic First Team, Commissioner Larry Scott announced on Monday.
Oregon State is the only school with two players on the First Team and now has 17 players who have earned All-Academic honors since the recognition began in 1985-86. It's the seventh consecutive year an Oregon State student-athlete has been named to the Pac-10 Men's Basketball All-Academic teams.
Brandt, who has a 3.21 GPA in Exercise and Sports Science, played in 29 games this season and averaged 4.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. Murphy, who has a 3.67 GPA in Pre-Business, would have been a regular contributor this season before breaking a bone in his wrist that required surgery. Both student-athletes are from Sydney, Australia.
PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC -- MEN'S BASKETBALL
First Team
Angus Brandt, OSU - So. - 3.21 - Exercise and Sports Science
Trent Lockett, ASU - So. - 3.31 - Business Communication
Abe Lodwick, WSU - Jr. - 3.21 - Communication
Rhys Murphy, OSU - So. - 3.67 - Pre-Business
Jack Trotter, STAN - Jr. - 3.35 - Economics
Second Team
Nicholas Fearn, ORE - Jr. - 3.14 - Business Administration
Jorge Gutierrez, CAL - Jr. - 3.02 - Interdisciplinary Studies
Harper Kamp, CAL - Jr. - 3.10 - American Studies
Josh Owens, STAN - Jr. - 3.04 - Economics
Garrett Sim, ORE - Jr. - 3.08 - Accounting
Honorable Mention
Rihards Kuksiks, Sr., ASU; Brendan Sherrer, Jr., WASH; Andrew Zimmerman, Jr., STAN.
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