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2010 Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Team Announced

IRVING, Texas—The Big 12 Conference has named 21 student-athletes to the 2010 Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Team, the league office announced.

Texas placed a league-leading five selections on the squad -- three on the first team and two on the second.

Nominated by each institution’s director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the men’s basketball academic all-league squad consisted of 12 first team members combined with nine on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student- athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

2010 Academic All-Big 12 MEN’S BASKETBALL Team

First Team (3.20-plus GPA)

Name, School Class Major Hometown Josh Lomers, Baylor Sr. Human Resource Management & Finance Boerne, Texas Trey Eckloff, Colorado So. Business-Finance Englewood, Colo. Levi Knutson, Colorado Jr. Business-Finance Littleton, Colo. Cole Aldrich, Kansas Jr. Communication Studies Bloomington, Minn. , Kansas Jr. Exercise Science/Business-Minor Burlington, Kan. Chris Merriewether, Kansas State Sr. Finance Jacksonville, Fla. Victor Ojeleye, Kansas State So. Business Administration Ottawa, Kan. Beau Gerber, Oklahoma Sr. Mechanical Engineering Winfield, Kan. Dogus Balbay, Texas Jr. Middle Eastern Studies Istanbul, Turkey , Texas Sr. Education/Social Work Nacogdoches, Texas Gary Johnson, Texas Jr. Education/Social Work Houston, Texas Shawn Schepel, Texas A&M Sr. Nuclear Engineering Flower Mound, Texas

Second Team (3.00 to 3.19 gPA)

Name, School Class Major Hometown Casey Crawford, Colorado Jr. Political Science Overland Park, Kan. Laurence Bowers, Missouri So. Undeclared Arts & Sciences Memphis, Tenn. J.T. Tiller, Missouri Sr. Business Marietta, Ga. Ryan Wright, Oklahoma Sr. Human Relations-Graduate Mississauga, Ontario James Anderson, Oklahoma State Jr. Education Junction City, Ark. Justin Mason, Texas Sr. Education/Social Work Amarillo, Texas Alexis Wangmene, Texas So. French Maroua, Cameroon Robert Lewandowski, Texas Tech So. Exercise and Sports Sciences Overland Park, Kan. Mike Singletary, Texas Tech Jr. Business Administration Humble, Texas

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