University of North Texas Athletics
Davis Named First Team All-Sun Belt Conference
3/5/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DENTON (3/5/03) -- For the second consecutive season, North Texas senior guard Chris Davis (Dallas, Texas) has been named First Team All-Sun Belt Conference. The All-America candidate finished the regular season ranked second in the Sun Belt in scoring and seventh in rebounding, while leading the Mean Green in points, rebounds and assists.
Davis also finished the regular season ranked among the top-15 leaders in the conference in offensive rebounding (6th), defensive rebounding (9th), assists (10th) and free throw percentage (13th). He has piled up 474 points through 27 games for a 19.0 average per game, which is second to Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year James Moore's 19.2 points per game.
The Dallas, Tex., native received votes for the Associated Press Preseason All-America team and was a Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt selection this year. Davis was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on Dec. 30 after nearly averaging a double-double for the week with 23 points and 8.5 rebounds per game against Colorado and Texas A&M-Commerce.
Davis recorded four double-double's this season and now has seven for his career. A graduate of Kimball High School, Davis has piled up 2,234 career points and needs just 58 more to overtake Kenneth Lyon's as North Texas' all-time leading scorer. He scored at least 20 points 11 times this year and has led North Texas in points 17 games, rebounds 14 games and assists 10 games.
2002-03 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
Chris Davis, Sr., G, North Texas
Tommy Gunn, Jr., G, Middle Tennessee
James Moore, Jr., F, New Mexico State
Hector Romero, Sr., F, New Orleans
Patrick Sparks, So., G, Western Kentucky
SECOND TEAM
Brad Boyd, Jr., F, Louisiana-Lafayette
David Boyden, Sr., F, Western Kentucky
Jibrahn Ike, Sr., G, Arkansas-Little Rock
Michael Southall, So., C, Louisiana-Lafayette
Brett Starkey, Jr., C, Denver
THIRD TEAM
Eulis Biaz, Jr., F, Florida International
Anthony Johnson, Sr., F, Louisiana-Lafayette
William Pippen, Sr., F, Middle Tennessee
Mike Wells, Sr., G, Western Kentucky
Demetrice Williams, Sr., G, South Alabama
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: James Moore, Jr.; F, New Mexico State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Mike Wells, Sr., G, Western Kentucky
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Anthony Winchester, Fr., G, Western Kentucky
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Chris Young, Jr., G, South Alabama
COACH OF THE YEAR: Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee
