Drew And Jerrells Earn District Honors From USBWA
3/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 11, 2008
WACO, Texas - Baylor head coach Scott Drew was named the District VII Coach of the year and junior guard Curtis Jerrells was selected to the All-District VII team, United State Basketball Writers Association announced Tuesday.
Drew has led a Baylor team projected to finish ninth the Big 12 preseason coaches poll to a fourth place tie in the conference and to the cusp of an NCAA Tournament berth. The Bears are 21-9 and finished league play with a best-ever 9-7 record. Drew was named the Big 12 coach of the year by Rivals.com.
Jerrells has racked up several postseason honors after leading the Bears in scoring (14.8 ppg) and assists (3.6 apg). He was named a first-team All-Big 12 honoree by both the coaches and league media, and was chosen to the All-District 9 first team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Jerrells is the first Baylor player to receive All-District VII status since teammate Aaron Bruce was so honored in 2005.
A complete listing of the USBWA District VII awards follows:
USBWA 2007-08 ALL-DISTRICT AWARDS
DISTRICT VII (Texas Arkansas, Louisiana)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Scott Drew, Baylor
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
D.J. Augustin, Texas
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
A.J. Abrams, Texas
D.J. Augustin, Texas
Stefon Jackson, UTEP
Damion James, Texas
Curtis Jerrells, Baylor
Bo McCalebb, New Orleans
Robert McKiver, Houston
Marcus Thornton, LSU
Alan Voskuil, Texas Tech
Sonny Weems, Arkansas
