GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

GCU’s Russell, Martin and Braun named to All-WAC teams

Mar 7, 2017, 11:16 AM

Grand Canyon guard DeWayne Russell (0) drives on Arizona center Chance Comanche during the first ha...

Grand Canyon guard DeWayne Russell (0) drives on Arizona center Chance Comanche during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

The Grand Canyon University Antelopes put together a 22-9 season, and with an 11-3 conference mark finished third in the Western Athletic Conference.

Because of that, it should come as no surprise that some of their players have received some postseason honors.

Senior guard DeWayne Russell was named First Team All-WAC after averaging 21.2 points, 5.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game. Russell led the conference in scoring and assists as well as minutes per game.

GCU also landed a player on the All-Defensive Team, as sophomore guard Gerard Martin, who averaged 1.4 steals and 4.1 rebounds per contest, was named after helping GCU top the conference in turnover margin.

Along with Russell and Martin, GCU’s Joshua Braun was named a First Team Academic All-American. It is the second consecutive year Braun has earned the honor, and he is just the eighth two-time first team selection in WAC history. Braun already has an undergraduate degree in business management but is working on master’s degree in business administration and has a perfect 4.00 GPA.

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