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Clan hoop players named to Great Northwest all-conference teams

Simon Fraser University forward Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Kristina Collins were both named to Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-star women's basketball teams.

Simon Fraser University forward Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Kristina Collins were both named to Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-star women's basketball teams.

Raincock-Ekunwe earned a second consecutive firstteam honour, while Collins received an honourable mention.

"Nayo is one of the best athletes in Division II basketball," said SFU head coach Bruce Langford in a Clan press release. "She is an outstanding rebounder and our leading scorer. She has the ability to dominate games."

Raincock-Ekunwe broke her own single-season conference record, recording 22 double-doubles this year.

She also led the conference in both scoring and rebounding with an average of 18.5 points per game and 13.3 rebounds.

"It's a really big honour and being unanimously voted to be on the team from the other coaches feels great," said Raincock-Ekunwe in the release. "I think the team has improved a lot. Our shooting is a lot better, our teamwork is better, we play together, and a lot of people have stepped up this year where as last year two or three players scored most of the baskets. Everyone came to play this year."

Collins received honourable mention in the coaches' poll after a season in which she was the Clan's second highest scorer and a constant threat from beyond the arc.

Collins led the team with 111 assists and had the highest free-throw shooting percentage on the team at 0.796.

GUARD ALSO NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE

Clan guard Justin Brown became the first Simon Fraser University player to be named to an NCAA allconference men's basketball team.

Brown, who recently completed his second year with the Clan, led SFU this season with an average of 17.6 points per game - fourth in the conference. He also led the Clan in steals with 41, assists with 92 and free throws made with 154.

"We're really lucky to have a former Division I player from California here at Simon Fraser, so I'm happy that he received an individual honour and that the other coaches in the league recognize that he's a talented individual," said SFU head coach James Blake.

In his two seasons at SFU, Brown garnered 902 points, 165 assists and 72 steals.

Brown transferred to SFU from California Polytechnic State University.