ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – Junior guard Elijah Brown has been named U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District for the second straight year. The USBWA released its 2016-17 All-District Teams Tuesday morning. The USBWA has selected All-District Teams since the 1956-57 season, its founding year.
Of the ten players on the team, Brown is one of seven from the Mountain West. Brown led the Lobos this season in scoring at 18.9 points per game and in conference action at 20.7 points per game. Both of those numbers are second among the Mountain West.
With his 15 free throws made against San Diego State Saturday, Brown broke the Mountain West junior free throw record with 125 made this season. Brown also holds the sophomore record, making 137 free throws in MW play last season.
Brown is among the top free throw shooters in the country. He ranks 15th in the nation in free throw attempts at 218, which is first in the league. He also ranks ninth in the country in free throws made at 181, which also leads the Mountain West.
The junior guard is shooting 38.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from the three and 83.0 percent from the foul line.
The Lobos head to the 2017 Mountain West Championships Tuesday and will face Fresno State on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the tournament at 2:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. MT. The game will air on CBS Sports (Comcast 274/838 HD, DISH 158, DirecTV 221).