March 26, 2008

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's Jaycee Carroll continues to garner national attention as he was named a second-team high-major All-American by CollegeHoops.net on Tuesday. CollegeHoops.net is the web's largest independent college basketball site.

Carroll, a 6-2, 175-pound senior guard from Evanston, Wyo., was one of 31 players from across the country to be named a high-major All-American by CollegeHoops.net, and one of only four players from the Western Athletic Conference honored as Boise State's Reggie Larry was named to the first-team, while Justin Hawkins of New Mexico State and Marcelus Kemp of Nevada were both named to the honorable mention team.

Players named to the CollegeHoops.net high-major All-America first-team include Drew Lavender (Xavier), Robert Varden (UAB), Gary Forbes (Massachusetts), Reggie Larry (Boise State), and Trent Plaisted (BYU), while the second-team included Eric Maynor (VCU), Adam Emmenecker (Drake), Will Thomas (George Mason), Will Daniels (Rhode Island), and Jaycee Carroll (Utah State).

Carroll's other honors so far this year include being named to the 2008 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, along with being named to the WAC's all-tournament team. He was also named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 14 second-team, to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District VIII team, and one of 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.