All-NWA Media Basketball Team

Girls

Sydney Crockett

School: Fayetteville

Height: 5-9

Class: Junior

Notable: Named All-Conference and All-State. ... Averaged 11 points and seven rebounds per game, second on team in both categories. ... Led team in scoring during five-game conference stretch.

Libby Ganoung

School: Rogers High

Height: 5-7

Class: Junior

Notable: Led the Lady Mounties in scoring (11.1), rebounds (7) and steals (2) while also averaging two assists a game. ... Made a team high 118 free throws. ... Named to the Class 7A Girls All-Tournament Team and 7A-West All Conference team. ... Had seven double-doubles.

Emilie Jobst

School:Rogers Heritage

Height: 5-6

Class: Junior

Notable: Earned all-conference and all-state honors this season. ... Led the Lady War Eagles averaging team-high 12.2 points per game... Was one of the top outside shooters in the 7A/6A-West, making 63-of-178 3-pointers (35 percent).

Desiree Mack

School: Springdale High

Height: 5-11

Class: Sophomore

Notable: Averaged 9.3 points, a team-high 9.4 rebounds, a team-best 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals per game. ... Recorded nine double-doubles, had 14 double-figure scoring games and and 15 double-figure rebounding games. ... Had a career-high six blocks against Little Rock Central and Rogers High among her 12 multi-rejection games.

Jordan Martin

School: Bentonville

Height: 5-8

Class: Junior

Notable: An all-state performer who led the Lady Tigers in scoring, averaging 12.5 points per game. ... Also averaged 6.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. ... Opened the season with her only double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Clarksville. .... Scored a season-high 27 points and had nine rebounds in a game against Rogers Heritage.

Morgan Miller

School: Siloam Springs

Height: 5-9

Class: Senior

Notable: Averaged 11.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. ... Led Lady Panthers with 97 assists, 56 steals and 27 blocked shots. Had a season-high 23 points in Lady Panthers' 70-67 loss to eventual 7A state champion Conway in finals of Siloam Springs Holiday Classic. A three-year starter for Siloam Springs. ... Was named All-State in Class 6A last two seasons. ... Was also named the 2013-14 Winter Homecoming Queen.

DaShundra Morgan

School: Fayetteville

Height: 5-9

Class: Sophomore

Notable: Named All-Conference and All-State. ... Averaged team-high 12.1 points, along with 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. ... Led team in 3-point field goal percentage (39 percent). ... Shot 51 percent on all field goals. ... Missed five games in conference play with a bone bruise knee injury.

Paige Redmond

School: Springdale Har-Ber

Height: 5-7

Class: Junior

Notable: Averaged 11 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals per game. ... Shot 46 percent from the field, including 37 percent from 3-point range. ... Shot 65 percent from free-throw line.

Lauren Schuldt

School: Fayetteville

Height: 6-1

Class: Junior

Notable: Averaged 7 points, team-high 8 rebounds and team-best 3.5 blocked shots per game. ... Shot better than 70 percent from the free throw line. ... Only player over 6-feet tall on the Fayetteville roster. ... Blocked 12 shots in one game in a win at Bentonville on Jan. 31.

Peyton Taylor

School: Bentonville

Height: 5-8

Class: Junior

Notable: Listed on the roster as a guard, but mostly played a forward/post role for the Lady Tigers this season ... An all-conference performer who averaged 9.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. ... Recorded her first double-double with a a season-high 26 points and 11 rebounds in a win at Springdale Har-Ber.

Boys

Jake Caudle

School: Bentonville

Height: 6-2

Class: Senior

Notable: An all-conference performer who averaged 7.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. ... Scored 14 of his game-high 17 points in the first half of the 7A/6A-West Conference opener at Van Buren. ... Arguably Bentonville's most improved player as the season progressed.

Mason Cline

School: Springdale Har-Ber

Height: 6-4

Class: Junior

Notable: Averaged 11.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game as a junior for the Wildcats. ... Shot 37.5 percent from 3-point range and 74 percent from the free-throw line.

Tyrik Dixon

School: Bentonville

Height: 6-1

Class: Sophomore

Notable: An all-conference performer who averaged 10.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game. ... Was second on the team in steals with 37. ... Scored a season-high 23 points against unbeaten Weston (Fla.) Sagemont in the Neosho (Mo.) Holiday Classic.

Tereke Eckwood

School: Springdale High

Height: 5-10

Class: Junior

Notable: Named all-conference and all-state. ... Averaged 12.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and a team-best 2.1 steals per game for Class 7A state runner-up. ... Scored eight or more points in the final minute of a game to lead Springdale to victory twice (Fayetteville, Fort Smith Northside). ... Scored a career-high 30 at Alma in December.

D.J. Evans

School: Springdale High

Height: 6-2

Class: Senior

Notable: Named all-conference and all-state. ... Averaged 11.4 points, a team-high 3.9 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game for Class 7A state runner-up. ... Took on the roll of a playmaker and averaged 4.6 assists the last 12 games, including four games of six or more assists. ... Verbally committed to Iowa Western over five other offers.

Dylan Gray

School: Siloam Springs

Height: 6-5

Class: Senior

Notable: Averaged 16.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game and had seven double-doubles. Was second in 7A/6A-West Conference play in scoring at 16.8 points per game. ... Scored in double figures in 23 of Panthers' 27 games. ... Made game-winning shot over backboard as Panthers upset Springdale 60-58 on Feb. 14. ... Averaged 2.1 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game. ... Was named All-State in Class 6A.

Connor Hirsh

School: Rogers Heritage

Height: 6-3

Class: Junior

Notable: Earned honorable mention all-conference honors, averaging 13 points, team-high 7.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.5 steals .... Shot 47 percent from the floor (119-of-254) and 68 percent from the free throw line, after shooting just 56 percent from the foul line a year ago. ... Made 126-of-186 free throws this year as compared to 44-of-78 as a sophomore. ... Averaged just 5.2 points a game last year, playing in every game except one with just one start.

C.J. O'Grady

School: Fayetteville

Height: 6-4

Class: Junior

Notable: Named All-Conference. ... Averaged 8.8 points and team-high 7.9 rebounds per game. ... Shot 49 percent on field-goal attempts. ... Grabbed career-high 17 rebounds in win against Springdale Har-Ber on Feb. 25.

Crist Olsen

School: Rogers Heritage

Height: 6-0

Class: Senior

Notable: Earned all-conference and all-state honors this season. ... Led team in scoring, averaging 14.8 points per game. ... Was one of the top 3-point shooters in the 7A/6A-West making 72-of-189 (38 percent). ... Shot 89 percent from the free throw line (87-of-98). ... Scored school record 30 points in loss to Bentonville this season. ... Led team in scoring as a junior averaging 9.9 points per game.

Chris Owens

School: Springdale High

Height: 6-3

Class: Junior

Notable: Named all-conference and all-state. ... Averaged a team-high 12.6 points per game, 4.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for Class 7A state runner-up. ... Averaged 15.8 points in the final 12 games of the season, including three games of 20 or more points and a game-and career-high 30 points against North Little Rock in the state title game. ... Made a team-high 28 3-pointers. ... Will play AAU basketball with the Arkansas Wings this summer.

Sports on 03/30/2014

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