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OGDEN- Weber State senior Davion Berry was selected as an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press on Monday.
Berry, a 6-foot-4 senior guard/forward, was named the Big Sky Conference MVP after leading Weber State to the Big Sky title, a Big Sky Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. He was also named to the Big Sky All-Conference First Team and earned All-District honors for the second straight season.
The Oakland, Calif., was WSU's top player all season. He led the Wildcats in scoring 21 times during the season, including 17 of the last 19 games. He finished the season third in the Big Sky in scoring at 19.2 points per game and was second in scoring in Big Sky games at 20.2 per game. He scored in double figures in 29 of WSU's 310 games and scored 20 or more 19 times, including 24 against Arizona in the NCAA Tournament. He scored 596 points this season, the 12th most in a season in WSU history.
Davion Berry is first Weber State All-American since Damian Lillard in 2012.
Berry also led the Wildcats in assists, steals and free throw percentage. He finished the season fifth in the league in assists and seventh in free throw percentage.
After his two-year career with the Wildcats, Berry ranks 15th in WSU history in career scoring with 1,160 career points. He also ranks fifth in career 3-point field goal percentage and 10th in career 3-pointers. He is sixth in career free throws made, 10th in career free throw percentage and eighth in career assists average.
2013-14 AP All-America Teams The Associated Press First Team Doug McDermott, Creighton, 6-8, 225, senior, Ames, Iowa Jabari Parker, Duke, 6-8, 235, freshman, Chicago Russ Smith, Louisville, 6-0, 165, senior, Brooklyn, N.Y. Shabazz Napier, Connecticut, 6-1, 180, senior, Roxbury, Mass. Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, 6-4, 210, senior, Yonkers, N.Y.
Second Team Nick Johnson, Arizona, 6-3, 200, junior Andrew Wiggins, Kansas, 6-8, 200 Nik Stauskas, Michigan, 6-6, 205, sophomore, Mississauga, Ontario Melvin Ejim, Iowa State, 6-6, 220, senior, Toronto T.J. Warren, N.C. State, 6-8, 215, sophomore, Durham, N.C
Third Team Cleanthony Early, Wichita State, 6-8, 219, senior, Middletown, N.Y. Kyle Anderson, UCLA, 6-9, 230, sophomore, Fairview, N.J. Julius Randle, Kentucky, 6-9, 250, freshman, Dallas C.J. Fair, Syracuse, 6-8, 215, senior, Baltimore Scottie Wilbekin, Florida, 6-2, 176, senior, Gainesville, Fla..
Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order) Karvel Anderson, Robert Morris; Cameron Ayers, Bucknell; Cameron Bairstow, New Mexico; Billy Baron, Canisius; Jerrelle Benimon, Towson; Davion Berry, Weber State; Taylor Braun, North Dakota State; De'Mon Brooks, Davidson; John Brown, High Point; Bryce Cotton, Providence; Joel Embiid, Kansas; Tyler Ennis, Syracuse; Aaron Gordon, Arizona; Langston Hall, Mercer; Gary Harris, Michigan State; Tyler Haws, BYU; R.J. Hunter, Georgia State; Jordair Jett, Saint Louis; Shawn Jones, Middle Tennessee; DeAndre Kane, Iowa State; J.J. Mann, Belmont; Javon McCrea, Buffalo; Daniel Mullings, New Mexico State; Aaric Murray, Texas Southern; Marcus Paige, North Carolina; Jacob Parker, Stephen F. Austin; Lamar Patterson, Pittsburgh; Adreian Payne, Michigan State; Casey Prather, Florida; Wesley Saunders, Harvard; Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State; Juwan Staten, West Virginia; Keifer Sykes, Green Bay; Xavier Thames, San Diego State; Fred VanVleet, Wichita State; Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Alan Williams, UC Santa Barbara; Pendarvis Williams, Norfolk State; Patric Young, Florida.
