FOUR TEMPLE MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS EARN ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE HONORS

DAYTON, OH-Junior guard David Hawkins (Washington, D.C./Archbishop Carroll HS) was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team to highlight four Owls in the league's awards announced Wednesday, March 12 in Dayton, Ohio. Senior forward Alex Wesby (Philadelphia, Pa./Ben Franklin HS) was an All-Conference Third Team selection, while freshman guard Maurice Collins (Philadephia, Pa./Simon Gratz HS) was cited on the All-Rookie Team and sophomore forward Hawley Smith (Jacksonville, Fla./Jacksonville Bolles HS) earned mention on the All-Academic Team.

Voting for the All-Atlantic 10 Teams was conducted among the Conference's head coaches.

Hawkins (6-4, 215) has started all 27 games this season and leads the Owls with a 16.6 points-per-game scoring average and 67 steals. The award is the third A-10 honor of his career, after being named third team all-conference in 2001-02 and to the league's all-rookie squad in 2000-01.

Wesby (6-6, 195) has started all 27 games this season and is averaging 13.4 points and 5.6 rebounds-per-game.

Collins (6-5, 205) has started all 27 games this season and is averaging 11.9 points-per-game while making 54 steals.

Smith (6-6, 220), a finance major, was named to the all-academic squad with a 3.52 cumulative grade point average. He has played in 24 games, missing three with an ankle injury and is averaging 2.3 points and 2.2 rebounds-per-game.

Xavier's David West won an unprecedented third Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year Award. Rhode Island's Jim Baron was cited as the league's top coach and La Salle's Gary Neal took home the award as the conference's best rookie.

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FOUR TEMPLE MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS EARN ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE HONORS

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