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    Burks Named First Team All-SLC
    Lumberjack senior earns all-conference honors in leading 'Jacks to 19-8 regular season record.
    Antonio Burks
    Antonio Burks

    March 8, 2004

    PLANO, Texas -- Antonio Burks is one of two Lumberjack basketball players to earn All-Southland Conference honors for 2004. The Texarkana, Ark. senior was named to the 2004 First Team in a vote of conference head coaches and media representatives.

    Burks led SFA in scoring with a 15.8 points per game average, which was good for third in the Southland Conference through the regular season. He also finished the year leading the conference in three point shooting percentage making 74-149 (.497) three-pointers for the year. Burks is two three-point baskets away from tying the SFA single season three-point field goal mark held by Rontrek Floyd (76, 1995-96).

    Marcus Clark also earned Honorable Mention All-SLC honors after leading the conference in assist to turnover ratio. Clark is averaging 2.4 assists to every turnover for the year. 

    
First-Team
Name University Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown
LeRoy Hurd Texas-San Antonio F Sr. 6-7 Moss Point, Miss.
Nate Lofton Southeastern Louisiana C Jr. 6-9 New Orleans, La.
Derrick Obasohan Texas-Arlington F Sr. 6-7 Houston, Texas
Amir Abdur-Rahim Southeastern Louisiana G Sr. 6-3 Atlanta, Ga.
Antonio Burks Stephen F. Austin F Sr. 6-5 Texarkana, Texas

    
Second-Team
Name University Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown
Joe Thompson Sam Houston State G Jr. 6-4 Baytown, Texas
Terry Conerway Texas State G Sr. 6-3 Cleburne, Texas
Jermaine Wallace Northwestern State G So. 6-2 Dubberly, La.
Willie Depron Nicholls State PG Jr. 6-1 White Castle, La.
Mike Gardener Southeastern Louisiana G Sr. 5-10 Detroit, Mich.

    
Third-Team
Donnie Beacham Texas-Arlington F Sr. 6-5 Dallas, Texas
Clifton Lee Northwestern State F So. 6-7 Boyce, La.
Jerrick Oliver McNeese State F Sr. 6-7 Riverdale, Ga.
Larry Parker Louisiana-Monroe F Sr. 6-7 Jacksonville, Fla.
Terrell Petteway Lamar F Sr. 6-7 Galveston, Texas

    
HONORABLE MENTION: Josh Naylor, TXST; Stephen Thomas, UTA; Marcus Clark,
SFA; Edward Garriet, McN; Raymond Anthony, LU; Wilder Auguste, SHSU;
Justin Harbert, UTSA; Terry West, SLU; Rapheal Posey, UTSA.

    
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
LeRoy Hurd, Texas-San Antonio

    
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR:
Nate Lofton, Southeastern Louisiana

    
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:
Kurt Attaway, Texas-San Antonio

    
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Billy Kennedy, Southeastern Louisiana