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    Percy Green Named First Team All-SLC
    Green first team, B.J. Banks earns Honorable Mention honors in vote of media and conference head coaches.
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    March 9, 2003

    Percy Green became only the second Lumberjack ever to earn First Team All-Southland Conference honors in a vote of media and head coaches of Southland Conference institutions. Green led the Lumberjacks in scoring for the year and finished among the top 10 in the SLC in scoring in earning the honor.

    The 6-7 Oklahoma City, Okla. senior led SFA with a 12.5 ppg average in helping the 'Jacks to a 20-7 overall record, and a 16-4 second place finish in the conference standings. The second place finish is the best ever for SFA since joining the SLC.

    B.J. Banks, a junior from Greenville, Texas also earned Honorable Mention honors in the vote after leading the team in steals and finishing fourth in the conference in steals per game. Banks finished the regular season fifth on the team with a 7.9 ppg average. Banks also chalked up 57 steals and added 48 assists.

    The 'Jacks host a semi-final Southland Conference tournament game Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. in the coliseum.

    2003 ALL -SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TEAMS 

    FIRST TEAM
NAME	UNIVERSITY	Pos.	Cl.	Ht.	Hometown
Donald Cole	Sam Houston State	C	Sr.	6-8	Port Arthur, Texas
Kirby Lemons	Louisiana-Monroe	F	Sr.	6-7	Midland, Texas
Percy Green	Stephen F. Austin	F	Sr.	6-7	Oklahoma City, Okla.
Terry Conerway	Southwest Texas	G	Jr.	6-3	Cleburne, Texas
Ron Austin	Lamar	G	Sr.	6-3	West Bloomfield, Mich.

    

    
SECOND TEAM
LeRoy Hurd	Texas-San Antonio	F	Jr.	6-7	Moss Point, Miss.
Robert Shannon	Sam Houston State	G	Sr.	5-11	Baton Rouge, La.
Jason Coleman	McNeese State	G	Sr.	6-4	Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mack Callier	Texas-Arlington	F	Sr.	6-7	Tyler, Texas
Amir Abdur-Rahim	Southeastern La.	G	Jr.	6-3	Atlanta, Ga.

    

    
THIRD TEAM
Damany Hendrix	Lamar	F	Sr.	6-6	Vallejo, Calif.
Jeremiah Coleman	Southwest Texas	F	Jr.	6-7	Timmonsville, S.C.
Lewis Arline	Lamar	F	Sr.	6-6	Silsbee, Texas
Roy Johnson	Texas-Arlington	C	Jr.	6-9	Houston, Texas
Eddy Fobbs	Sam Houston State	C	Jr.	6-11	Silsbee, Texas

    

    
HONORABLE MENTION: Jermaine Wallace, NWLa.; David Sykes, SWT; Ike Akotaobi, UTSA; Keith Howell, UTA;
B.J. Banks, SFA.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Donald Cole, Sam Houston State

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

    
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:
Jermaine Wallace, Northwestern State

    
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Bob Marlin, Sam Houston State