MBSK: ALL-CONFERENCE - Stockner on All-NWC 1st Team; Wiseley, Martin Get HM

NEWBERG, Ore. - Forward Alex Stockner of George Fox University has been named to the All-Northwest Conference Men's Basketball First Team while point guard Stephen Wiseley and shooting guard Jack Martin received honorable mention for All-Conference honors as voted on by the NWC's nine coaches.

All three have played pivotal roles in the Bruins' 12-13 overall record and 9-7 conference slate that earned them a tie for third place in the standings and a game at Linfield College Thursday night in the semi-finals of the NWC Men's Basketball Tournament.

Stockner, a 6-6 senior from Monmouth, Ore., by way of Central High School and Western Oregon University, leads the Bruins in scoring (15.0 ppg) and field goal percentage (.538) while averaging 5.4 rebounds a game.  He is shooting .512 (22-43) on three-pointers and .810 (10-2126) from the line, with 29 assists, 29 steals, and eight blocked shots.  In the conference, he ranks 4th in field goal and free throw percentages,8th in scoring, 10th in rebounding (5.4), and 15th in steals (1.16).  His career field goal mark of .550 (262-476) currently ranks 8th on the all-time field goal percentage list at George Fox.

Stockner, an honorable mention All-Conference performer last year, has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week and received honorable mention for NWC Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week six times.  He has scored in double figures 20 times, with highs of 26 points vs. Puget Sound and Lewis & Clark, and posted a double-double of 26 points and 14 rebounds vs. Puget Sound.  He made his biggest play of the season with a layup and free throw with nine seconds left for the winning points in the Bruins' 91-90 overtime win over Lewis & Clark on Feb. 19 which secured the first appearance in the conference tournament for George Fox since 1998.   

Wiseley, a 5-9 junior from Kirkland, Wash., Lake Washington High School and Bellevue Community College, is second on the team in scoring (13.0 ppg) while leading the Bruins in assists (5.00 apg), steals (1.79 spg), and free throw percentage (.897).  He shoots .429 (90-210) from the field and .390 (46-118) on three-pointers, and averages 1.8 rebounds a game.  He leads the NWC in free throw pct. (.897), and is 3rd in assists (5.00), 5th in steals (1.79), 6th in assist/TO ratio (1.28), 8th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.390), 9th in 3-pt field goals (1.92), and 15th in scoring (13.0).  He is 10th nationally in free throw pct (.897), and 38th in assists (5.0).

Three times this season Wiseley has been both the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week and received honorable mention for NWC Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week three times.  He has reached double figures in points 19 times, scoring a high of 26 vs. Whitman, and handed out nine assists vs. Willamette and at Lewis & Clark. 

Martin, a 5-11 wing from Chico, Calif., via Chico High School and Butte College, missed the Bruins' pre-Christmas games but made a big impression on NWC coaches once he rejoined the team for the conference season.  While averaging 9.4 ppg overall, he scored at a 10.1 points per game clip in NWC play, reaching double figures in points seven times, including a high of 28 in a loss at Whitworth.  He also averaged 2.7 rebounds and 4.06 assists a game, while shooting .436 (58-133) from the field, .408 on threes (31-76), and .786 (22-28) from the line.  With 18 game played, he is a couple of games short of qualifying for NWC statistical titles.

During the season, Martin was named the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week and received honorable mention for NWC Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week once.  He had five or more assists eight times, including a career-high 11 vs. Linfield.

Joining Stockner on the All-NWC First Team were Nate Montgomery, Eric Beal, and David Riley of NWC champion Whitworth University, Cameron Mitchell of Willamette University, and K.C. Wiser of Linfield.  Montgomery was named the NWC Player of the Year, while his Pirates' coach, Jim Hayford of Whitworth, was named the NWC Coach of the Year.

The complete list of First Team, Second Team, and honorable mention All-NWC performers for 2010 can be found on line at http://www.nwcsports.com/sports/mbkb/2009-10/news/allnwc.