ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis forward Brian Conklin was one of four Billikens
honored Monday by the Atlantic 10 Conference by being named a first-team
All-Conference selection in voting conducted by A-10 coaches. Junior guard Kwamain Mitchell was tabbed a
third-team pick, while sophomore guard Jordair
Jett earned a spot on the league's All-Defensive team.
In addition, Conklin and senior guard Kyle Cassity were selected to the
All-Academic team by a vote of the A-10 men's basketball media relations
directors. It marked the second straight year the Billikens have put two players
on the five-player All-Academic squad.
Conklin leads the Billikens in scoring with 13.9 ppg and
is second in rebounding with 5.0 rpg. Earlier this season, he became the 26th
Billiken to reach 1,000 points for his career.
The last Billiken to be named first-team All-Conference
on a five-player squad was Justin Love
in 2000 when the Billikens played in Conference USA. Ian Vouyoukas was named first-team All-Conference by the A-10 in
2006 when 11 players were honored on the first team.
At the ESPN 76 Classic in Anaheim in November, Conklin
led the Billikens to three wins and a subsequent national ranking, the first
time the Billikens have been ranked since the 1993-94 season. He was named
tournament MVP and A-10 Player of the Week for his efforts.
An Academic All-American, Conklin graduated cum laude
with a bachelor's degree in business administration in May 2011. He is enrolled
in SLU's MBA program, with an anticipated graduation in May 2012. He is a
three-time A-10 All-Academic selection. Cassity also has graduated with a
bachelor's degree in business administration and is enrolled in the SLU MBA
program as well.
Mitchell, who was named to the A-10 All-Rookie team as a
freshman and was a second-team selection as a sophomore, is second on the Bills
with 12.1 ppg. Like Conklin, Mitchell joined the 1,000-point club earlier this
season. He is the Billikens' active career scoring leader with 1,261 points,
which ranks 16th all time. Mitchell is third in the A-10 with a 2.0
assist-to-turnover ratio. He leads the team in assists (206) and steals (41).
Jett has played in all 30 games and has recorded 32
steals while scoring 6.0 ppg.. Last season, Jett recorded a team-best 44
steals, which is second all time for a SLU freshman.
The Billikens are the No. 2 seed in the A-10 Men's
Basketball Championship and have a first-round bye. They face either No. 7 La
Salle or No. 11 Richmond in the quarterfinals Friday, March 9, at 5:30 p.m.
(CT) in Atlantic City, N.J. Click here
for more information on the tournament.
