Weber State University Athletics
McEwen, Jones, Sisoho Jawara earn All-Big Sky honors
3/8/2022 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Koby McEwen was named Big Sky Newcomer of the Year and earned first-team honors. Dillon Jones earned second-team honors and Seikou Sisoho Jawaara was named to the third team.
Three Weber State men's basketball players earned All-Big Sky Conference honors as the league announced its all-conference teams Tuesday.
WSU senior Koby McEwen was named Big Sky Newcomer of the Year and earned first-team honors. Dillon Jones earned second-team honors and Seikou Sisoho Jawaara was named to the third team.
McEwen is the second-straight Wildcat to earn Big Sky Newcomer of the Year honors and he was a unanimous selection for Newcomer and first-team honors. McEwen is the ninth player in Weber State history to be named Big Sky Newcomer of the Year, including Isiah Brown who earned the honor last season.
As a fifth-year transfer, McEwen joined the Wildcats last summer and started all 31 games for Weber State. Entering the conference tournament, he is fourth in the Big Sky in scoring at 18.2 points per game. He has scored in double figures in all but one game and has reached 20 or more points 13 times and 30 or more three times. McEwen is also sixth in the league in field goal percentage at 45.6 percent and ranks sixth in free throw percentage and seventh in steals. He is seventh in the nation in free throws made this season with 159.
Dillon Jones was named to an all-conference team for the first time in his career after earning Big Sky Freshman of the Year honors last year. Entering the conference tournament, he has played in all 31 games for the Wildcats this season and leads the Big Sky, and is seventh in the nation in rebounding, averaging 10.6 per game. He has recorded 16 double-doubles this season, which is tied for the ninth-most of any player in the country. Jones has scored in double figures 21 times and has recorded double figures in rebounding 23 times. He has 330 rebounds this season, which currently ranks as the eighth-most in a season in Weber State history. Jones also ranks third in the Big Sky in steals and is averaging 12.1 points per game.
This is the second-straight year earning All-Big Sky honors for sophomore Seikou Sisoho Jawara, who earned second-team honors last season. Sisoho Jawara is second on the Wildcat team and 16th in the Big Sky in scoring at 12.6 points per game. He has started all 31 games and has scored in double figures 17 times. He is also fourth in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage, 10th in 3-pointers per game, and 10th in steals.
Weber State finished the regular season at 20-11 overall and finished in a tie for third in the Big Sky standings at 13-7. The Wildcats earned the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament and will take on Nov. 5 seed Montana on Thursday, March 10 at 2:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
Big Sky 2022 All-Conference Team & Individual Award Winners
Individual Award Winners
Most Valuable Player: Jubrile Belo, Montana State
Defensive Player of the Year: Jubrile Belo, Montana State
Top Reserve: RaeQuan Battle, Montana State & Cameron Parker, Montana
Newcomer of the Year: Koby McEwen, Weber State*
Freshman of the Year: Ethan Price, Eastern Washington
First Team All-Big Sky
Jubrile Belo, Montana State*
Daylen Kountz, Northern Colorado*
Koby McEwen, Weber State*
Xavier Bishop, Montana State
John Knight III, Southern Utah
Second Team All-Big Sky
Linton Acliese, Eastern Washington
Josh Bannan, Montana
Bryce Fowler, Sacramento State
Dillon Jones, Weber State
Steele Venters, Eastern Washington
Third Team All-Big Sky
Tevian Jones, Southern Utah
Jalen Cone, Northern Arizona
Matt Johnson, Northern Colorado
Seikou Sisoho Jawara, Weber State
Maizen Fausett, Southern Utah
Honorable Mention
Khalid Thomas, Portland State
Amin Adamu, Montana State
Mikey Dixon, Idaho
Robby Easley, Montana
* Unanimous Selection
WSU senior Koby McEwen was named Big Sky Newcomer of the Year and earned first-team honors. Dillon Jones earned second-team honors and Seikou Sisoho Jawaara was named to the third team.
McEwen is the second-straight Wildcat to earn Big Sky Newcomer of the Year honors and he was a unanimous selection for Newcomer and first-team honors. McEwen is the ninth player in Weber State history to be named Big Sky Newcomer of the Year, including Isiah Brown who earned the honor last season.
As a fifth-year transfer, McEwen joined the Wildcats last summer and started all 31 games for Weber State. Entering the conference tournament, he is fourth in the Big Sky in scoring at 18.2 points per game. He has scored in double figures in all but one game and has reached 20 or more points 13 times and 30 or more three times. McEwen is also sixth in the league in field goal percentage at 45.6 percent and ranks sixth in free throw percentage and seventh in steals. He is seventh in the nation in free throws made this season with 159.
Dillon Jones was named to an all-conference team for the first time in his career after earning Big Sky Freshman of the Year honors last year. Entering the conference tournament, he has played in all 31 games for the Wildcats this season and leads the Big Sky, and is seventh in the nation in rebounding, averaging 10.6 per game. He has recorded 16 double-doubles this season, which is tied for the ninth-most of any player in the country. Jones has scored in double figures 21 times and has recorded double figures in rebounding 23 times. He has 330 rebounds this season, which currently ranks as the eighth-most in a season in Weber State history. Jones also ranks third in the Big Sky in steals and is averaging 12.1 points per game.
This is the second-straight year earning All-Big Sky honors for sophomore Seikou Sisoho Jawara, who earned second-team honors last season. Sisoho Jawara is second on the Wildcat team and 16th in the Big Sky in scoring at 12.6 points per game. He has started all 31 games and has scored in double figures 17 times. He is also fourth in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage, 10th in 3-pointers per game, and 10th in steals.
Weber State finished the regular season at 20-11 overall and finished in a tie for third in the Big Sky standings at 13-7. The Wildcats earned the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament and will take on Nov. 5 seed Montana on Thursday, March 10 at 2:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
Big Sky 2022 All-Conference Team & Individual Award Winners
Individual Award Winners
Most Valuable Player: Jubrile Belo, Montana State
Defensive Player of the Year: Jubrile Belo, Montana State
Top Reserve: RaeQuan Battle, Montana State & Cameron Parker, Montana
Newcomer of the Year: Koby McEwen, Weber State*
Freshman of the Year: Ethan Price, Eastern Washington
First Team All-Big Sky
Jubrile Belo, Montana State*
Daylen Kountz, Northern Colorado*
Koby McEwen, Weber State*
Xavier Bishop, Montana State
John Knight III, Southern Utah
Second Team All-Big Sky
Linton Acliese, Eastern Washington
Josh Bannan, Montana
Bryce Fowler, Sacramento State
Dillon Jones, Weber State
Steele Venters, Eastern Washington
Third Team All-Big Sky
Tevian Jones, Southern Utah
Jalen Cone, Northern Arizona
Matt Johnson, Northern Colorado
Seikou Sisoho Jawara, Weber State
Maizen Fausett, Southern Utah
Honorable Mention
Khalid Thomas, Portland State
Amin Adamu, Montana State
Mikey Dixon, Idaho
Robby Easley, Montana
* Unanimous Selection
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