DENVER—Utah Valley redshirt junior guard Brandon Averette has been named to the Western Athletic Conference men's basketball All-Newcomer team, the league office announced on Tuesday.
 
Averette becomes just the fourth player in UVU history to be named to the WAC's all-newcomer team. Zach Nelson earned the honor in 2014, Konner Frey in 2016, and Jake Toolson in 2018.
 
Averette (Richardson, Texas) earns the honor after a posting five games of 15 or more points in WAC play. During league play, he ranked fifth in the WAC in free throw percentage (86.4), seventh in assists (46), eighth in minutes per game (32.0), 10th in field goals made (68), 11th in steals (16), and 11th in minutes played (480). Averette ranks 11th in the league in scoring this season at 12.8 points per game.
 
Utah Valley has earned the No 6 seed at the WAC Tournament this week. The Wolverines will take on No. 3 Seattle U on Thursday, March 12 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and ESPN 960 AM radio.
 
 
2020 ALL-WAC HONORS
 
First Team All-WAC

Milan Acquaah	California Baptist	Jr.	Guard	Bakersfield, Calif.
Ivan Aurrecoechea	New Mexico State	Sr.	Forward	Madrid, Spain
Terrell Brown	Seattle U	R-Jr.	Guard	Seattle, Wash.
Jabari Rice	New Mexico State	R-So.	Guard	Houston, Texas
Lesley Varner II	UT Rio Grande Valley	Sr.	Forward	Cedar Hill, Texas

 
Second Team All-WAC

De'jon Davis	California Baptist	Sr.	Forward	Oakland, Calif.
Carlos Johnson	Grand Canyon	Sr.	Guard	Centralia, Ill.
Alessandro Lever	Grand Canyon	Jr.	Center	Bolzano, Italy
Javon Levi	UT Rio Grande Valley	Jr.	Guard	Killeen, Texas
Trevelin Queen	New Mexico State	Sr.	Guard	Glen Murnie, Md.

 
All-Defensive Team

Terrell Brown	New Mexico State	Sr.	Guard	Hayward, Calif.
De'jon Davis	California Baptist	Sr.	Forward	Oakland, Calif.
Javon Levi	UT Rio Grande Valley	Jr.	Guard	Killeen, Texas
Brandon McKissic	Kansas City	Jr.	Guard	Ferguson, Mo.
Taze Moore	CSU Bakersfield	R-Jr.	Guard	Southaven, Miss.

 
All-Newcomer Team

Brandon Averette	Utah Valley	R-Jr.	Guard	Richardson, Texas
Cam Allen	CSU Bakersfield	R-Jr.	Guard	Greenville, S.C.
Brandon Boyd	California Baptist	R-Sr.	Guard	Los Angeles, Calif.
Mikey Dixon	Grand Canyon	R-Jr.	Guard	New Castle, Del.
Evan Gilyard	New Mexico State	Jr.	Guard	Chicago, Ill.

 
Player of the Year: Milan Acquaah, California Baptist
Newcomer of the Year: Brandon Boyd, California Baptist
Defensive Player of the Year: Javon Levi, UT Rio Grande Valley
Freshman of the Year: Jovan Blacksher Jr., Grand Canyon
Don Haskins Coach of the Year: Chris Jans, NM State