MALIBU, Calif. - Two members of the Pepperdine men's basketball team - sophomore guard Keion Bell and junior forward Mychel Thompson - have earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention notice, the league office announced today.

Bell (Los Angeles, Calif./Pasadena HS), a sophomore guard, averaged team highs of 18.3 points, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals through the end of the regular season. In the WCC, he currently ranks #3 in scoring, #7 in steals, #8 in assists and #15 in rebounding (5.2). During conference play alone, he averaged 16.6 points.

Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep), a junior forward, is second on the team with 11.8 points overall and 12.4 points in WCC play. He leads the team with 48 three-pointers made and 19 blocked shots.

Bell was named to the WCC All-Freshman team last year. This is the first All-WCC honor for both players.

Pepperdine (7-23, 3-11) is the #8 seed for the upcoming Zappos.com West Coast Conference Tournament and will play rival Loyola Marymount in the first round at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Friday (March 5) at 6 p.m. Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts of all of Pepperdine men's and women's games at the WCC Tournament at www.pepperdinesports.com with a subscription to Wave Casts.

Following is the full list of WCC awards:

2010 WCC Player of the Year
Matt Bouldin, GON

WCC Defensive Player of the Year
Omar Samhan, SMC

Newcomer of the Year
Elias Harris, GON

Coach of the Year
Mark Few, GON

2010 All-WCC First Team
Matt Bouldin, GON; T.J. Campbell, POR; Steven Gray, GON; Elias Harris, GON; Dior Lowhorn, USF; Mickey McConnell, SMC; Omar Samhan, SMC; Robin Smeulders, POR; Vernon Teel, LMU; Drew Viney, LMU

Honorable Mention
Keion Bell, PEP; Matthew Dellavedova, SMC; Brandon Johnson, USD; Luke Sikma, POR; Jared Stohl, POR; Mychel Thompson, PEP; Marc Trasolini, SCU

All-Freshman Team
Matthew Dellavedova, SMC; Ashley Hamilton, LMU; Elias Harris, GON; Chris Manresa, USD; Robert Smith, SCU