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Lewis, Porter Named to All-WCC Teams
3/1/2023 7:26:00 AM | Men's Basketball
SAN MATEO, Calif. - The Pepperdine men's basketball team placed two Waves on the All-West Coast Conference teams as Maxwell Lewis and Jevon Porter earned the honors, the league announced Wednesday.
Lewis (Las Vegas, Nev./AZ Compass Prep) landed a spot on the All-WCC Second Team and Porter (Columbia, Mo./Father Tolton Catholic) garnered All-WCC Freshman Team acclaim.
After averaging 17.1 points and 5.6 boards per contest, Lewis earned his second all-conference honor after being placed on the All-Freshman team last season. He currently sits sixth in the WCC in scoring and seventh in field goal percentage (46.8%) and gathered 13 games scoring 20-plus points– including a stretch of seven-straight contests with 20 or more. The sophomore set a new career high in points scored, going for two 30-piece games against Northern Arizona (12/3/23) and Pacific (1/7/23), including a career-high 14 rebounds in the matchup against the Tigers. Lewis was named the conference's Player of the Week on December 27 for his efforts in the Diamond Head Classic.
In his debut season, Porter left his mark in the WCC after achieving eight double-double games and was the only freshman in the conference to have gathered a single double-double on the year. He finished regular-season play tied for third on the WCC double-double leaderboard. The Columbia, Mo. native averaged 12.1 points and a team-high 7.3 rebounds over the season, placing him sixth in the conference on the boards and seventh in blocked shots (27). He poured in a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds in the Waves' win over BYU in Malibu, and became the hero of the day in Pepperdine's home matchup against Portland where he tipped in a Mike Mitchell Jr. baseline out of bounds pass with 0.6 seconds left for the win. Porter gathered three Freshman of the Week honors this season (12/27, 2/13, 2/27).
Last season, Houston Mallette, Mike Mitchell Jr. and Lewis were named to the All-Freshman team.
The full All-WCC postseason awards are listed below:
Coach of the Year: Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
Co-Players of the Year: Drew Timme, Gonzaga and Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
Newcomer of the Year: Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
Defensive Player of the Year: Logan Johnson, Saint Mary's
Sixth Man of the Year: Malachi Smith, Gonzaga
First Team:
Logan Johnson, Saint Mary's
Aidan Mahaney, Saint Mary's
Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
Tyrell Roberts, San Francisco
Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary's
Khalil Shabazz, San Francisco
Cam Shelton, LMU
Carlos Stewart, Santa Clara
Julian Strawther, Gonzaga
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Second Team:
Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine
Marcellus Earlington, San Diego
Keshawn Justice, Santa Clara
Fousseyni Traore, BYU
Moses Wood, Portland
Honorable Mention Team:
Keylan Boone, Pacific
Alex Ducas, Saint Mary's
Spencer Johnson, BYU
Keli Leaupepe, LMU
Tyler Robertson, Portland
Anton Watson, Gonzaga
Freshman Team:
Jevon Porter, Pepperdine
Juan Sebastian Gorosito, Portland
Dallin Hall, BYU
Aidan Mahaney, Saint Mary's
Moe Odum, Pacific
UP NEXT
Pepperdine will take on Pacific in tomorrow night's first round contest, with tip-off set for 8:30 p.m. The game will be available on the Bally Sports family of networks, BYUtv and WCCsports.com, and Al Epstein will have the call on WaveCasts.
Lewis (Las Vegas, Nev./AZ Compass Prep) landed a spot on the All-WCC Second Team and Porter (Columbia, Mo./Father Tolton Catholic) garnered All-WCC Freshman Team acclaim.
After averaging 17.1 points and 5.6 boards per contest, Lewis earned his second all-conference honor after being placed on the All-Freshman team last season. He currently sits sixth in the WCC in scoring and seventh in field goal percentage (46.8%) and gathered 13 games scoring 20-plus points– including a stretch of seven-straight contests with 20 or more. The sophomore set a new career high in points scored, going for two 30-piece games against Northern Arizona (12/3/23) and Pacific (1/7/23), including a career-high 14 rebounds in the matchup against the Tigers. Lewis was named the conference's Player of the Week on December 27 for his efforts in the Diamond Head Classic.
In his debut season, Porter left his mark in the WCC after achieving eight double-double games and was the only freshman in the conference to have gathered a single double-double on the year. He finished regular-season play tied for third on the WCC double-double leaderboard. The Columbia, Mo. native averaged 12.1 points and a team-high 7.3 rebounds over the season, placing him sixth in the conference on the boards and seventh in blocked shots (27). He poured in a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds in the Waves' win over BYU in Malibu, and became the hero of the day in Pepperdine's home matchup against Portland where he tipped in a Mike Mitchell Jr. baseline out of bounds pass with 0.6 seconds left for the win. Porter gathered three Freshman of the Week honors this season (12/27, 2/13, 2/27).
Last season, Houston Mallette, Mike Mitchell Jr. and Lewis were named to the All-Freshman team.
The full All-WCC postseason awards are listed below:
Coach of the Year: Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's
Co-Players of the Year: Drew Timme, Gonzaga and Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
Newcomer of the Year: Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
Defensive Player of the Year: Logan Johnson, Saint Mary's
Sixth Man of the Year: Malachi Smith, Gonzaga
First Team:
Logan Johnson, Saint Mary's
Aidan Mahaney, Saint Mary's
Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
Tyrell Roberts, San Francisco
Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary's
Khalil Shabazz, San Francisco
Cam Shelton, LMU
Carlos Stewart, Santa Clara
Julian Strawther, Gonzaga
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Second Team:
Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine
Marcellus Earlington, San Diego
Keshawn Justice, Santa Clara
Fousseyni Traore, BYU
Moses Wood, Portland
Honorable Mention Team:
Keylan Boone, Pacific
Alex Ducas, Saint Mary's
Spencer Johnson, BYU
Keli Leaupepe, LMU
Tyler Robertson, Portland
Anton Watson, Gonzaga
Freshman Team:
Jevon Porter, Pepperdine
Juan Sebastian Gorosito, Portland
Dallin Hall, BYU
Aidan Mahaney, Saint Mary's
Moe Odum, Pacific
UP NEXT
Pepperdine will take on Pacific in tomorrow night's first round contest, with tip-off set for 8:30 p.m. The game will be available on the Bally Sports family of networks, BYUtv and WCCsports.com, and Al Epstein will have the call on WaveCasts.
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