Harding, Harward, Knell receive WCC All-Academic honors
SAN MATEO, Calif. – Connor Harding, Richard Harward and Trevin Knell were recognized for their success on and off the court when the West Coast Conference released its 2021 All-Academic honors on Wednesday.
Harding and Knell were both named to the WCC All-Academic Team and Harward was selected as Academic Honorable Mention.
This season Knell achieved a 3.55 GPA as a pre-business major in the classroom, while establishing himself as a 3-point sharpshooter on the hardwood. The sophomore from Woods Cross, Utah finished the season with the WCC’s third-best 3-point shooting percentage at .403. Knell recorded a career-high 20 points in the WCC Tournament Championship Game against Gonzaga on March 9.
Harding held a 3.31 GPA in entrepreneurial management, while coming off the bench to average 5.4 points-per-game and shooting 40.3 percent from the field for the Cougars last season. The junior guard from Pocatello, Idaho scored a career-high 17 points as he helped BYU defeat rival Utah in an 82-64 win on Dec. 12. This marks the second-straight season Harding has been named academic all-conference.
Harward posted a 3.21 GPA as a Psychology major in his first season of action for the Cougars. The junior center from Orem, Utah distinguished himself as a physical force in the paint, averaging 6.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while shooting 60.2 percent from the field. Harward recorded one of his two double-doubles on the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds in a crucial road win over San Francisco on Jan. 16.
2020-21 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball All-Academic Team
Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
Connor Harding | BYU | Jr. | 3.31 | Entrepreneurial Management |
Corey Kispert | Gonzaga | Sr. | 3.79 | Business Administration |
Trevin Knell | BYU | So. | 3.55 | Pre-Business |
Tommy Kuhse | Saint Mary's | Gr. | 3.61 | Business Administration |
Matthias Markusson | LMU | Gr. | 4.00 | MS Educational Studies |
Damari Milstead | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.73 | Management |
Josh Parrish | San Diego | Gr. | 4.00 | Leadership Studies |
Dzmitry Ryuny | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.73 | Management |
Khalil Shabazz | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.22 | Communications |
Jonas Visser | San Francisco | So. | 4.00 | Entrepreneurship |
Honorable Mention
Name | School |
Richard Harward | BYU |
Jervay Green | Pacific |
Daniss Jenkins | Pacific |
Jahbril Price-Noel | Pacific |
Taavi Jurkatamm | San Francisco |
Frankie Hughes | San Diego |
Vladimir Pinchuk | San Diego |
BYU Men's Basketball All-Time WCC Academic Honors
Year | Name | Class |
2020-21 | Trevin Knell | Sophomore |
2020-21 | Connor Harding | Junior |
2020-21 | Richard Harward (HM) | Junior |
2019-20 | TJ Haws | Senior |
2019-20 | Connor Harding | Sophomore |
2018-19 | Luke Worthington | Senior |
2018-19 | TJ Haws | Junior |
2017-18 | Luke Worthington (HM) | Junior |
2017-18 | TJ Haws | Sophomore |
2016-17 | Braiden Shaw (HM) | Sophomore |
2016-17 | Davin Guinn | Junior |
2016-17 | Eric Mika | Sophomore |
2015-16 | Kyle Davis | Junior |
2014-15 | Luke Worthington | Sophomore |
2011-12 | Craig Cusick | Junior |
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