Three Earn MWC Academic Honors

PROVO -- Jackson Emery, James Anderson and Tyler Haws of the BYU men’s basketball team were named to the Mountain West Conference Academic All-Conference squad. All totaled, BYU led the conference with 215 members on the academic squad for the 2009-10 academic year.

Emery, a rising senior from Alpine, Utah, is a three-time MWC Academic All-Conference honoree while Anderson, a rising junior from Page, Ariz., was named to the team for a second time. Anderson owns a 3.27 GPA in information systems while Haws has a 3.26 GPA in general education and Emery a 3.22 GPA in finance.

In 2009-10, Emery was named to the All-MWC Second Team and the MWC All-Defensive team. In addition to finishing second on the team in scoring (12.5) and rebounding (4.5), he set a school record with 91 steals. Emery also made a team-best 85 threes — tied for second in school history — while shooting .431 from downtown.

Anderson played in 29 games and shot .480 from the field. He averaged 1.2 points and 1.0 rebounds while adding five blocks and 13 offensive rebounds.

Haws, a freshman from Alpine, Utah, started 33 games and was third on the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game. He shot .498 from the field and set an MWC record by shooting .917 from the free throw line. Haws ended the season with a BYU record 48 consecutive makes from the free throw line. He is currently serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines.

To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the member institution while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their athletic team.

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