BAY CITY, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University freshman guard Chris Webb (Saginaw, Mich./Arthur Hill HS) has been selected the 2009-10 GLIAC Men's Basketball "Freshman of the Year" by the league's coaches in conjuction with all-conference balloting. Frankie Smith was voted as the GLIAC "Coach of the Year".
Two other Cardinals also earned All-GLIAC recognition, as senior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich.) and junior forward Keithan Jackson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Godwin Heights HS) were voted to the All-GLIAC First and Second Teams, respectively.
Webb finished fourth among Cardinals in scoring (10.4 ppg), lead the team in three point percentage (.423) and was second on the team in steals (1.32 spg), while shooting .405 percent from the floor in his rookie campaign. He was second on the team in minutes played with 33.5 per contest while starting 27 of SVSU’s 28 games. Webb ranks fifth in the GLIAC in three-point percentage, ninth in minutes played and was regarded as one of the Cardinals’ best on the ball defenders during the 2009-10 campaign. Webb recorded a career-high 23 points at Tiffin University on Feb. 13, 2010.
Smith lead the Cardinals to a 13-9 record in regular season
conference play this season, marking the first time in which SVSU
qualified for postseason play since the 1998-99 campaign. Overall,
Smith has posted a career record of 36-43 during his three-year
tenure with Saginaw Valley, guiding the Cardinals to their first
16-win season since the 1997-98 season. SVSU’s six-game
winning streak in the middle of the season was its longest since
the 1984-85 season, when
it rattled-off 12 straight victories.
Stephenson lands on the All-GLIAC First Team after being named to the Second Team in the 2008-09 season. Hed led SVSU this season in scoring with 16.4 ppg and was second on the squad in rebounding, grabbing 5.8 boards per contest. Stephenson was second on the team in blocks (16) and third in steals (28) while playing in a team-high 34.0 minutes per game.
Jackson earns Second Team honors after leading the league in rebounding, grabbing 9.7 per game. Keithan was also third on the team in scoring for the 2009-10 campaign, averaging 12.5 points per game.