Long Beach State University Athletics
Casper Ware named to Mid-Major All-America Team
3/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 28, 2011
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Junior Casper Ware has been named to the 2011 Lou Henson All-America Team (the Mid-Major All-America Team) along with 24 other Division I players. The 2011 Lou Henson Player of the Year will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com awards banquet on April 1 in Houston.
Ware led the 49ers to the 2011 Big West Conference regular season championship and a spot in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). He was selected as both the Big West Conference Player of the Year and the Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the first player in league history to win both awards in the same season. Ware also earned a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 9 Team, as well as a place on the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District IX Team and the 2011 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team.
Ware led Long Beach State in scoring (17.2 ppg), assists (150) and steals (56), while also finishing second in 3-pointers made (75). Ware finished the season second in the conference in scoring, while also ranking second in assists (4.4 apg), fourth in steals (1.6 spg), sixth in free throw percentage (.810), fifth in 3-point field goals made (2.2 per game) and seventh in 3-point field goal percentage (.381). He ranked among LBSU's all-time single-season leaders in free throws made (3rd), free throws attempted (6th), 3-point field goals made (7th), 3-pointers attempted (7th), assists (9th), and steals (11th).
Ware was one of 20 finalists for the Bob Cousy award honoring the nation's best point guard, and he claimed Big West Conference Player of the week honors once after leading the 49ers to wins at UC Davis and Cal State Northridge. Defensively he spearheaded an attack that, in Big West games, helped limit opponents to 60 points or less on seven occasions, all resulting in 49er victories. LBSU was 12-0 in conference play when it held the opponent under 70 points.
2011 LOU HENSON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Casper Ware, Long Beach State
Kwadzo Ahelegbe, Northern Iowa
Devon Beitzel, Northern Colorado
Denzel Bowles, James Madison
Gilberto Clavell, Sam Houston State
D.J. Cooper, Ohio
Kevin Foster, Santa Clara
Mike Glover, Iona
Justin Greene, Kent State
Demonte Harper, Morehead State
Frank Hassell, Old Dominion
John Holland, Boston University
Matt Howard, Butler
Orlando Johnson, UC Santa Barbara
Cameron Jones, Northern Arizona
Cam Long, George Mason
Scott Machado, Iona
Shelvin Mack, Butler
Mickey McConnell, St. Mary's
Kwame Morgan II, Hampton
Dominique Morrison, Oral Roberts
Juan Pattillo, Western Kentucky
Mike Smith, East Tennessee State
Kyle Weems, Missouri State
Keith Wright, Harvard
