Tori Harris Named Big West Player of the Year, Jeff Cammon Named Coach of the Year
3/6/2023 5:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Half a dozen Long Beach State players were named to The Big West All-Conference Team with the Beach earning five of the seven individual awards
The Big West All-Conference Team (PDF)
IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West announced the All-Conference Awards on Monday afternoon and Long Beach State made a splash as Tori Harris was named Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and an All-First Team selection, while head coach Jeff Cammon earned the Coach of the Year award. In addition, four other players garnered Big West All-Conference awards as Kristyna Jeskeova took home Best Defensive Player, Best Hustle Player, and was named to the All-Defensive Team, while garnering Honorable Mention recognition. Ma'Qhi Berry was also selected to the All-Defensive Team as well as the All-Second Team, while Malia Bambrick and Kianna Hamilton-Fisher each earned Honorable Mention status.
Harris becomes the Beach's first Big West Player of the Year since 2006 when Crystal McCutcheon earned the honors. She also takes home the league's first-ever Newcomer of the Year honor as the redshirt senior guard is in her first year at the Beach after having transferred from St. Bonaventure. Harris has appeared in all 30 games, making 26 starts, and is averaging a team-leading 13.6 points per game to rank sixth in the league. She also adds 4.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Harris has sunk a team-best 40 three-pointers, and is shooting 84.2-percent from the free throw line to rank fifth in The Big West. This season, Harris recorded double-figures in all but five contests, including a career-high 32-point performance in a victory over UC San Diego on Jan. 21. Her output marked the highest single-game total in The Big West this season and is just one of four 30-poiint performances.
Cammon earned The Big West Coach of the Year honors after leading the Beach to their first 20-win season since 2016-17. Under Cammon, Long Beach State finished Big West action with a 17-3 record, marking the most conference victories since 1988-89, when LBSU went 18-0. Long Beach State's 15-game winning streak earlier this season was the longest in Big West action this season. As a team, the Beach rank in the Top 10 nationally in steals per game (11.5) and turnover margin (6.1). Cammon becomes the Beach's first Big West Coach of the Year since Mary Hegarty in 2005-06.
Jeskeova claimed two of the three Big West Specialty Awards as she was named Best Defensive Player and Best Hustle Player. The junior guard started in each of the first 23 games of the season and was averaging 6.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game when her season was cut short due to a season-ending knee injury. Despite missing the final month of the season, Jeskeova still leads the Beach in total rebounds (153) and is tied as the squad's steals (63) and blocks (20 ) leader. Her steals (2.7) and rebounding averages rank first and sixth, respectively, in The Big West.
Joining Jeskeova on the All-Defensive Team is redshirt senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry, who also was named to the All-Second Team. Berry is Long Beach State's leader in assists (118) and steals (63). Her assists per game average (4.4) leads The Big West, while her steals per game (2.3) are good for second in the league. Additionally, she averages 8.9 points per game to go along with 4.0 rebounds per game this season.
Rounding out Long Beach State's All-Conference winners are Bambrick and Hamilton-Fisher, who along with Jeskeova, earned Honorable Mention. Bambrick is the Beach's second-leading scorer with 12.1 points per game on a 44.9 percent field goal percentage, which leads The Big West. She also contributes 3.3 rebounds per game, while totaling 50 assists and 42 steals.
Hamilton-Fisher collected Honorable Mention status after finishing the regular season with 10.9 points per game while shooting 45.0 percent from the field. She also averages 2.5 rebounds per game to go along with 80 assists, 62 steals, and a team-leading 20 blocks.
IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West announced the All-Conference Awards on Monday afternoon and Long Beach State made a splash as Tori Harris was named Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and an All-First Team selection, while head coach Jeff Cammon earned the Coach of the Year award. In addition, four other players garnered Big West All-Conference awards as Kristyna Jeskeova took home Best Defensive Player, Best Hustle Player, and was named to the All-Defensive Team, while garnering Honorable Mention recognition. Ma'Qhi Berry was also selected to the All-Defensive Team as well as the All-Second Team, while Malia Bambrick and Kianna Hamilton-Fisher each earned Honorable Mention status.
Harris becomes the Beach's first Big West Player of the Year since 2006 when Crystal McCutcheon earned the honors. She also takes home the league's first-ever Newcomer of the Year honor as the redshirt senior guard is in her first year at the Beach after having transferred from St. Bonaventure. Harris has appeared in all 30 games, making 26 starts, and is averaging a team-leading 13.6 points per game to rank sixth in the league. She also adds 4.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Harris has sunk a team-best 40 three-pointers, and is shooting 84.2-percent from the free throw line to rank fifth in The Big West. This season, Harris recorded double-figures in all but five contests, including a career-high 32-point performance in a victory over UC San Diego on Jan. 21. Her output marked the highest single-game total in The Big West this season and is just one of four 30-poiint performances.
Cammon earned The Big West Coach of the Year honors after leading the Beach to their first 20-win season since 2016-17. Under Cammon, Long Beach State finished Big West action with a 17-3 record, marking the most conference victories since 1988-89, when LBSU went 18-0. Long Beach State's 15-game winning streak earlier this season was the longest in Big West action this season. As a team, the Beach rank in the Top 10 nationally in steals per game (11.5) and turnover margin (6.1). Cammon becomes the Beach's first Big West Coach of the Year since Mary Hegarty in 2005-06.
Jeskeova claimed two of the three Big West Specialty Awards as she was named Best Defensive Player and Best Hustle Player. The junior guard started in each of the first 23 games of the season and was averaging 6.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game when her season was cut short due to a season-ending knee injury. Despite missing the final month of the season, Jeskeova still leads the Beach in total rebounds (153) and is tied as the squad's steals (63) and blocks (20 ) leader. Her steals (2.7) and rebounding averages rank first and sixth, respectively, in The Big West.
Joining Jeskeova on the All-Defensive Team is redshirt senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry, who also was named to the All-Second Team. Berry is Long Beach State's leader in assists (118) and steals (63). Her assists per game average (4.4) leads The Big West, while her steals per game (2.3) are good for second in the league. Additionally, she averages 8.9 points per game to go along with 4.0 rebounds per game this season.
Rounding out Long Beach State's All-Conference winners are Bambrick and Hamilton-Fisher, who along with Jeskeova, earned Honorable Mention. Bambrick is the Beach's second-leading scorer with 12.1 points per game on a 44.9 percent field goal percentage, which leads The Big West. She also contributes 3.3 rebounds per game, while totaling 50 assists and 42 steals.
Hamilton-Fisher collected Honorable Mention status after finishing the regular season with 10.9 points per game while shooting 45.0 percent from the field. She also averages 2.5 rebounds per game to go along with 80 assists, 62 steals, and a team-leading 20 blocks.
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