NOTEBOOK

BIG WEST NOTES

BROWN NAMED A FINALIST FOR COUSY AWARD: Cal State Fullerton senior point guard Bobby Brown was named one of 13 finalists for the Division I version of the Bob Cousy Award, presented to the nation's top point guard by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in conjunction with The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Brown ranks second in the Big West in scoring (20.2 ppg) and first in assists (5.1 apg).

BROWN, HARRIS NAMED NABC ALL-DISTRICT 15: The National Association of Basketball Coaches named Cal State Fullerton senior Bobby Brown to the NABC All-District 15 First Team and UC Santa Barbara junior Alex Harris to the Second Team on Feb. 28. A total of 150 student-athletes were selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, covering 15 districts. All 150 student-athletes are now eligible for NABC All-America recognition at the end of the regular season.

BROWN NAMED TO USBWA ALL-DISTRICT IX TEAM: Bobby Brown continued to pile up the accolades when he was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District IX Team on March 6. The 10-member team included District IX Player of the Year Arron Afflalo (UCLA), Aaron Brooks (Oregon), Darren Collison (UCLA), Sean Denison (Santa Clara), Brandon Heath (San Diego State), Derrick Low (Washington State), Rodney Stuckey (Eastern Washington), Marcus Williams (Arizona) and Nick Young (USC).

NIXON EIGHTH PLAYER TO BE NAMED POY AND TOURNAMENT MVP: Long Beach State senior guard Aaron Nixon became the eighth player in Big West history to earn the league's Player of the Year and Tournament Most Valuable Player award in the same season. He is the first player in 10 years to accomplish that feat, following Nevada's Faron Hand in 1997. UNLV's Richie Adams (1984-85) and Larry Johnson (1990-91) were the only players to turn the trick in back-to-back seasons.