March 11, 2003

Chicago, Ill. - Houston senior Louis Truscott was named a First-Team, All-Conference selection by the league's coaches and media. Truscott, who leads Conference USA in double-doubles with 15. At TCU, he grabbed a career-best 21 boards, one of the top rebounding performances in the nation this season. He leads the league in rebounding, averaging 11.3 per contest and is tied for 11th in scoring at 15.2 per game. Truscott also earned Player of the Week honors and was named to All-District 9 Second Team.

Other members of the first-team were Louisville senior guard Reece Gaines, Marquette junior Dwyane Wade, Memphis senior center Chris Massie and Saint Louis senior guard Marque Perry. Truscott, Perry, Gaines and Wade earned all-conference honors last season.

The Conference USA second team includes Charlotte junior guard Demon Brown, Marquette sophomore guard Travis Deiner, UAB junior guard Morris Finley, Marquette, senior forward Robert Jackson and Cincinnati senior guard Leonard Stokes.

C-USA's third team is comprised of Memphis junior guard Antonio Burks, DePaul senior forward/center Sam Hoskin, Tulane senior guard Waitari Marsh, South Florida senior center Will McDonald and Southern Miss junior forward Charles Gaines.

2002-03 C-USA MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

2002-03 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM

Reece Gaines, Louisville, G, 6-6, 195, Sr., Madison, Wis. (Madison West)
Chris Massie, Memphis, C, 6-9, 253, Sr., Arcola, Texas (Oxnard College)
Marque Perry, Saint Louis, G, 6-1, 185, Sr., Chicago, Ill. (Prosser)
Dwyane Wade, Marquette, G, 6-4, 210, Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill. (Richards)
Louis Truscott, Houston, F, 6-7, 215, Sr., Houston, Texas (Milby/Nebraska)

2002-03 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM

Demon Brown, Charlotte, G, 6-1, 195, Jr., Baltimore, Md. (Maine Central)
Travis Diener, Marquette, G, 6-0, 165, So., Fond du Lac, Wis. (Goodrich)
Morris Finley, UAB, G, 5-11, 174, Jr., LaFayette, Ala. (LaFayette)
Robert Jackson, Marquette, F, 6-9, 255, Sr., Milwaukee, Wis. (Mississippi State)
Leonard Stokes, Cincinnati, G, 6-6, 202, Sr., Buffalo, N.Y. (Turner Carroll)

2002-03 ALL-CONFERENCE USA THIRD TEAM

Antonio Burks, Memphis, G, 6-0, 200, Jr., Memphis, Tenn. (Hiwassee College)
Charles Gaines, Southern Miss, F, 6-7, 220, Jr., Houston, Texas (Southwest Missouri State)
Sam Hoskin, DePaul, F/C, 6-9, 260, Sr., Detroit, Mich. (Schoolcraft J.C.)
Waitari Marsh, Tulane, G, 6-3, 195, Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Julian)
Will McDonald, South Florida, C, 6-11, 249, Sr., New Orleans, La. (Clark)