Shayok Named USBWA All-District VI

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State redshirt senior Marial Shayok has earned All-District VI honors from the United States Basketball Writers Association.

Shayok finished the regular season second among Big 12 players averaging 18.7 points while shooting 49.6 percent from the field, 39.6 percent behind the arc and 87.7 percent from the free-throw line. The Ottawa, Ontario native has scored in double figures in 28 of 30 games this season, scoring a career-high 26 points on three different occasions.

Shayok has also earned All-Big 12 First Team honors and is a finalist for the Julius Erving Award.

The Cyclones and Shayok being play at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Thursday at 11:30 a.m. against Baylor. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

District VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD)
Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton
Barry Brown, Kansas State
Tyler Cook, Iowa
Mike Daum, South Dakota State
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Christian James, Oklahoma
Dedric Lawson, Kansas
Nick McGlynn, Drake
James Palmer, Nebraska
Marial Shayok, Iowa State
Dean Wade, Kansas State

Player of the Year: Dedric Lawson, Kansas
Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Kansas State