BOISE, Idaho (March 10, 2020) – The Northern Arizona men's basketball team's top three scorers – sophomore
Cameron Shelton, senior
Brooks DeBisschop and junior
Bernie Andre – earned all-conference honors on Wednesday. The Lumberjacks' three all-conference players marks the program's most in five years.
Shelton and DeBisschop both earned their first career All-Big Sky accolades with spots on the Third Team. Andre, a Third Team honoree last season, was named honorable mention.
The last time NAU had three all-conference players was in the 2014-15 season when Kris Yanku (First Team), Quinton Upshur (Second Team) and Aaseem Dixon (Honorable Mention) each garnered honors.
Shelton was the only player in the Big Sky to average at least 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in league action. Shelton led the Lumberjacks in each of those categories except for rebounding, which he ranked second, in conference play.
Averaging 14.8 points per game overall, NAU's leading scorer reached double-figures in 24 of 29 games in the regular season. Shelton recorded seven 20-point games, including four of the last six games. Additionally, Shelton totaled five or more assists in 13 games and seven or more rebounds in 15 games.
DeBisschop has posted by far his best season in his final year, totaling career-highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. DeBisschop averaged 13.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in conference play in addition to ranking second in field goal percentage at .569.
DeBisschop is averaging 11.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game overall, the latter ranks third in the Big Sky, and is currently seventh all-time in career rebounds in program history. This season alone, DeBisschop has recorded 19 of his 31 career double-digit scoring games and nine of his 16 career double-digit rebounding games.
Andre earned his second career All-Big Sky honor with a strong second half to the season in which he averaged 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game over the last 15 games. During this span, he shot 50.6 percent overall, 38.7 percent behind the arc and 77.3 percent at the free throw line.
Last season's Newcomer of the Year averaged 12.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in conference play on 48.2 percent shooting. For the season, Andre is averaging 11.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
DeBisschop led the team with six double-doubles, while Shelton and Andre both tallied three double-doubles apiece.
