Preston Brown named Academic All-District 6
2/17/2010 12:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The team is selected by vote of members of the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) in the district which consists of NCAA teams from Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Mississippi, Alabama and Oklahoma.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America team is the official national academic honor squad recognized by the NCAA. Members of the All-District first team are eligible for selection to this year's CoSIDA Academic All-America national team.
Brown, a senior kinesiology major from Wichita, KS, produced a 3.50 overall grade point average through his first three years of college.
The forward from Stringtown, OK, has been an important factor in Sam Houston's drive to an 18-5 record for the season and a 10-0 start to Southland Conference action, the Bearkats' best start in their 23 years in the league.
Brown has averaged 8.9 points and 4.4 rebounds through the first 22 games of the season. He has started nine games.
The complete CoSIDA Academic All-District 6 men's basketball team for 2010:
| First Team | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Preston Brown | Sam Houston | Sr | 3.50 | Kinesiology |
| Roman Martinez | New Mexico | Sr | 3.48 | Marketing |
| Logan McConathy | Northwestern St. | Jr | 3.96 | Journalism |
| Michael McConathy | Northwestern St. | Sr | 3.62 | Business Administration |
| John Rybak | Texas St. | Gr | 3.38 | Marketing |
| Second Team | ||||
| Jordan Eppink | Texas-Dallas | Sr | 3.77 | Electrical Engineering |
| Reza Farahani | Concordia | Sr | 3.74 | Accounting |
| Blake Martinez | Millsaps | Sr | 3.54 | Business Administration |
| Scott Rodgers | Texas-Dallas | Gr | 3.81 | Finance |
| Eric Spencer | Delta St. | Sr | 3.86 | Chemistry |
