Foster, Lunt Lead All-NWC Men's Basketball Honors

SPOKANE, Wash. - Senior forward Jason Foster (Spanaway, Wash./Henry Foss) was named 2008-09 Northwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and third-year head coach Justin Lunt was named NWC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year as the All-NWC honors were announced by the conference on Monday afternoon.

Foster, who is averaging 15.0 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game and 2.1 blocks per game, was the top vote getter in earning the player of the year honors. He was joined on the first team by fellow seniors Robert Krauel (Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon) and Antwan Williams (Portland, Ore./Madison).

Krauel led the NWC in shooting percentage this season and is averaging 14.3 ppg and 6.2 rpg heading into the NCAA tournament. Williams, who became the Loggers all-time assist leader earlier in the season, led the conference with 2.6 steals per game and 5.3 assists per game.

Lunt was named coach of the year after leading the Loggers to a regular season record of 23-2 and the first ever 16-0 conference record in NWC history. Through the NWC Championship game, his career record stands at 61-17 for a .782 winning percentage.

Junior forward Austin Boyce (Kent, Wash./Kentwood) and freshman guard Nadav Heyman (Corvallis, Ore.) were named Honorable Mention All-NWC selections.

The Loggers will open up the 2009 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship Tournament on Saturday when they play host to either Whitworth or Claremont-M-S in the second round of the national tournament. The Loggers, ranked third in last week's D3hoops.com Top 25, received one of four byes nationally in the bracket that was released on Monday morning.

All-NWC Men's Basketball Team