Seven Highlanders and coach earn conference awards

March 3, 2017

Standout McLennan basketball sophomore guards Shannon Bogues and Isaiah Gurley along with five other Highlanders and head coach Kevin Gill were named to the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference All-Conference Awards list for their stellar performances this season.

Bogues, a Killeen native, averaged 18.8 points per game to lead the Highlanders and earn the Player of the Year title. Gurley of Brooklyn, New York, was second on the Highlanders' squad with a 17.9 points per game average and was named Newcomer of the Year. Both Bogues and Gurley were named first-team all-conference selections along with sophomore guard Derrick Farquharson. Farquharson of Charlotte, North Carolina, averaged 12.7 points and led the team with an average of 7.3 rebounds per game. Freshman forward Jashawn Talton of Oklahoma City was named to the all-conference second team. Talton averaged 8.6 points and was second on the team with 6.1 rebounds per game.

Sophomores Hayden Hunter, Fred Jackson and freshman Zarious Wilson were honorable mention all-conference selections. Hunter, a guard from Richland, Texas, averaged 6.6 points and 3.8 assists per game. Killeen-native Jackson, a forward, averaged 8.2 points and 5.7 rebounds. Wilson, a guard from Waco, averaged 9.3 points per game.

Head Coach Kevin Gill led the Highlanders to the seventh North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Championship in his career with a record of 11-1 to earn the conference Coach of the Year honor. This is Gill's sixth award since taking over the Highlanders' program in 2002.

The seventh-ranked Highlanders will take on Howard at 1 p.m. in the opening round of the Region V Tournament. Live video streaming of all tournament games will be provided by PSB Live at www.psblive.com.