HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball head coach Ken Shields has earned Great Lakes Valley Conference co-Coach of the Year honors, the league announced Tuesday.
Shields guided NKU to the GLVC Tournament championship, and the Norse enter the NCAA Division II Tournament with a 25-5 record. Shields, who also was GLVC Coach of the Year in 1995, shared this season's honor with Kentucky Wesleyan’s Ray Harper.
NKU senior guard Brenden Stowers was named first team All-GLVC by the league coaches. Stowers, the GLVC Tournament’s most valuable player last week after leading NKU to the championship, averages 16.0 points per game and is No. 1 on the team with 129 assists.
NKU senior forward Quentin Smith was named second team All-GLVC. Smith averages 13.2 ppg and a team-leading 7.8 rebounds per game. He is also shooting 53.7 percent from the field.
NKU sophomore guard Mike Kelsey earned honorable mention All-GLVC accolades.
2002-03 Men’s All-GLVC
First Team
Marlon Parmer, Kentucky Wesleyan
Brenden Stowers, Northern Kentucky
Monta McGhee, Lewis
David Logan, Indianapolis
Diond’re Givens, Southern Indiana
Second Team
Quincey Moman, Wisconsin-Parkside
Corey Seegers, Saint Joseph’s
Eugene Dabney, Kentucky Wesleyan
Billy Harris, Southern Indiana
Quentin Smith, Northern Kentucky
Honorable Mention
Mike Kelsey, Northern Kentucky
Jason Wright, Indianapolis
Cris Brunson, Southern Indiana
Austin Real, Lewis
Dee Hunter, Lewis
Rodney Rollins, Indianapolis
Huggy Dye, Kentucky Wesleyan
Damon Garris, Kentucky Wesleyan
Hodges Smith, Saint Joseph’s
Stan Strong, Lewis
Player of the Year
Marlon Parmer, Kentucky Wesleyan
Freshman of the Year
Justin Ward, SIU-Edwardsville
co-Coaches of the Year
Ray Harper, Kentucky Wesleyan, Ken Shields, Northern Kentucky
Ken Shields