KANSAS CITY, Mo. – UC San Diego senior guard
Bryce Pope has been named to the NABC Division I All-District 9 First Team, it was announced on Tuesday. The honor was voted on by National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) members across NCAA Division I.
Last week,
Bryce Pope became the first Triton to be named All-Big West First Team. During conference play, Pope ranked third in The Big West in scoring at 19.3 points per contest while leading the league at 36.5 minutes per game. A three-time Big West Player of the Week this season, Pope has started 103 career games and currently sits fourth all-time in scoring in UC San Diego history with 1,611 career points.
Playing in their fourth Division I season, UC San Diego has posted a 21-11 record, finishing second in The Big West with a 15-5 conference mark. The Tritons earned at No. 2 seed in the Ro College Basketball Invitational, which tips Saturday in Daytona Beach. UC San Diego led The Big West in three-pointers per game, fewest turnovers per game, and assist-turnover ratio, among other statistics. The Tritons utilized the same starting lineup in all 32 games – one of just two Division I programs to do so.
Pope is the first Triton recognized as NABC All-District since UC San Diego moved to Division I prior to the 2020-21 season.
NABC District 9 First Team
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Ajay Mitchell, UC Santa Barbara
Jonathan Mogbo, San Francisco
Elijah Pepper, UC Davis
Bryce Pope, UC San Diego
NABC District 9 Second Team
Adama-Alpha Bal, Santa Clara
Aidan Mahaney, Saint Mary's
Augustas Marciulionis, Saint Mary's
Anton Watson, Gonzaga
Marcus Williams, San Francisco
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
