LOCK HAVEN – Lloyd and Jamar Harrison recently concluded stellar two-year careers for the Clarion University men's basketball team, and both were rewarded for solid 2011 seasons with All-PSAC West nods Wednesday.

 

Senior point guard Lloyd Harrison was named first-team All-PSAC West while senior shooting guard Jamar Harrison was a second-team selection. It is the second straight year both players have been named all-conference. Last season, both were second-team choices. 

 

Averaging 18.2 ppg, Lloyd Harrison was the fourth-leading scorer in the PSAC this season while leading the league in steals per game (2.4) and ranking second in the league in assists (4.8 apg), sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6-to-1), sixth in free-throw percentage (81.1 percent) and 11^th in 3-point shooting percentage (37.6 percent). Lloyd also ranked 15^th in the nation in steals and 52^nd in assists.

 

Jamar Harrison was the third-leading scorer in the PSAC at 19.3 ppg, which ranked 44^th national, while his 55.5 percent shooting percentage ranked 10^th in the PSAC and 46^th in the nation. He also ranked 14^th in the PSAC in rebounding.

 

Both players had fantastic careers at Clarion for the Golden Eagles.

 

In 54 career games, Lloyd Harrison scored 887 points (16.4 ppg), grabbed 239 rebounds (4.4 rpg), handed out 255 assists (4.7 apg) and took 138 steals (2.6 spg). His 2.6 spg ranks second at Clarion since the 1970s, his 4.7 apg ranks sixth in that time frame and his 16.4 ppg ranks 7^th since 1969 at Clarion.

 

Jamar Harrison played in 55 games in his Clarion career and scored in double digits in 53 of them including all 26 this year and in each of his final 41 games for the Golden Eagles. In two seasons, he scored 956 career points (17.4 ppg) and had 311 rebounds (5.7 rpg), 105 assists and 93 steals while shooting 55.4 percent (384-693) from his guard position. He ranks fifth at Clarion in career shooting percentage (dating back to the early 1970s when records are available), sixth in scoring average and 11^th in steals average (1.7 spg).

 

Clarion went 15-11 this season and 5-9 in the PSAC West. It marked the 16^th time in the last 21 seasons Clarion has won at least 15 games and the 29^th time in the last 41 years – dating back to 1971 – the Golden Eagles have won at least 15 times in a season.   

 

NOTES – It is the 23^rd straight season Clarion has had at least one All-PSAC West team member … Lloyd Harrison is Clarion's first, first-team selection since Ricky Henderson in 2008. The Golden Eagles have had 22 first-team selections since 1982 including 19 in head coach Ron Righter's 23 years at Clarion. Righter is 374-248 in his time at Clarion with three PSAC West titles, a PSAC Championship and a trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs (2001). In 25 years as a head coach, Righter is 398-272.

 

Maron Brown* Slippery Rock Sr. Salisbury, Md./Wicomico

 

Lloyd Harrison^ Clarion Sr. Detroit, Mich./Southwestern

 

Luis Leao Mercyhurst So. Brusque, Brazil/Winchendon School

 

Heiden Ratner^ Mercyhurst Sr. Las Vegas, Nevada/Silverado

 

Ashton Smith IUP Jr. Scarborough, Ontario/West Hill Collegiate

 

Darryl Webb**^ IUP Sr. Elkridge, Md./Long Reach

 

Jabril Bailey^ Slippery Rock Sr. New Castle, Del./Delcastle

 

Jamar Harrison^ Clarion Sr. Washington, D.C./Dunbar

 

Rashawd Hatten California Sr. Clairton, Pa./Clairton

 

Shelton Jackson Mercyhurst Sr. Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech

 

Julian Sanders IUP Jr. Medford, N.J./Shawnee

 

Steve Swiech California Jr. Greenock, Pa./Elizabeth-Forward

 

Darryl Webb IUP Sr. Elkridge, Md./Long Reach

 

Stephen Battle Gannon Fr. Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone

 

Gary Manchel Mercyhurst

 

* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection

 

^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection