Bayless, Budinger Earn All-District Honors
Jerryd Bayless and Chase Budinger
The Arizona basketball players earned first- and second-team All-District 15 honors and are now eligible for All-America accolades from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Arizona men's basketball players Jerryd Bayless and Chase Budinger were named all-district by the National Association of Basketball Coaches this week.
Bayless, a freshman guard from Phoenix, was one of five student-athletes tabbed to the District 15 first team after averaging 20.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in 25 appearances. Bayless shoots 47.7 percent from the field and a team-leading 82.1 percent from the free-throw line. He has finished in double figures 22 times this year, including 11 20-point and four 30-point games. This is the first time that Bayless has been honored by the NABC.
Budinger, a sophomore forward from Encinitas, Calif., was one of five players named to the District 15 second team after averaging 17.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in 29 appearances. Budinger shoots 43.2 percent from the field and a leads the team with 63 3-point field goals. He has a team-leading 24 double-figure scoring games to his credit this season and has registered one double-double. This is the second time that Budinger has been honored by the NABC.
Both players are now eligible to be named to the State Farm Division I All-America teams, which will be announced on April 5. Since 1951-52, Arizona players have earned a total of 85 all-district honors from the coaches association.