Issued: March 6, 2003

LARSON EARNS FIRST TEAM ALL-WIAC MEN'S BASKETBALL HONORS

Jason Larson

MADISON - UW-Eau Claire guard Jason Larson (Sr.-Sugar Land, TX/Stephen F. Austin) is one of 10 players selected to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men's Basketball Team, it was announced today by conference sports information director Matt Stanek.

An Honorable Mention selection in 2002, Larson ranks second in the league in scoring (22.1) and assists (3.81), third in three-point field goals made (2.59), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.440), seventh in steals (1.56) and eighth in rebounding (6.0). He surpassed the 30-point plateau on six occasions this season.

Larson broke the 1,000-point plateau on December 11 versus UW-Superior and finished his Blugold career with 1,434 points, ranking him 10th on the school's all-time scoring list. His 597 points tie Larson for seventh on the school's single-season scoring list while ranking 8th in single-season free throws made with 143.