Three Lawrence University basketball players have been chosen for the All-Midwest Conference team in a vote by league coaches.
Senior center Erik Borrensen (West Bend, Wis./Living Word Lutheran) was chosen for the second team, and senior guard Jon Mays (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) and junior guard Tyler Crisman (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln Way East) both received honorable mention.
Lawrence’s three all-conference picks tied Illinois College for the most selections to the squad.
Borresen, who was chosen for the all-conference team for the first time, was the only player in the conference to average a double-double. In 18 league games, Borresen was sixth in the conference in scoring at 15.6 points per game and was first in rebounding at 11.7 per game.
Borresen, who shot 50.7 percent from the floor during conference play, also was third in the league at 1.5 blocks per game.
On the season, Borresen averaged 15.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. He had a league-best 13 double-doubles on the season.
Mays, who also was honored for the first time, finished third in the league in scoring at 18.2 points per game. He also was 10th in the conference in rebounding at 5.3 per game. Mays also finished fifth in the league in free throw percentage at 80 percent.
On the season, Mays led the Vikings in scoring at 16.4 points per game and also pulled down 5.1 rebounds per contest. Mays, who led the team in free throw shooting at 80.3 percent, hit 41 3-pointers on the season.
Mays also had a team season high for points when he scored 38 in Lawrence’s 85-65 win over Carroll University on Jan. 29.
Crisman also was chosen for the all-conference team for the first time. He finished seventh in the conference in scoring at 15.2 points per game.
One of the top 3-point shooters in the conference, Crisman was second in the league at 2.8 3-pointers made per game. He finished third in 3-point shooting at 45.5 percent in league play. Crisman also averaged 2.7 assists per game, which ranked 11th in the conference.
On the season, Crisman was third on the team in scoring at 15.4 points per game. He also averaged 2.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game.
Crisman, who shot 48 percent from the floor, led the team in 3-point shooting at 45 percent, which ranks him 13th in the nation. Crisman hit a team-high 68 3-pointers this season, which ranks second in Lawrence season history to the 75 John Dekker made in 2009-10.
Lawrence finished the season with an 11-12 record and was fifth in the Midwest Conference with a 10-8 mark.