Lee, Binetti, Kroon Make Basketball's Academic All-District Teams
February 17, 2005

SEATTLE (Feb. 17) ­ Jordan Lee, Tony Binetti and Brittney Kroon of Seattle Pacific University have been voted to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII team for men's and women's basketball.

Jordan Lee (left), Tony Binetti (center), and Brittney Kroon have been voted to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII teams.

Lee (Sr., 6-1, Tacoma, Wa./Life Christian) is a repeat first team selection for the men. He is averaging 12.5 points and ranks among the Great Northwest Athletic Conference leaders in three-point shooting accuracy (.466). Lee is a Christian theology major with a 3.75 grade point average.

Binetti (Jr., 6-1, Enumclaw, Wa.) , a business administration major with a 3.58 GPA, was chosen for the second team. Binetti leads the conference in overall shooting accuracy (.605) and is No. 2 in three-point percentage (.516). He averages 14.3 points and 4.7 assists. Seattle Pacific, ranked 17th nationally, is 17-5 and currently tied for first in the GNAC.

Kroon (Jr., 6-4, Wasilla, Ak.) made the women's second team. The top shot-blocker in NCAA Division II last year, she currently averages 3.50 to lead the GNAC, and is also the field-goal percentage leader (586) while averaging 9.2 points and 6.6 rebounds. Kroon is a history major with a 3.70 GPA. The No. 4-ranked Falcons are 20-2 and in first place in the GNAC.

District VIII comprises eight western states. First team selections are now under consideration for Academic All-America.

Men's First Team
G Patrick Carney Chapman So. Lake Forest, Ca. 3.780 Undeclared
G Jordan Lee Seattle Pacific Sr. Tacoma, Wa. 3.75 Christian Theology
G Drew Moser Redlands Sr. Spokane, Wa. 3.71 Business
G Zach Wheatley Chapman Jr. Fountain Val, Ca. 3.955 Mathematics
F Kyle Boast Central Wash. G. Spokane, Wa. 3.53 Accounting

Men's Second Team
F Miles Taylor Claremont-Mudd Jr. Sacramento, Ca. 3.63 Economics
G Jason Greenlee LaVerne Jr. Moorpark, Ca. 3.59 Accounting
W Jeff Dunn Western Baptist Sr. Dallas, Ore. 3.41 Business
G Tony Binetti Seattle Pacific Jr. Enumclaw, Wa. 3.58 Business Adm.
G Amir Mazarei Redlands So. Thousand Oaks, Ca. 3.31 Undeclared

Women's First Team
F DeeDee Arnall Pacific (Or.) Jr. Warrenton, Or. 3.63 Exercise Science
G Kristine Callan Pacific (Or.) Sr. Bend, Or. 3.92 Physics/Math
F Martina Kartikova Saint Martin's Sr. Kosice, Slovakia 3.91 Business
G Beth Layton Saint Martin's Jr. Toldeo, Wa. 3.91 Biology
F Danielle Pridgen N'west Nazarene So. Nampa, Id. 3.98 Kinesiology
F Sarah Shogren Whitworth Jr. Newman Lk., Wa. 3.80 Biology

Women's Second Team
C Brittney Kroon Seattle Pacific Jr. Wasilla, Ak. 3.70 History
Tiffany Speer Whitworth Sr. Snohomish, Wa. 3.40 Kinesiology
Lizzy Washburn Whitman Jr. Mundelein, Il. 3.80 Mathematics
Tara Whiteside Sonoma State Sr. Manhattan Beach, Ca. 3.84 Business
Laura Wright Central Wash. So. Longview, Wa. 3.84 Undecided