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Blake, Sanders Earn NABC Recognition

Blake, Sanders Earn NABC Recognition

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.
– The accolades keep rolling in, as seniors Brayon Blake and Victor Sanders have been recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Tuesday, earning All-District 6 Second Team honors.
 
Blake, a First Team All-Big Sky selection, averaged 17.0 points and a conference-best 9.6 rebounds per contest.  He recorded 12 double-doubles on the season, also the most in the Big Sky.  Blake scored in double-figures in 26-of-31 games for the Vandals, including 11 20-plus point games.
 
Sanders led the Vandals at 19.0 points per game, the fourth highest average in the Big Sky, on his way to earning Second Team All-Conference accolades.  He scored in double-figures in 29-of-31 games, including 15 20-plus point outbursts.
 
Both Vandals also moved up the single-season record book in 2017-18.  Sanders finished the year with 589 points, the seventh most in a single season in team history.  Blake grabbed 298 rebounds, the fifth most in a season ever at Idaho.
 
Sanders ends his career with the Vandals in second all-time with 1804 points, trailing only Orlando Lightfoot.  Sanders also earned All-District honors last year, taking home First Team recognition.
 
The Vandals finished the year 22-9, taking second in the Big Sky at 14-4 in conference play.
 
Fans can stay up-to-date on all things Idaho men's basketball by following the team on twitter, @VandalHoops.  Tickets are on sale for what is shaping up to be an exciting season of Vandal basketball, get yours today at GoVandals.com/Tickets.

For more information on Idaho Athletics, visit GoVandals.com.  Fans can also find Idaho on Twitter and Instagram, @Idaho_Vandals, or on Facebook by searching Idaho Vandals.
 
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