July 23, 2005
NORFOLK, VA-- CAA Player of the Year and Tournament MVP Alex Loughton(Perth, Australia) is a member of the Australian national team, while7-3 center Sam Harris (Newnham, Tasmania) is currently playing for theAustralian U21 team.
The 6-9 Loughton, a rising senior is currently on tour with theAustralian national squad for a series of games against Japan'snational team.
Loughton led ODU with a 14.1 scoring average and 8.2 rebounding average.He ranked second in the CAA in rebounding and field goal percentage.Loughton earned first team All-CAA honors, and was the league's ScholarAthlete of the Year. He was named to ESPN The Magazine/COSIDA DistrictAll-Academic squad and NACDA (Athletic Directors Association) NationalAll-Scholar team for the second year in a row. He was also honorablemention All-American by the ASSOCIATED PRESS and BASKETBALL TIMES.
Harris is currently with the Australian U21 National team which will playa series of games in Toronto against Canada, China and Greece in preparation for the World Championships in Argentina, Aug. 5-14.
Harris averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game for ODU. The risingsophomore scored a career high 14 points against Shawnee State, andadded ten against UNC Wilmington. He blocked a career high seven shotsagainst VMI.