2003-04 RRAC All-Conference Team

     FORT WORTH, Texas - Senior David Johnson was selected as defensive player of the year and selected to the first-team of the Red River All-Conference team on Monday. Senior Wesley Haynes also picked up honorable mention honors as well.

      Johnson, who was selected as the conference's best defender for the second consecutive season, also picked up his second straight first-team selection. The Los Angeles, Calif. native, averaged 15.7 points per game and led the nation in block shots with 135 (4.1 blocks per game). The 6-10 forward also was ninth in the nation in rebounds, averaging 9.3 boards per game. In his 22 conference games, Johnson averaged 4.6 blocks per game. He scored in double figures in 26 games this season and over 20 points in 10 games this season. He had 12 double-doubles and an amazing triple-double against Huston-Tillotson (12/15). Johnson finished that game with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks. It was the second time he has done that in his career, doing it against Huston-Tillotson last season as well. The senior finishes his Wesleyan career as the schools career leader in block shots with 291 in his two-year career.

     "David changed the game like no player I have ever had," head coach Terry Waldrop said. "He was simply the most dominant player in the conference and probably the country."

     Haynes, who was the team's leading scorer in conference-play (15.8 ppg), was selected as honorable mention all-conference. The Hammond, La. native, averaged 14.5 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game. The 6-4 guard also led the team in steals averaging 2.0 steals per game. He had eight double-doubles and scored in double figures 24 times during the season. The senior also had eight games where he scored 20 or more points.

     "Wesley's will to win never ceased to amaze me, even when we were struggling mightily during the second half of the season, he stayed positive and I think he is a great role model for not only our younger players, but also the entire campus," Waldrop said. "I rarely speak out on all conference, etc., however the fact that Wesley was not first or second-team all conference is a joke. Looking on the list and seeing teams that didn't even make the tournament with multiple players ahead of Haynes, and even some that finished well above us with some very marginal guys recognized really makes you question the entire process. There simply was not a better small forward in the league and he proved that night after night to virtually everyone we played."