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March 11, 2003
LHU Basketball's Wilson Named PSAC West Coach of the Year
Bald Eagles Holtzer and DeVan Earn All-Conference Status

(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball players Kristopher Holtzer (Matamoras/Delaware Valley) and Kevin DeVan (Harrisburg/Susquehanna Township) were both selected as All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division players, as announced today by the conference office. Fourth-year Bald Eagle Head Coach John Wilson, Jr., was selected by his peers as the PSAC Western Division Coach of the Year.
Holtzer earns First Team All-PSAC honors after being recognized as a second team player last season. A senior guard, Holtzer led LHU and was 16^th in the PSAC with 13.1 points per game after breaking the career 1,000-point milestone earlier this season. He had six 20-point games, including a season best 28-point effort against Bloomsburg University. He was tied with DeVan for the team high with 33 trifectas this season. Holtzer also paced the Bald Eagles with 5.5 rebounds per game and was 14^th in the PSAC with 91 assists (3.37 apg). He led LHU shooting 79.1-percent from the free throw line (91-115). Holtzer closes out his Bald Eagle career 13^th on the all-time scoring list (1,152 points) and seventh on the career assists chart (305). This is the second all-conference honor for Holtzer, who earned second team accolades last season.

	Head Coach John Wilson, Jr. was named PSAC West Coach of the Year; Kristopher Holtzer (bottom L) and Kevin DeVan (bottom R) earned All-PSAC West honors.

DeVan makes his first appearance on the all-conference list as a Second Team All-PSAC West guard. DeVan, a senior, was second on the squad and 18^th in the conference with 13.0 points per game including a share of the team best 33 three-point field goals. He posted three 20-point contests with a season high of 22 points coming against Bloomsburg University. DeVan reached the career 1,000-point mark this season, and wraps up his four-year career 11^th on the Bald Eagles’ all-time scoring chart with 1,177 points. This season, he posted 103 rebounds and shot 75.6-percent from the charity stripe with a team high of 102 free throws made (102-135).
Head Coach John Wilson, Jr., earns his first PSAC West Coach of the Year accolade in his fourth season at the helm of the Bald Eagle squad. He is the first Lock Haven coach to win the award since 1996, when former head coach Dave Blank earned the honors. This season, Wilson guided Lock Haven to its first conference playoff berth since 1995-96 as the team finished 10-17 overall and 6-6 in the PSAC West. The six conference wins were the most at LHU since 1994-95 (6-6). The Bald Eagles finished their season with a near-upset of California (Pa.) University, losing 63-60 in the league quarterfinals.

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