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Eastern Washington University Basketball

EWU’s Wiley adds All-American honorable mention to his awards

Eastern Washington University senior Jacob Wiley runs the gauntlet of teammates during introductions before playing Idaho State, Feb. 25, 2017, in Cheney, Wash. Dan Pelle/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
From staff and wire reports

This week’s honorable mention All-America selection puts Jacob Wiley among the greats of Eastern Washington basketball.

Wiley’s latest honor, by Associated Press, makes him just the fourth Eagle to earn that honor in 34 seasons as a member of NCAA Division I.

Alvin Snow was the first in 2004, with Rodney Stuckey earning back-to-back awards in 2006 and 2007. Tyler Harvey was the latest to be recognized in 2015.

Wiley will be married on April 8, then will head for Portsmouth, Va., for the 65th-Annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

The PIT features 64 of the nation’s top college seniors competing in a four-day, 12-game event in front of team representatives throughout the National Basketball Association. This year’s tournament will take place April 12-15 at Churchland High School.

Wiley was selected as the MVP of the Big Sky Conference in his lone season as an Eagle, and went on to earn first team All-District 6 honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. He graduated from Newport (Wash.) High School in 2012.

Wiley made Big Sky Conference history in the 2016-17 season by becoming just the second player in league history to score at least 639 points and have at least 303 rebounds in a single season in the league’s 54-year existence.