Glendora, CA (Men's Basketball) -- The Citrus College men's basketball team wrapped up their second best season in program history with a slew of post-season honors. Leading the way was sophomore Troy Payne, who was named the WSC South Player of the Year, and an All-State selection.

Payne started more games than any other Citrus player during the 2008-2009 season and averaged just under a double-double with 9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. More importantly was Payne's prowess on the defensive end, where he led the team and was Top 10 in the State with 79 steals.

Joining Payne on the All-State team was sophomore Justin Johnson, who earned 1^st team All-WSC honors and All-State Honorable Mention honors. Johnson led the Fighting Owls, averaging 12.5 points per game on 52.3% shooting from the field.

Along with Johnson, sophomore Steven Bennett was also named a 1^st team All-WSC selection. Bennett averaged 10.7 points and 4.1 assists per game. Citrus also put three Fighting Owls on the All-WSC Honorable Mention list, with sophomores Mark Dorsey, Curtis Eatmon, and Kelly Johnson all picking up the honor.



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His numbers aren't huge, but he played on a very balanced team (28-5) , where no one averaged more than 12.5 pts a game and he logged only 21 minutes a game. His offensive game sounds raw to say the least, but my guess is he's been brought in to guard 3s: (although Rivals lists him as a 4)

GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts .Avg.
. 33-30 707 21.4 113-238 .475 3-14 .214 68-145 . 469 133 191 324 9.8 81 1 51 84 18 79 297 9.0