OTTAWA - Fourth-year forward Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) was named a second-team All-Canadian on Thursday March 18 by Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).

Wedemire was one of four OUA players to earn national all-star recognition.

He had a solid season for Western, emerging as the team's leading scorer (12th in CIS, 6th in OUA) averaging 19.2 points per game with a 49.6 shooting percentage. He was second in the nation, making 132 free-throws, and was eighth in Canada in defensive rebounds with 121.

2009-2010 CIS MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
Mike Moser memorial trophy (player of the year): Josh Whyte, UBC
Defensive player of the year: Phillip Nkrumah, Cape Breton
Dr. Peter Mullins trophy (rookie of the year): Clinton Springer-Williams, Brock
Stuart W. Aberdeen memorial trophy (coach of the year), presented by Coaches of Canada: Kevin Hanson, UBC
Ken Shields award (outstanding student-athlete / community service): Andrew Sullivan, Dalhousie
 
First Team
Position           Athlete                                    University       Year    Hometown                  Faculty
Guard               Josh Whyte                   UBC                4          Calgary, Alta.                Access Studies
Guard               Josh Gibson-Bascombe  Ottawa             5          Toronto, Ont.                Social Science
Point Guard       Christian Upshaw          StFX                 4          Halifax, N.S.                 BA
Guard               Showron Glover            Saskatchewan   4          Fresno, CA                   Arts & Science
Forward            Keenan Jeppesen          McMaster         5          Stoney Creek, Ont.        Business - MBA
           
Second Team
Forward            Kevin McCleery            Carleton            5          Ottawa, Ont.                 Law
Forward            Ross Bekkering             Calgary             5          Taber, Alta.                  Haskayne Business
Guard               Matthew Thornhill         McGill              4          Ile Bizard, Que.             Management (Finance)
Guard               Joel Haywood               Saint Mary’s     3          Vancouver, B.C.           Arts
Forward            Andrew Wedemire        Western            4          Sarnia, Ont.                   Health Sciences
           
All-Rookie Team
Guard                Clinton Springer-Williams           Brock   1          London, Ont.                 Psychology
Guard               Jordan Baker                Alberta             1          Edmonton, Alta.            Arts
Forward            Owen Klassen              Acadia              1          Kingston, Ont.               Kinesiology
Point Guard       Olivier Bouchard           McGill              1          Montreal, Que.              Management
Guard               Emanuel Pasquale         Laurentian        1          Victoria, B.C.                COMP