March 22, 2007

BERKELEY - Senior guard Alex Pribble, who sports a 3.32 GPA as a sociology major, has been named to the Pac-10 All-Academic first team for the second consecutive year, becoming just the third Golden Bear to receive the honor twice.

Pribble earned second-team Pac-10 All-Academic notice after is sophomore season in 2004-05, and he was voted to the first team last year. The only other Cal men's basketball players to claim first-team status two times are Amit Tamir (2003 and 2004) and Dennis Gates (2001 and 2002).

Overall, Cal players have been chosen Pac-10 All-Academic 14 times since 2000, with at least one player earning recognition each of the past eight seasons.

Pribble played in 29 games during the 2006-07 campaign with eight starts, including the final five contests, and averaged 0.7 ppg and 1.3 rpg. He scored a high of four points vs. Washington State and also picked off a career-best four steals against USC at home.

To be eligible for selection to the All-Academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant contributor.

2006-07 Pac-10 All-Academic Men's Basketball Team

First Team
                         Year   GPA     Major
Aron Baynes, WSU         So     3.26    Undeclared
Robbie Cowgill, WSU      Jr     3.35    Management Options
Daven Harmeling, WSU     So     3.49    Health and Fitness
Alex Pribble, CAL        Sr     3.32    Sociology
Peter Prowitt, STAN      Jr     3.28    Undeclared

Second Team
                         Year   GPA     Major
Alfred Aboya, UCLA       So     3.01    Political Science
Taj Finger, STAN         Jr     3.06    Communications
Hans Gasser, WASH        Sr     3.16    Business Administration
Angelo Tsagarakis, OSU   Jr     3.04    Business Administration
Carlton Weatherby, STAN  Sr     3.18    Human Biology
Ryan Wright, UCLA        So     3.04    Global Studies