HAMMOND, Ind. – Seven players from Purdue University Calumet’s men and women’s basketball program were selected to the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference and Honorable Mention teams. Junior captain Minuyard Wheeler (Wirt) and sophomore center Kevin Thomas (Highland) for the men’s team, and senior captain Sarah Vaughn (Rushville, Ill.) from the women’s squad, were all named to the first team in the CCAC.Wheeler led the Peregrines in scoring with 17.3 points per game and finished as the eighth leading scorer in the CCAC. Wheeler also entered PUC’s history books becoming the 17th men’s player to gain a spot in the 1,000-point club. He is the 26th player overall to score 1,000 or more points at PUC. Thomas averaged 12.9 ppg in conference games, 6.4 rpg, and led the team Peregrines with a .554 field goals made percentage.

Vaughn concluded her collegiate career leading the Lady Peregrines in assists (3.4 per CCAC game) and steals (1.8 per game), was second in free throw shooting percentage (.787) and was the third leading scorer at 10.4 ppg. She led the CCAC hitting .854 percent from the free throw line.

Sophomore guard Steve Polak (Clark) and freshman forward Charles Cruz (Gavit) of the men’s team and senior captain Nikki Borys (Crown Point) and sophomore guard Linsey Smith (Lake Central) from the women’s team were selected as CCAC honorable mention players.

Polak was the team leader in 3-point field goals made hitting .484 percent from the arc and fourth best in the CCAC. He also led the team with 60 steals for the season, was second overall with 72 assists and was the second leading scorer with 14.1 ppg. Cruz led the team in rebounding with a season total of 193 (6.8 rpg) and was eighth best in the CCAC. Cruz was third in scoring among Peregrines averaging 13.5 ppg, and had the highest free throw percent (.680) among active players.

For the women, Borys closed out her collegiate career as the Lady Peregrines’ leading scorer averaging 11 ppg., and 10th best in the CCAC. Borys was second best in rebounding, 5.2 per game, second in overall assists (66) and in steals (42) and in 3-point field goal percentage (.328) for the season.

Smith finished as the fourth best scorer in the CCAC (13.6 ppg) and second among Lady Peregrines at 10.6 for the season. She led the Lady Peregrines in all shooting categories; .802 from the free throw line, .472 from the field, and .387 from the 3-point stripe. Smith was third best in assists (41) and steals (38) on the season.