DURANGO, Colo. — All six seniors — Kyle Behrens, Connor Drumm, Tayler Faust, David Kanyinda, DeAndre Lansdowne and Daniel Steffensen — shared the Most Valuable Player Award for men's basketball at the 2011 Skyhawk Awards Banquet, held April 7 at the Student Union Ballroom.

“The six seniors were instrumental in furthering our program,” said 15th year FLC men's basketball coach Bob Hofman. “All six were able to be part of championship teams. Everything they've achieved on the court will help them in future endeavors as helpful and thoughtful citizens.”

Behrens, a 6-foot-4 forward from Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo., earned first team Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic honors and was named to the All-RMAC Shootout Team as a senior. He ranks among FLC's career leaders in blocked shots (seventh, 52), rebounds (seventh, 580) and free throws (15th, 204). Behrens was also named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll as a junior and sophomore. He was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner for the Skyhawks.

Drumm, a 6-foot-5 forward from Battle Mountain High School in Avon, Colo., was a three-year letterwinner for the Skyhawks who earned RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll honors and D2 Athletic Directors Association/WeatherPORT Academic Achievement awards twice during his career. He played one season at the University of Tampa prior to arriving at Fort Lewis.

Faust, a 5-foot-8 guard from Poudre High School in Fort Collins, Colo., was a four-year letterwinner at Fort Lewis.

Kanyinda, a 6-foot-1 guard from Sandia High School in Albuquerque, N.M., ranks tenth in FLC history in career three-point field goals with 142. He earned third team All-RMAC and Preseason All-RMAC honors in 2010-11. He was also named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Jan. 17, 2011, and RMAC West Division Player of the Week on Jan. 18, 2010. He was a two-year letterwinner and part-time starter for the Skyhawks after playing two seasons at Lamar Community College.

Lansdowne, a 6-foot-2 guard from Sandia High School in Albuquerque, was arguably the greatest men's basketball player in school history. He is FLC's all-time leader in scoring (1,861 points), field goals (682) and free throws (392), while ranking among FLC career leaders in steals (second, 207), rebounds (eighth, 573), blocked shots (eighth, 51), assists (12th, 254) and three-pointers (17th, 105). During his senior season alone, he was named to the All-NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament Team, the Daktronics All-Central Region second team, the All-RMAC first team, the All-RMAC Shootout Team, as a Sporting News Preseason All-America honorable mention pick, and both the Preseason RMAC Player of the Year and Preseason RMAC Defensive Player of the Year. He also received the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week honor on Nov. 29, 2010.

As a junior in 2009-10, Lansdowne was named to the Daktronics All-Central Region first team, the NABC All-Central Region second team, the RMAC and RMAC West Division first teams for both regular season and preseason, the Preseason RMAC West Division Player of the Year and the RMAC West Division Player of the Week on Feb. 22, 2010.

During his sophomore campaign in 2008-09, Lansdowne as an All-RMAC West Division first team selection, the RMAC West Division Player of the Week on Feb. 2, 2009, and Preseason All-RMAC West Division first team. He was the RMAC West Division Freshman of the Year in 2007-08.

Steffensen, a 6-foot-4 forward from Rio Rancho High School in Rio Rancho, N.M., ranks 14th in school history in career three-point field goals with 117. He earned third team All-RMAC honors and was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the RMAC Shootout in 2010-11. He also led the RMAC in assist-to-turnover ratio at +1.9 per game. A two-year starter for the Skyhawks, he played two seasons at Otero Junior College from 2007-09, earning All-Region IX honors.

The Skyhawks finished the 2010-11 campaign with a 24-8 overall record, equaling the school standard for most wins in a season. Fort Lewis advanced to the NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history and the NCAA playoffs for the seventh time in 10 seasons. FLC also won the RMAC Shootout.