Evan Washington Named Honorable Mention All-MWC
3/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 9, 2010
Junior guard Evan Washington was named an all-Mountain West Conference honorable mention Monday, announced by the conference office. Washington, from Columbus, Ohio, currently leads the Falcons in rebounding at 4.7 boards per game and in assists with 88. He scored a career-high 23 points against Wyoming on Jan. 30.
The league's nine men's head coaches, along with a select media panel, picked the all-Conference teams, as well as the coach, player, newcomer, freshman, sixth man and defensive awards.
New Mexico head coach Steve Alford captured MWC Coach of the Year honors for the second straight year, while New Mexico's Darington Hobson was named both the Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Additionally, Utah's David Foster garnered Defensive Player of the Year accolades, San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard was chosen as the Freshman of the Year and BYU's Jonathan Tavernari received the Sixth Man of the Year award.
Thirteen student-athletes make their first appearance on the all-Conference list this season, while the remaining two are repeat selections from last season. BYU's Jimmer Fredette is a first-team honoree for the second consecutive year, while Cougar teammate Jonathan Tavernari is a third-team pick for the third straight year.
Alford collected his second MWC coaching honor after guiding the Lobos to their second consecutive and first outright Mountain West regular-season title. New Mexico posted a 14-2 record in Conference play this season, setting a school record for most MWC wins.
2009-10 All-Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Team (Selected by media and head coaches) | |||||
First-Team All-Mountain West | |||||
Jimmer Fredette, BYU* | Jr. | G | 6-2 | 195 | Glen Falls, N.Y. |
Dairese Gary, New Mexico | Jr. | G | 6-1 | 205 | Elkhart, Ind. |
Darington Hobson, New Mexico | Jr. | G/F | 6-7 | 205 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State | Fr. | F | 6-6 | 210 | Riverside, Calif. |
Tre'Von Willis, UNLV | Jr. | G | 6-4 | 195 | Fresno, Calif. |
Second-Team All-Mountain West | |||||
Jackson Emery, BYU | Jr. | G | 6-3 | 185 | Alpine, Utah |
Andy Ogide, Colorado State | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 245 | Marietta, Ga. |
Roman Martinez, New Mexico | Sr. | F | 6-6 | 185 | El Paso, Texas |
Malcolm Thomas, San Diego State | Jr. | F | 6-9 | 220 | San Diego, Calif. |
Ronnie Moss, TCU | So. | G | 6-2 | 195 | Fort Worth, Texas |
Third-Team All-Mountain West | |||||
Tyler Haws, BYU | Fr. | G | 6-5 | 200 | Alpine, Utah |
Jonathan Tavernari, BYU** | Sr. | G/F | 6-6 | 215 | Sao Bernardo, Brazil |
Chace Stanback, UNLV | So. | G/F | 6-8 | 210 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
Carlon Brown, Utah | Jr. | G | 6-5 | 205 | Riverside, Calif. |
Desmar Jackson, Wyoming | Fr. | G | 6-5 | 190 | Warren, Ohio |
All-Defensive Team | |||||
Jackson Emery, BYU | Jr. | G | 6-3 | 185 | Alpine, Utah |
Dairese Gary, New Mexico | Jr. | G | 6-1 | 205 | Elkhart, Ind. |
Chace Stanback, UNLV | So. | G/F | 6-8 | 210 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
Tre'Von Willis, UNLV | Jr. | G | 6-4 | 195 | Fresno, Calif. |
David Foster, Utah | So. | C | 7-3 | 255 | Lake Forest, Calif. |
Honorable Mention All-Mountain West | |||||
Jr. | G | 6-4 | 195 | Air Force | |
Phillip McDonald | So. | G | 6-5 | 200 | New Mexico |
D.J. Gay | Jr. | G | 6-0 | 155 | San Diego State |
Billy White | Jr. | F | 6-8 | 226 | San Diego State |
Zvonko Buljan | Sr. | F/C | 6-9 | 220 | TCU |
Oscar Bellfield | So. | G | 6-2 | 185 | UNLV |
Luka Drca | Sr. | G | 6-5 | 205 | Utah |
Marshall Henderson | Fr. | G | 6-2 | 175 | Utah |
Player of the Year: Darington Hobson, New Mexico | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year: David Foster, Utah | |||||
Newcomer of the Year: Darington Hobson, New Mexico | |||||
Freshman of the Year: Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State | |||||
Sixth Man of the Year: Jonathan Tavernari, BYU | |||||
Coach of the Year: Steve Alford, New Mexico | |||||
*Indicates number of previous all-Conference selections | |||||
