pac 10 awards

[Russ Smith]

saw this on a UCLA board:

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., – In a vote of the 10 Conference coaches, WASHINGTON senior guard Brandon Roy has been
named the 2005-06 Pacific-10 Men's Basketball Player of the Year, UCLA forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute has been
named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and Ben Howland of UCLA is the Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Commissioner Tom
Hansen announced today.
The Complete Conference Honors:
ALL-PAC-10
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Hassan Adams ARIZ G Sr. 6-4 220 Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester HS)
Arron Afflalo UCLA G So. 6-5 200 Compton, Calif. (Centennial HS)
Jordan Farmar UCLA G So. 6-2 180 Van Nuys, Calif. (Taft HS)
Matt Haryasz STAN F Sr. 6-10 230 Page, Ariz. (Page HS)
Chris Hernandez STAN G Sr. 6-2 190 Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West HS)
Leon Powe CAL F So. 6-8 240 Oakland, Calif. (Oakland Tech HS)
Gabe Pruitt USC G So. 6-4 170 Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester HS)
Brandon Roy WASH G Sr. 6-6 210 Seattle, Wash. (Garfield HS)
Ayinde Ubaka CAL G Jr. 6-4 200 Oakland, Calif. (Oakland HS)
Nick Young USC G/F So. 6-6 195 Los Angeles, Calif. (Cleveland HS)
Honorable Mention (also receiving votes): Malik Hairston (ORE, So., G), DeVon Hardin (CAL, So., F), Bobby Jones
(WASH, Sr., F), Kevin Kruger (ASU, Jr., G), Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (UCLA, Fr., F), Ivan Radenovic (ARIZ, Jr., F),
Jamaal Williams (WASH, Sr., F).
PAC-10 ALL-FRESHMAN
Name School Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Jon Brockman WASH F 6-7 245 Snohomish, Wash. (Snohomish HS)
Justin Dentmon WASH G 6-0 180 Carbondale, Ill. (The Winchendon School, Mass.)
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute UCLA F 6-7 215 Yaounde, Cameroon (Montverde, Fla., Academy)
Jeff Pendergraph ASU F 6-10 210 Etwanda, Calif. (Etiwanda HS)
Marcus Williams ARIZ F 6-7 205 Seattle, Wash. (Roosevelt HS)
Honorable Mention (also receiving votes): Darren Collison (UCLA, G), Ryan Francis (USC, G), Mitch Johnson (STAN,
G), Theo Robertson (CAL, F).
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Brandon Roy, Washington
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, UCLA
COACH OF THE YEAR: Ben Howland, UCLA

 

[Chaplin]

Lookee there, Ivan (freakin' Ivan!) got Honorable Mention for All Pac-10!

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

For the first time in a long time, the voters look like they got it right. Roy was the obvious choice and while you could've made a case for Marcus Williams or Pendergraph for FOY, their teams were not good enough to get such recognition.

As far as Radenovic goes, he and Marcus Williams have been carrying the Cats for weeks now. They're running the offense through him while being the only legitimate post threat and rebounder. It's been this way ever since Hassan basically decided he wasn't going to go within twelve feet if the basket unless there was an alley-oop being lobbed to him.

 

[Russ Smith]

Roy won POY by leading UW over UCLA and Cal recently. He pretty much proved he was the best player on the court when it mattered in both games.

I think marcus Williams will probably ultimately be a better player than Mbah a Moute but considering his rebound numbers, his defense, and his impact on a team winning the title I'd agree with you Lucy probably deserved it. Luc is really showing a lot more offense than he did early in the year, the kid was supposed to be replacing Shipp at SF this year until Aboya had a 2nd knee surgery and Luc had to move to PF, that he played this well this year is pretty remarkable. Next year he'll stay there with Aboya and Keefe basically playing C(UCLA will start 2 forwards and 3 guards).

Williams is a much better shooter and ballhandler than Luc, not the rebounder or defender but a terrific all around prospect.
I think UW made a huge mistake focussing on Martell Webster and letting Williams get away, Webster predictably jumped to the NBA and quite honestly from what I've seen of Webster, Williams might be a better prospect than him too.

 

[Dback Jon]

Congrats Howland!