Romar, Dentmon, Thomas all earn Pac-10 awards, Brockman all-conference
Published 10:09 am Monday, March 9, 2009
The All-Pac-10 team and Pac-10 awards just came out, and the conference champion Huskies fared pretty well.
Lorenzo Romar was named coach of the year, Isaiah Thomas freshman of the year, and Justin Dentmon most improved player.
Jon Brockman, who was considered a contender for conference player of the year honors (ASU’s James Harden won the award), did earn first team All-Pac-10 honors along with Dentmon. Thomas was named to the second team, and also made the all-freshman team. Venoy Overton was an honorable mention pick for the all-defensive team.
Here’s the full list:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: James Harden, Arizona State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Isaiah Thomas, Washington
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Taj Gibson, USC
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Justin Dentmon, Washington
COACH OF THE YEAR: Lorenzo Romar, Washington
ALL-PAC-10 TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Jon Brockman WASH F Sr. 6-7 255 Snohomish, Wash. (Snohomish HS)
Chase Budinger ARIZ F Jr. 6-7 218 Encinitas, Calif. (LaCosta Canyon HS)
Patrick Christopher CAL G Jr. 6-5 215 Compton, Calif. (Dominguez HS)
Darren Collison UCLA G Sr. 6-0 160 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS)
Justin Dentmon WASH G Sr. 5-11 185 Carbondale, Ill. (The Winchendon School, Mass.)
James Harden ASU G So. 6-5 218 Los Angeles, Calif. (Artesia HS)
Jordan Hill ARIZ F Jr. 6-10 235 Atlanta, Ga. (The Patterson School, N.C.)
Jeff Pendergraph ASU F Sr. 6-9 240 Etiwanda, Calif. (Etiwanda HS)
Jerome Randle CAL G Jr. 5-10 160 Chicago, Ill. (Hales Franciscan HS)
Taylor Rochestie WSU G Sr. 6-1 186 Santa Barbara, Calif. (Tulane)
SECOND TEAM
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Taj Gibson USC F Jr. 6-9 225 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Stoneridge Prep)
Daniel Hackett USC G Jr. 6-5 215 Pesaro, Italy (St. John Bosco HS)
Josh Shipp UCLA G/F Sr. 6-5 220 Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS)
Isaiah Thomas WASH G Fr. 5-8 180 Tacoma, Wash. (South Kent School, Conn.)
Nic Wise ARIZ G Jr. 5-10 177 Houston, Texas (Kingwood HS)
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Alfred Aboya (UCLA, Sr., C/F), Anthony Goods (STAN, Sr., G), Calvin Haynes (OSU, So., G), Lawrence Hill (STAN, Sr., F), Roeland Schaftenaar (OSU, Jr., F/C).
PAC-10 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Name School Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
DeAngelo Casto WSU F 6-8 229 Spokane, Wash. (Ferris HS)
DeMar DeRozan USC F 6-7 220 Compton, Calif. (Compton HS)
Jeremy Green STAN G 6-4 190 Austin, Texas (Bowie HS)
Jrue Holiday UCLA G 6-3 180 North Hollywood, Calif. (Campbell Hall HS)
Isaiah Thomas WASH G 5-8 180 Tacoma, Wash. (South Kent School, Conn.)
Klay Thompson WSU G 6-6 187 Ladera Ranch, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS)
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Kyle Fogg (ARIZ, G).
PAC-10 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Name School Pos Yr. Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Alfred Aboya UCLA C/F Sr. 6-9 245 Yaounde, Cameroon (Tilton (N.H.) Prep Academy)
Darren Collison UCLA G Sr. 6-0 160 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS)
Taj Gibson USC F Jr. 6-9 225 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Stoneridge Prep)
Daniel Hackett USC G Jr. 6-5 215 Pesaro, Italy (St. John Bosco HS)
Jordan Hill ARIZ F Jr. 6-10 235 Atlanta, Ga. (The Patterson School, N.C.)
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Venoy Overton (WASH, So., G), Jeff Pendergraph (ASU, Sr., F), Seth Tarver (OSU, Jr., G/F).
