Sunday, March 10, 2013

All WAC selections

Not much to gripe about with the All WAC selections on Sunday. I believe this is the first time I can really say that. The most deserving player got Player of the Year, despite not playing on the team with the best record. Perhaps Wendell McKines' slight last year was corrected a year later.

Idaho's Kyle Barone was named the Player of the Year after leading the league with 17.7 ppg and 10.9 rpg. Shooting 58 percent, second in the WAC.

I had Mullings and Sy flip flopped with Utah State's Butterfield on the first team, but either way after Barone, Udofia and Appleby, the rest of the league is pretty even to me.

Sim Bhullar had a nice showing. He was third team, all newcomer and the school's first WAC Freshman of the Year. I had him on the second team and thought he could have been all defense as well as he led the league with 3 blocked shots per game.

2012-13 WAC Men's Basketball Postseason Award Winners

All-Conference
First Team
Chris Udofia, Jr., F, Denver
Kyle Barone, Sr., C, Idaho
Raheem Appleby, So., G, Louisiana Tech
Kenneth Smith, So., G, Louisiana Tech
Bandja Sy, Sr., F, New Mexico State

Second Team
Chase Hallam, Sr., G, Denver
Daniel Mullings, So., G, New Mexico State
Joel Wright, Jr., F, Texas State
Spencer Butterfield, Jr., G/F, Utah State
Jarred Shaw, Jr., F/C, Utah State

Third Team
Brett Olson, So., G, Denver
Royce O'Neale, So., F, Denver
Sim Bhullar, Fr., C, New Mexico State
Kevin Butler, Sr., F, UT Arlington
Michael Hale III, Sr., G, UTSA 

Player of the Year: Kyle Barone, Sr., C, Idaho
Freshman of the Year: Sim Bhullar, Fr., C, New Mexico State
Don Haskins Coach of the Year: Michael White, Louisiana Tech

All-Defensive Team
Chase Hallam, Sr., G, Denver
Chris Udofia, Jr., F, Denver
Michale Kyser, So., F, Louisiana Tech
Kenneth Smith, So., G, Louisiana Tech
Daniel Mullings, So., G, New Mexico State

All-Newcomer Team
Alex Hamilton, Fr., G, Louisiana Tech
Sim Bhullar, Fr., C, New Mexico State
Joel Wright, Jr., F, Texas State
Spencer Butterfield, Jr., G/F, Utah State
Jarred Shaw, Jr., F/C, Utah State

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