Unlike recent years, the Pac-10 will be highlighted by older experienced players such as Cal’s All American guard Jerome Randle. Except Abdul Gaddy and maybe Arizona’s freshman tandem, freshman shouldn’t have as much of an immediate impact as they did in year’s past. The Pac-10 should be especially weak down low with Jeff Pendergraph, Alfred Aboya, Jordan Hill, and Jon Brockman all gone from the paint and with the old gone expect new names to emerge such as Oregon’s high touted big man Michael Dunigan. Also with the Bruin’s losing its starting backcourt from last year to the NBA, watch for super talent Malcolm Lee to get big minutes and rise as Westwood’s newest star. Though things will undoubtedly change before the year starts, here’s my early picks for who will be this year’s best of the Pac-10:
Player of the Year: Jerome Randle, Cal
Freshman of the Year: Abdul Gaddy, Washington
Most Improved Player of the Year: Malcolm Lee, UCLA
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Dunigan, Oregon
Coach of the Year: Mike Montgomery, Cal
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1st Team All Conference:
| Pos. |
Name | Yr. | Ht./Wt. | PPG/RPG | School |
|
Center |
Michael Dunigan |
So. |
6-10/255 |
8.4/4.8 |
Oregon |
| Forward | Klay Thompson | So. | 6-6/187 | 12.5/4 | Washington St. |
|
Guard |
Patrick Christopher |
Sr. |
6-5/215 |
14.5/3.8 | California |
| Guard | Nic Wise |
Sr. |
5-10/177 | 15.7/2.5 | Arizona |
| Guard | Jerome Randle | Sr. | 5-10/160 | 18.3/3.1 | California |
2nd Team All Conference:
| Pos. |
Name | Yr. | Ht./Wt. | PPG/RPG | School |
|
Center |
Roeland Schaftenaar |
Sr. |
6-11/240 |
10.5/3.4 |
Oregon St. |
| Forward | Quincy Pondexter | Sr. | 6-6/215 | 12.1/5.7 | Washington |
|
Guard |
Malcolm Lee |
So. |
6-5/180 |
3.2/1.5 |
UCLA |
| Guard | Tajuan Porter |
Sr. |
5-6/150 | 15.4/2.5 | Oregon |
| Guard | Isaiah Thomas | So. | 5-8/180 | 15.5/2.9 | Washington |
3rd Team All Conference:
| Pos. |
Name | Yr. | Ht./Wt. | PPG/RPG | School |
|
Forward |
Jamal Boykin |
Sr. |
6-8/230 |
9.6/6.5 |
California |
| Forward | Rihards Kuksis | Jr. | 6-6/205 | 10.3/4 | Arizona St. |
|
Forward |
Landry Fields |
Sr. |
6-7/210 |
12.1/6.3 |
Stanford |
| Guard | Dwight Lewis |
Sr. |
6-5/215 | 14.4/3.2 | USC |
| Guard | Calvin Haynes | Jr. | 6-2/185 | 13/3.1 | Oregon St. |
Honorable Mention:
C: DeAngelo Casto, WSU
F: Jamelle Horne, ARIZ; Theo Robertson, CAL; Leonard Washington, USC; Nikola Dragovic, UCLA
G: Derek Glasser, ASU; Seth Tarver, OSU; Jeremy Green, STAN; Jerime Anderson, UCLA; Venoy Overton, UW
1st Team All Freshman:
| Pos. | Name | Ht./Wt. | School |
|
Center |
Kyryl Natyazhko | 6-10/250 |
Arizona |
|
Forward |
Tyler Honeycutt | 6-7/185 |
UCLA |
| Forward | Solomon Hill | 6-6/195 | Arizona |
| Guard | Roberto Nelson | 6-4/190 | Oregon St. |
| Guard | Abdul Gaddy | 6-3/170 | Washington |
2nd Team All Freshman:
| Pos. | Name | Ht./Wt. | School |
|
Forward |
Brendan Lane | 6-9/200 |
UCLA |
|
Forward |
Victor Rudd | 6-8/200 |
Arizona St. |
| Forward | Jamil Wilson | 6-7/211 | Oregon |
| Guard | Jared Cunningham | 6-3/170 | Oregon St. |
| Guard | Xavier Thames | 6-3/177 | Washington St. |
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