March 8, 2010
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TUCSON, Ariz. - Two University of Arizona men's basketball players received postseason honors, as the Pacific-10 Conference announced its all-conference honors Monday.
Derrick Williams and Nic Wise received recognition in voting done by the league's head coaches. Williams and Wise were all-Pac-10 honorees, while Williams also garnered Freshman-of-the-Year kudos.
A 6-foot-8, 235-pound forward from La Mirada, Calif., Williams claimed the dual honors after posting team-leading totals of 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and a .588 (157-of-267) field goal percentage. He has finished in double figures 27 times and has nine 20-point games and four double-doubles to his credit. Williams closed the regular season ranked eighth in the Pacific-10 Conference in scoring (15.7), fifth in rebounding (7.0), fourth in FG percentage (.588), third in defensive rebounds (4.9) and eighth in offensive rebounds (2.2). He scored a season-high 28 points on Dec. 2 vs. UNLV and set a school record with 21 free throw attempts on Nov. 23 vs. Wisconsin.
Williams is the sixth Wildcat to earn Pac-10 Freshman-of-the-Year honors, and just the 16th freshman since the league expanded to 10 teams in 1978-79 to earn all-conference accolades. He is the lone freshman on this year's all-conference team.
Wise, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior guard from Houston, Texas, was a first-team all-Pac-10 pick after averaging 14.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game in 30 appearances. Wise shoots 38.5 percent (125-of-325) from the field, 36.3 percent from three-point range (49-of-135) and 87.4 percent (132-of-151) from the free throw line to go with a team-leading 53 steals. He has scored in double figures 22 times this season, including two 30-point games. He was a second-team all-conference selection last season.
Williams and Wise are the 54th and 55th Arizona players to earn all-Pac-10 honors since the school joined the league in 1978-79.
Arizona (16-14, 10-8 Pac-10) will next be in action on Thursday, March 11, at the 2010 Pacific Life Pac-10 Men's Basketball Tournament. The fourth-seeded Wildcats face No. 5 seed UCLA at 12:10 p.m. PST. The game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports Net.
The Complete Conference Honors:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jerome Randle, California
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Derrick Williams, Arizona
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Seth Tarver, Oregon State
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nikola Vucevic, USC
COACH OF THE YEAR: Herb Sendek, Arizona State
FIRST TEAM
| Name |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Ty Abbott, ASU |
G |
Jr. |
Phoenix, ARIZ |
| Patrick Christopher, CAL |
G |
Sr. |
Compton, Calif. |
| Landry Fields, STAN |
G/F |
Sr. |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| Quincy Pondexter, WASH |
F |
Sr. |
Fresno, Calif. |
| Jerome Randle, CAL |
G |
Sr. |
Chicago, Ill. |
| Michael Roll, UCLA |
G |
Sr. |
Aliso Viejo, Calif. |
| Isaiah Thomas, WASH |
G |
So. |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| Klay Thompson, WSU |
G |
So. |
Ladera Ranch, Calif. |
| Derrick Williams, ARIZ |
F |
Fr. |
La Mirada, Calif. |
| Nic Wise, ARIZ |
G |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
Second Team
| Name |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Jamal Boykin, CAL |
F |
Sr. |
Los Angeles, Calif |
| Jeremy Green, STAN |
G |
So. |
Austin, Texas |
| Calvin Haynes, OSU |
G |
Jr. |
Reseda, Calif. |
| Theo Robertson, CAL |
F |
Sr. |
Pittsburg, Calif. |
| Nikola Vecevic, USC |
F |
Sr. |
La Mirada, Calif. |
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): DeAngelo Casto (WSU, So., F), Derek Glasser (ASU, Sr., G), Dwight Lewis (USC, Sr., G), Roeland Schaftenaar (OSU, Sr., F/C), Seth Tarver (OSU, Sr., G/F).
Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team
| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Hometown |
| Tyler Honeycutt, UCLA |
F |
6-9 |
Los Angeles, Calif |
| Trent Lockett, ASU |
G |
6-4 |
Minnetonka, Minn. |
| Reggie Moore, WSU |
G |
6-2 |
Seattle, Wash. |
| Reeves Nelson, UCLA |
F |
6-8 |
Modesto, Calif. |
| Derrick Williams, ARIZ |
F |
6-8 |
La Mirada, Calif. |
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): E.J. Singler (ORE, G/F).
Pac-10 All-Defensive Team
| Name |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| DeAngelo Cato, WSU |
F |
So. |
Spokane, Wash. |
| Jorge Gutierrez, CAL |
G |
So. |
Chihuahua, Mexico
|
| Justin Holiday, WASH |
G |
Jr. |
Chatsworth, Calif.
|
| Venoy Overton, WASH |
G |
Jr. |
Seattle, Wash. |
| Seth Tarver, OSU |
G/F |
Sr. |
Portland, Ore. |
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Eric Boateng (ASU, Sr., C), Patrick Christopher (CAL, Sr., G), Marcus Johnson (USC, Sr., F), Nikola Vucevic (USC, So., F).
