My MWC Awards

If I had a vote, here are my picks:

First Team

Colton Iverson – Colorado State
Kendall Williams – New Mexico
Jamaal Franklin – San Diego State
Michael Lyons – Air Force
Anthony Marshall – UNLV

Second Team

Anthony Drmic – Boise State
Derrick Marks – Boise State
Pierce Hornung – Colorado State
Leonard Washington – Wyoming
Alex Kirk – New Mexico

Third Team

Dorian Green – Colorado State
Anthony Bennett – UNLV
Tony Snell – New Mexico
Chase Tapley – San Diego State
Deonte Burton – Nevada

All Defensive Team

Pierce Hornung, CSU
Chase Tapley, SDSU
Tony Snell, UNM
Khem Birch, UNLV
Leonard Washington, Wyoming

Player of the Year – Kendall Williams, UNM
Coach of the Year – Steve Alford, UNM
Newcomer of the Year – Colton Iverson, CSU
Freshman of the Year – Anthony Bennett, UNLV
Defensive Player of the Year – Pierce Hornung, CSU and Chase Tapley, SDSU
Sixth Man of the Year – Daniel Bejarano, Colorado State

The hardest one is picking the Player of the Year. There are lots of worthy candidates. But when you realize that the Game of the Year was when New Mexico played for 1st place at Fort Collins, the selection becomes easy. Colton Iverson was brilliant with 26 points and 15 rebounds. But Kendall Williams was out of this world, delivering the single greatest performance in what was essentially a game for the regular season conference championship. 46 points on 10-13 shooting from beyond the arc.

Congrats Kendall.