WSU Basketball: Brock Motum Only Coug on All Conference Teams
By Josh Davis
February 9, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Washington State Cougars forward Brock Motum (12) goes in for a basket against the UCLA Bruins during the first half at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Brock Motum carried the torch for Washington State this season and was recognized for his contributions by the Pac-12 Conference today, making the 2nd team ballot. Brock scored 18.4 points per game this season and pulled down 6.5 rebounds as well.
No other Cougar made so much as honorable mention (which requires 3 votes or more), though you have believe that Royce Woolridge is an early favorite to make at least one of these teams next season, should he carry his incredible play of late over.
Allen Crabbe from Cal won player of the year honors, Andre Roberson of Colorado was the conference’ best defender, UCLA led the way with 3 players on the 1st and 2nd teams and several teams had 2. Utah, Oregon State and USC were left without representatives, although each had at least one player make honorable mention. Here’s a full list of first and second team winners and you can look at more award winners from the Pac-12 release from earlier today:
ALL-PAC-12 TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Jahii Carson ASU G Fr. 5-10 160 Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS)
Allen Crabbe CAL G Jr. 6-6 205 Los Angeles, Calif. (Price HS)
Spencer Dinwiddie COLO G So. 6-6 190 Woodland Hills, Calif. (Taft HS)
Larry Drew II UCLA G Sr. 6-2 180 Encino, Calif. (North Carolina)
Solomon Hill ARIZ F Sr. 6-7 220 Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS)
Mark Lyons ARIZ G Sr. 6-1 200 Schenectady, N.Y. (Xavier)
Shabazz Muhammad UCLA G/F Fr. 6-6 225 Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)
Dwight Powell STAN F Jr. 6-9 225 Toronto, Ontario, Canada (IMG Academy)
André Roberson COLO F Jr. 6-7 210 San Antonio, Texas (Wagner HS)
E.J. Singler ORE F Sr. 6-6 215 Medford, Ore. (South Medford HS)
SECOND TEAM
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Kyle Anderson UCLA G Fr. 6-9 235 Fairview, N.J. (St. Anthony HS)
Justin Cobbs CAL G Jr. 6-2 195 Los Angeles, Calif. (Minnesota)
Carrick Felix ASU G/F Sr. 6-6 197 Goodyear, Ariz. (College of Southern Idaho)
Brock Motum WSU F Sr. 6-10 230 Brisbane, Aus. (Australia Institute of Sport)
C.J. Wilcox WASH G Jr. 6-5 195 Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS)
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Jio Fontan (USC, Sr., G), Arsalan Kazemi (ORE, Sr., F), Roberto Nelson (OSU, Jr., G), Jason Washburn (UTAH, Sr., C), Eric Wise (USC, Sr., F).