WCC All-Conference Team Released

So Davies and Hartsock get well-earned respect on the All-Conference Team, plus Carlino named to the All-Freshman Team.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtjSU7Hbwgo&feature=youtu.be&hd=1



Here's the actual article released by the WCC:

http://www.wccsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022812aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



2011-12 West Coast Conference Player of the Year

Matthew Dellavedova, Jr., G, Saint Mary's



2011-12 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year

Rob Sacre, Sr., C, Gonzaga



2011-12 West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year

Kevin Pangos, Fr., G, Gonzaga



2011-12 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year

Max Good, Loyola Marymount



2011-12 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

Player Yr. Pos. School

Angelo Caloiaro Sr. F San Francisco

Brandon Davies Jr. F BYU

Matthew Dellavedova Jr. G Saint Mary's

Elias Harris Jr. F Gonzaga

Noah Hartsock Sr. F BYU

Anthony Ireland So. G Loyola Marymount

Rob Jones Sr. F Saint Mary's

Kevin Pangos Fr. G Gonzaga

Rob Sacre Sr. C Gonzaga

Drew Viney Sr. F Loyola Marymount



2011-12 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION

Perris Blackwell (San Francisco); Matt Carlino (BYU); Johnny Dee (San Diego); Rashad Green (San Francisco); Stephen Holt (Saint Mary's); Corbin Moore (Pepperdine)



2011-12 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE FRESHMAN TEAM



Player Pos. School

Gary Bell, Jr. G Gonzaga

Matt Carlino G BYU

Johnny Dee G San Diego

Kevin Pangos G Gonzaga

Brad Waldow F Saint Mary's

Agreed with all of the selections - like the fact that it is completed by coaches - less influence from popular vote by sports writers. The coaches know who they have to game plan for and what scheme they will need to employ to stop the key players for each team. I am especially glad about the USF/Colorairo and Viney/LMU players being selected as they were not always visible to the media. Seems to me that we have lots of talent in the WCC and it shows with the selections that were made. Also like the one-two punch of Davies/Harstock being mentioned - clearly we need them both at full strength for tourney and to be utilized when in the game.

You really agree with Sacre as defensive player of the year??



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In looking at the 2013 teams it seems that we will have the same teams vying for top dog based upon returning players with USF coming into the mix:



SMU - Dellevadova, Waldow, Holt

Gonzaga - Pangos, Bell, Harris

BYU - Davies, Carlino

USF - Blackwell, Green

beauso79 wrote:
You really agree with Sacre as defensive player of the year??



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Honestly, most of the local media did not see his selection. It could be that few of us, besides watching him play BYU where he wasn't dominate, saw much of his season.

While I didn't like Sacre as Defensive player of the year, Davies should have received it because BYU owned him, I believe he was a sentimental favorite and a senior to boot (possible going away gift). However, he is the next best player compared to Davies. Redemption will come in tourney.



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byucougar1 wrote:
While I didn't like Sacre as Defensive player of the year, Davies should have received it because BYU owned him, I believe he was a sentimental favorite and a senior to boot (possible going away gift). However, he is the next best player compared to Davies. Redemption will come in tourney.



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I'd take Noah over Sacre any day.



Noah averaged 1.6 blocks/game and 0.9 steals. Sacre averaged 1.4 blocks/game and 0.6 steals. Noah outscores Sacre and Sacre only averages 1 more rebound/game than Noah.



Davies, averages 1.3 blocks/game, 1.5 steals/game (wow!) and leads the league in charges taken. Both Davies and Noah make a better case for DPOY than Sacre.



Davies and Noah eat Sacre for lunch.



Sacre as DPOY is purely a political award. Teams had to game plan around Davies and Noah just as much as they had to game plan around Sacre. WCC coaches just didn't want it going to a BYU player. Plane and simple.



As the third best player on GU, Sacre doesn't even belong on the WCC All-Conference team.

Gunk wrote:

While I didn't like Sacre as Defensive player of the year, Davies should have received it because BYU owned him, I believe he was a sentimental favorite and a senior to boot (possible going away gift). However, he is the next best player compared to Davies. Redemption will come in tourney.



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I'd take Noah over Sacre any day.



Noah averaged 1.6 blocks/game and 0.9 steals. Sacre averaged 1.4 blocks/game and 0.6 steals. Noah outscores Sacre and Sacre only averages 1 more rebound/game than Noah.



Davies, averages 1.3 blocks/game, 1.5 steals/game (wow!) and leads the league in charges taken. Both Davies and Noah make a better case for DPOY than Sacre.



Davies and Noah eat Sacre for lunch.



Sacre as DPOY is purely a political award. Teams had to game plan around Davies and Noah just as much as they had to game plan around Sacre. WCC coaches just didn't want it going to a BYU player. Plane and simple.



As the third best player on GU, Sacre doesn't even belong on the WCC All-Conference team.

This and that. Although I wouldn't take Noah with a bad wheel over Sacre. I hope some of byu guys feel a little slighted and kick some crap at the WCC. GO COUGS!



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This! Nothing like a slight to get the blood boiling. They should now have a chip on their shoulder which should inspire them to play better and take the tourney. Some more locker room fodder could lead to greater motivation to prove critics selection process is flawed.

Noah is my defensively POY. No other choice makes sense.

Gunk wrote:
Sacre as DPOY is purely a political award.

Kind of like when the MWC (2009-10) picked Puktah's David Foster as DPOY when he didn't even make the 1st, or the 2nd, or even the 3rd team all-conference. How can you be the league's DPOY and not be one of the top 15 players in the conference? Jackson Emery should have had the title that year, like he did the following year (2010-11). It was PURELY political.

EM_Puma wrote:

Sacre as DPOY is purely a political award.

Kind of like when the MWC (2009-10) picked Puktah's David Foster as DPOY when he didn't even make the 1st, or the 2nd, or even the 3rd team all-conference. How can you be the league's DPOY and not be one of the top 15 players in the conference? Jackson Emery should have had the title that year, like he did the following year (2010-11). It was PURELY political.

So true. Foster practically spent half the season injured too.

ESPN's skinny on the issue...



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West Coast Player of the Year: BYU’s Noah Hartsock is averaging 16.8 ppg and 1.6 bpg. Saint Mary’s forward Rob Jones is responsible for 14.8 ppg and 10.7 rpg (No. 1 in the West Coast Conference). His teammate Matthew Dellavedova is third in the conference at 15.4 ppg. Gonzaga’s Kevin Pangos averaged 13.4 ppg and he’s shooting 42 percent from beyond the arc. Loyola Marymount’s Anthony Ireland (15.5 ppg, 4.8 apg) has been a star, too. All worthy candidates. But I’ll go with Jones. He’s recorded four double-doubles in his last five games. Jones has been vital for the Gaels this season.