Are we going to do the awards this year like we did last year? If so I can handle the Big East and ACC if necessary...
If you guys can handle the load w/o me, go right ahead, but I'm leaving town early Saturday morning and won't have internet access until the Saturday after that. If we make a quick decision on it though, I could type a Big 10 one tomorrow easily.
Here's my Big 10 Awards Player of the Year: Alando Tucker - F - Wisconsin As much as Terrance Dials is deserving of the award, Tucker is the player who means the most to his team in the Big 10. Without his tough play and consistent scoring, the Badgers would probably be below .500 this year. He led the league in scoring during conference play, is a top defender, and had his biggest games against the best teams; 27 points and 16 boards against Ohio State, 25 and 7 against Pitt, 27 and 5 against Iowa and 29 and 6 vs. Indiana. All-Big 10 First Team G Dee Brown - Sr - Illinois G Shannon Brown - Jr- Michigan State F Alando Tucker - Jr - Wisconsin F Terrence Dials - Sr - Ohio State C Paul Davis - Sr - Michigan State All-Big 10 Second Team G Daniel Horton - Sr - Michigan G Maurice Ager - Sr - Michigan State F Marco Killingsworth - Sr - Indiana F Greg Brunner - Sr - Iowa C James Augustine - Sr - Illinois Most Improved Player Je'Kel Foster - G - Ohio State Big 10 All-Defensive Team G Shannon Brown - Jr - Michigan State G Je'Kel Foster - Sr - Ohio State F Brian Randle - So - Illinois F Alando Tucker - Wisconsin F Greg Brunner - Sr - Iowa Big 10 All-Freshman Team G Jamar Smith - Illinois G Chris Lutz - Purdue G Craig Moore - Northwestern F Joe Krabbenhoft - Wisconsin F Jamelle Cornley - Penn State If you guys need anything else, or need me to do awards for like the MVC or some other conference, just let me know
Pac-10 Player of the Year: Leon Powe - F - California All-Pac 10 First Team G Jordan Farmar - So - UCLA G Brandon Roy - Sr - Washington G Hassan Adams - Sr - Arizona F Leon Powe - Jr - California F Matt Haryasz - Sr - Stanford All-Pac 10 Second Team G Nick Young - So - USC G Chris Hernandez - Sr - Stanford G Arron Afflalo - So - UCLA G Malik Hairston - So - Oregon F Bobby Jones - Sr - Washington Most Improved Player DeVon Hardin - F - California Pac 10 All-Defensive Team G Chris Rodgers - Sr - Arizona G Gabriel Pruitt - So - USC F Bobby Jones - Sr - Washington F Leon Powe - Jr - California F DeVon Hardin - So - California Big 10 All-Freshman Team G Ryan Francis - USC G Marcus Williams - Arizona F Jeff Pendergraph - Arizona St. F Jon Brockman - Washington F Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - UCLA
Okay, so Schaddy took the Big 10, Shape's doing the Pac-10, C.K.'s got the ACC, and UK will probably get the SEC, so I'll take the Big East and Big 12.
Big East Player of the Year: Randy Foye - G - Villanova All-Big East First Team G Allan Ray - Sr - Villanova G Randy Foye - Villanova F Mike Gansey - Sr - West Virginia F Steve Novak - Sr - Marquette C Kevin Pittsnogle - Sr - West Virginia All-Big East Second Team G Taquan Dean - Sr - Louisville G Quincy Douby - Jr - Rutgers F James White - Sr - Cincinnati F Rudy Gay - So - Connecticut C Aaron Gray - Jr - Pittsburgh All-Big East Third Team G Jerry McNamara - Sr - Syracuse G Chris Quinn - Sr - Notre Dame F Sammy Mejia - Jr - DePaul F Eric Hicks - Sr - Cincinnati C - Kelly Whitney - Sr - Seton Hall Most Improved Player Aaron Gray - C - Pittsburgh Big East All-Defensive Team G Kyle Lowry - So - Villanova G Mike Gansey - Sr - West Virginia F Josh Boone - Sr - Connecticut F Eric Hicks - Sr - Cincinnati C Hilton Armstrong - Sr - Conecticut Big East All-Freshman Team G - Devan Downey - Cincinnati G - Eric Devendorf - Syracuse G - Dominic James - Marquette F - Geoff McDermott - Providence C - Wilson Chandler - DePaul
SEC Awards: Player of the Year: Glen Davis, F, LSU Most Improved Player: Charles Rhodes, F, Mississippi State All-SEC First Team G Ronald Steele, Alabama G Chris Lofton, Tennessee F Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas F Jermareo Davidson, Alabama C Glen Davis, LSU All-SEC Second Team G Taurean Green, Florida G Darrel Mitchell, LSU F Shan Foster, Vanderbily F Joakim Noah, Florida C Al Horford, Florida SEC All-Defensive Team G Rajon Rondo, Kentucky G Dane Bradshaw, Tennessee F Corey Brewer, Florida F Tyrus Thomas, LSU C Steven Hill, Arkansas SEC All-Freshman Team G Mike Mercer, Georgia G Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State F Tasmin Mitchell, LSU F Tyrus Thomas, LSU F Richard Hendrix, Alabama
I had to do one for the MVC, get some recognition. If you guys don't wanna use it, no problem. Player of the Year Jamal Tatum - Jr - Southern Illinois All-MVC First Team G Jamal Tatum - Jr - Southern Illinois G Ben Jacobson - Sr - Northern Iowa F Marcellus Sommerville - Sr - Bradley F Grant Stout - Sr - Northern Iowa C Paul Miller - Sr - Wichita State All-MVC Second Team G Johnny Mathies - Sr - Creighton G Blake Ahearn - Sr - Missouri State F David Moss - Sr - Indiana State F Anthony Tolliver - Sr - Creighton C Patrick O'Bryant - So - Bradley Most Improved Player Jamal Tatum - Jr - Southern Illinois MVC All-Defensive Team G Jamal Tatum - Jr - Southern Illinois G Brooks McKowen - Jr - Northern Illinois G Josh Dotzler - Fr - Creighton F P.J Cousinard - So - Wichita State F Grant Stout - Sr - Northern Illinois MVC All-Freshman Team G Josh Dotzler - Creighton G Bryan Mullins - Southern Illinois G Shane Laurie - Missouri State F Jonathan Cox - Drake C Jay Tunnell - Indiana State
Big 12 Player of the Year: P.J. Tucker - F - Texas All-Big 12 First Team G Terrell Everett - Sr - Oklahoma G Curtis Stinson - Jr - Iowa State F P.J. Tucker - Jr - Texas F Taj Gray - Sr - Oklahoma C LaMarcus Aldridge - So - Texas All-Big 12 Second Team G Jarrius Jackson - Jr - Texas Tech G Richard Roby - So - Colorado F Cartier Martin - Jr - Kansas State F Brandon Rush - Fr - Kansas C Mario Boggan - Jr - Oklahoma State Most Improved Player Cartier Martin - F - Kansas State Big 12 All-Defensive Team G Will Blalock - Jr - Iowa State F Rahshon Clark - So - Iowa State F Wes Wilinson - Sr - Nebraska F Brad Buckman - Sr - Texas C Joseph Jones - So - Texas A&M Big 12 All-Freshman Team G Mario Chalmers - Kansas G Byron Eaton - Oklahoma State F Brandon Rush - Kansas F Julian Wright - Kansas F Dior Lowhorn - Texas Tech