2010-11 Men's Basketball All-Conference Awards

March 7, 2011

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -

The Mountain West Conference announced its 2010-11 men's basketball awards today. The league's nine men's head coaches, along with a select media panel, picked the all-Conference teams, as well as the coach, player, newcomer, freshman, sixth man and defensive awards.

BYU head coach Dave Rose and San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher shared MWC Coach of the Year honors, while BYU's Jimmer Fredette was a unanimous selection as the Player of the Year. Additionally, BYU's Jackson Emery garnered Defensive Player of the Year accolades, New Mexico's Drew Gordon was selected as the Newcomer of the Year, New Mexico's Kendall Williams was chosen as the Freshman of the Year and Colorado State's Pierce Hornung received the Sixth Man of the Year award.

Eight student-athletes are repeat selections to the all-Conference list in 2010-11, while the remaining seven make their first appearance on the team. BYU's Jimmer Fredette becomes the first three-time, first-team honoree in the 12-year history of the Mountain West Conference, while New Mexico's Dairese Gary and San Diego State's Kawhi Leonard received first-team accolades for the second straight season.

Rose collected his third MWC coaching honor after guiding the Cougars to their sixth Mountain West regular-season title and fourth under Rose. BYU posted a 14-2 record in Conference play this season, matching a school record for most MWC wins.

Fisher received his first MWC coaching award after leading the Aztecs to their second Mountain West regular-season crown. San Diego State set a program record for MWC victories en route to a 14-2 finish in Conference play in 2010-11.

Fredette, a 6-2, 195-pound senior guard, set a Mountain West Conference single-season record for most points in league play (502), while his 31.4 scoring average was second-best in MWC history. In addition, the Glens Falls, N.Y., native led the MWC in free throw percentage (.901) and made 3-pointers (3.6), while ranking second in minutes played (36.8), third in 3-point field goal percentage (.429), fourth in assists (4.3), tied for fourth in steals (1.5) and eighth in field goal percentage (.439) against MWC opponents.

Emery, a 6-3, 190-pound senior guard from Alpine, Utah, averaged a league-best 2.7 steals per game against MWC opponents in 2010-11. His 43 steals in Conference play set a league record for most by a senior and rank second all-time on the league's single-season charts.

Gordon, a 6-9, 245-pound forward/center, was one of two players to average a double-double in Conference play this season, ranking second in rebounding (11.8) and ninth in scoring (13.9). His 11.8 rebounding average in league play set a MWC record by a junior and ranks third all-time on the single-season list. The San Jose, Calif., product was also second in the Conference in field goal percentage (.556) and fourth in blocked shots (22) in MWC action.

Williams, a 6-3, 170-pound forward from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., was the league's top freshman scorer this season, averaging 10.1 points in league play. He also averaged 3.7 assists while registering a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio against Conference opponents, ranking sixth in the league in both categories.

Hornung, a 6-5, 200-pound sophomore forward, averaged 4.3 points and 5.4 rebounds off the bench for the Rams in Conference play in 2010-11. Hailing from Arvada, Calif., Hornung shot 58.9 percent (33-of-56) from the field, while also tallying 20 steals, 11 blocked shots and 10 assists in MWC action.

2010-11 All-Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Team (Selected by media and head coaches)
First-Team All-Mountain West
Jimmer Fredette, BYU**	Sr.	G	6-2	195	Glens Falls, N.Y.
Andy Ogide, Colorado State*	Sr.	F	6-9	245	Marietta, Ga.
Dairese Gary, New Mexico*	Sr.	G	6-1	205	Elkhart, Ind.
D.J. Gay, San Diego State	Sr.	G	6-0	170	Sun Valley, Calif.
Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State*	So.	F	6-7	225	Riverside, Calif.
Second-Team All-Mountain West
Jackson Emery, BYU*	Sr.	G	6-3	190	Alpine, Utah
Drew Gordon, New Mexico	Jr.	F/C	6-9	245	San Jose, Calif.
Malcolm Thomas, San Diego State*	Sr.	F	6-9	220	San Diego, Calif.
Tre'Von Willis, UNLV*	Sr.	G	6-4	195	Fresno, Calif.
Will Clyburn, Utah	Jr.	F	6-7	200	Detroit, Mich.
Third-Team All-Mountain West
Michael Lyons, Air Force	So.	G	6-6	195	Newport News, Va.
Brandon Davies, BYU	So.	F	6-9	235	Provo, Utah
Hank Thorns, TCU	Jr.	G	5-10	170	Las Vegas, Nev.
Oscar Bellfield, UNLV	Jr.	G	6-2	185	Los Angeles, Calif.
Chase Stanback, UNLV*	Jr.	G/F	6-8	210	Los Angeles, Calif.
All-Defensive Team
Jackson Emery, BYU	Sr.	G	6-3	185	Alpine, Utah
Dairese Gary, New Mexico	Sr.	G	6-1	205	Elkhart, Ind.
Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State	So.	F	6-7	225	Riverside, Calif.
Malcolm Thomas, San Diego State	Sr.	F	6-9	220	San Diego, Calif.
David Foster, Utah	Jr.	C	7-3	255	Lake Forest, Calif.
Honorable Mention All-Mountain West
Tom Fow, Sr., F, 6-6, 205, Air Force Evan Washington, Sr., G, 6-4, 195, Air Force Noah Hartsock, Jr., F, 6-8, 230, BYU Travis Franklin, Sr., F, 6-7, 215, Colorado State Kendall Williams, Fr., G, 6-3, 170, New Mexico Billy White, Sr., F, 6-8, 235, San Diego State Josh Watkins, Jr., G, 6-0, 200, Utah Desmar Jackson, So., G, 6-5, 175, Wyoming Amath M'Baye, So., F, 6-9, 210, Wyoming
Player of the Year: Jimmer Fredette, Sr., G, BYU Defensive Player of the Year: Jackson Emery, Sr., G, BYU Newcomer of the Year: Drew Gordon, Jr., F/C, New Mexico Freshman of the Year: Kendall Williams, Fr., G, New Mexico Sixth Man of the Year: Pierce Hornung, So., F, Colorado State Co-Coaches of the Year: Dave Rose, BYU and Steve Fisher, San Diego State
*Indicates number of previous all-Conference selections