Today the West Coast Conference released the four individual "_____ of the year" awards, the all-conference team and the all-freshman team. The conference's nine head coaches vote on these awards. Have a look.
WCC Player of the Year
Kelly Olynyk - Junior Forward, Gonzaga
WCC Coach of the Year
Mark Few - Gonzaga
WCC Defensive Player of the Year
Mike Hart - Senior Guard, Gonzaga
WCC Newcomer of the Year
Stacy Davis - Freshman Forward, Pepperdine
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Monday, March 26, 2012
2011-2012 Season Recap: Gonzaga
Gonzaga was coming off a strange 2010-11 season, in which the team lost 10 games, was an 11 seed in the NCAA tournament (their worst since 2001) and faced an uphill battle to win the WCC and make the NCAA tournament for the first time since the Bulldogs 1999 elite eight run.
They lost one of my favorite Zags, Steven Gray, to graduation, as well as junior starter Demetri Goodson who left to play football at Baylor. Gray was the leader of that team and Goodson was the starting point guard. Goodson never played at a high enough level and Gray had an injury riddled and in-general-unfortunate senior campaign. As much as I liked Gray I didn't feel that his departure would be super impactful. Then there were the dark off-season months, full of boredom and scheduling/recruiting rumors.
I remember the excitement of November 11th, 2011 quite vividly. The months of waiting had finally come to an end. This was no exhibition, practice, or rumor. It was game against a D-1 opponent that would count from now until the end of the season. A Spokane County rivalry, Eastern Washington vs. Gonzaga. Gonzaga's starters were Robert Sacre, Elias Harris, Marquise Carter, David Stockton and Mike Hart. The Zags only used 3 players off the bench, Sam Dower and freshmen Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr. Looking back, that seems so foreign.
They lost one of my favorite Zags, Steven Gray, to graduation, as well as junior starter Demetri Goodson who left to play football at Baylor. Gray was the leader of that team and Goodson was the starting point guard. Goodson never played at a high enough level and Gray had an injury riddled and in-general-unfortunate senior campaign. As much as I liked Gray I didn't feel that his departure would be super impactful. Then there were the dark off-season months, full of boredom and scheduling/recruiting rumors.
I remember the excitement of November 11th, 2011 quite vividly. The months of waiting had finally come to an end. This was no exhibition, practice, or rumor. It was game against a D-1 opponent that would count from now until the end of the season. A Spokane County rivalry, Eastern Washington vs. Gonzaga. Gonzaga's starters were Robert Sacre, Elias Harris, Marquise Carter, David Stockton and Mike Hart. The Zags only used 3 players off the bench, Sam Dower and freshmen Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr. Looking back, that seems so foreign.
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