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Lobos clean up MWC basketball awards

When a team has a surprisingly successful season, there usually aren't many surprises when it comes to postseason awards.

UNM, a young team pegged fifth in the Mountain West Conference's preseason poll, just won the league's regular seson title. Today the MWC announced that several Lobos got more laurels (see the complete list of honorees here).

COACH OF THE YEAR: Steve Alford (He's won this twice in three years at UNM, and is also one of 15 finalists for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award).

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Darington Hobson (He's the third Lobo to receive the honor, joining Ruben Douglas and J.R. Giddens. Neither of those players went to the NCAA Tournament).

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Hobson

ALL-MWC, FIRST TEAM: Hobson, Dairese Gary

ALL -MWC, SECOND TEAM: Roman Martinez

ALL-MWC, HONORABLE MENTION: Phillip McDonald

ALL-MWC, DEFENSIVE TEAM: Gary (He and UNLV's Tra'Von Willis were the only first-team players on the defensive list.

I'd like to know how close Hobson and BYU's Jimmer Fredette were in the voting for POY, but other than that this played out as me and several others anticipated.

 

 

Posted by James Staley On Monday March 8th, 2010
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It is great that the lobos mens hoops team has caught fire. Too bad it will end like a led zeppelin. I say first round win on thursday or friday then a nice loss for all the lob blows in the next contest. no inside out game and the athletiism that alfords group will face will floor these poor sapps. good job alford you got the big bonus now step aside for the big boys.
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