March 7, 2007
DICKIE V's ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS 2007 SUPER SEVENS
It was not easy deciding on the ACC Player of the Year. You could make a case for several people, but I went with Jared Dudley because Boston College lost Sean Williams and still remained a contender in the conference. Seth Greenberg did a great job with the Hokies. Aaron Gray did a super job inside for the Panthers. Mike Brey gets the nod over John Thompson III and John Beilein for the Big East Coach of the Year.
ACC
1) Al Thornton, Florida State
2) Jared Dudley, Boston College
3) Sean Singletary, Virginia
4) Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
5) Brandan Wright, North Carolina
6) Zabian Dowdell, Virginia Tech
7) Josh McRoberts, Duke
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jared Dudley, Boston College
CO-COACH OF THE YEAR: Dave Leitao, Virgina and Seth Greenberg, Virginia Tech
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Brandan Wright, North Carolina
BIG EAST
1) Jeff Green, Georgetown
2) Aaron Gray, Pittsburgh
3) Demetris Nichols, Syracuse
4) Curtis Sumpter, Villanova
5) Dominic James, Marquette
6) Roy Hibbet, Georgetown
7) Herbert Hill, Providence
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Aaron Gray, Pittsburgh
COACH OF THE YEAR: Mike Brey, Notre Dame
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Scottie Reynolds, Villanova
I went with Michigan State's Tom Izzo as Big Ten Coach of the Year because of the talent he lost. The Spartans are a 20-game winner despite losing Maurice Ager, Paul Davis and Shannon Brown. I love my Big 12 team, baby! Kevin Durant gets the nod over Acie Law for Player of the Year in the conference.
BIG TEN
1) Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
2) Drew Neitzel, Michigan State
3) Carl Landry, Purdue
4) D.J White, Indiana
5) Adam Haluska, Iowa
6) Greg Oden, Ohio State
7) Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tom Izzo, Michigan State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Greg Oden, Ohio State
BIG 12
1) Kevin Durant, Texas
2) Jarrius Jackson, Texas Tech
3) Acie Law, Texas A&M
4) Mario Boggan, Oklahoma State
5) Brandon Rush, Kansas
6) Aleks Maric, Nebraska
7) JamesOn Curry, Oklahoma State
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kevin Durant, Texas
COACH OF THE YEAR: Billy Gillispie, Texas A&M
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Kevin Durant, Texas
Tony Bennett did a remarkable job in Pullman, Wash. The Cougars were picked ninth or 10th in preseason conference polls, depending on which one you looked at. Darren Collison is an outstanding player who doesn't always get enough publicity.
My SEC team was tough to pick because I could easily have had four Gators on the squad. Give Richard Hendrix some love for a solid season.
Pac-10
1) Aaron Brooks, Oregon
2) Arron Afflalo, UCLA
3) Marcus Williams, Arizona
4) Jon Brockman, Washington
5) Nick Young, USC
6) Derrick Low, Washington State
7) Darren Collison, UCLA
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Arron Afflalo, UCLA
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tony Bennett, Washington State
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Chase Budinger, Arizona
SEC
1) Corey Brewer, Florida
2) Chris Lofton, Tennessee
3) Taurean Green, Florida
4) Glen Davis, LSU
5) Al Horford, Florida
6) Derrick Byars, Vanderbilt
7) Richard Hendrix, Alabama
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Chris Lofton, Tennessee
COACH OF THE YEAR: Andy Kennedy, Mississippi
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Patrick Beverley, Arkansas
Dick Vitale coached the Pistons and the University of Detroit before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in December 1979. Send him a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.
