March 14, 2007

It is time to dish out some love. Here is a look at my All-Solid Gold PTP'ers and special award winners:

FIRST TEAM ALL-SOLID GOLD PTP'ERS
Kevin Durant, Texas
Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
Nick Fazekas, Nevada
Arron Afflalo, UCLA
Acie Law, Texas A&M

SECOND TEAM ALL-SOLID GOLD PTP'ERS
Greg Oden, Ohio State
Al Thornton, Florida State
Chris Lofton, Tennessee
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Jared Dudley, Boston College

THIRD TEAM ALL-SOLID GOLD PTP'ERS
Aaron Gray, Pittsburgh
Jeff Green, Georgetown
Al Horford, Florida
Aaron Brooks, Oregon
Zabian Dowdell, Virginia Tech

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kevin Durant, Texas
DIAPER DANDY OF THE YEAR: Kevin Durant, Texas
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tony Bennett, Washington State
MOST IMPROVED: Darren Collison, UCLA
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Greg Oden, Ohio State
BEST SHOOTER: Blake Ahearn, Missouri State

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.