Coach of the Year Player of the Year

[malone]

The HL site now listing Bryce as COY and Ryan as POY with Kevin also on 1st team!

[agibson]

Maybe we do need a placeholder in this forum pointing over to the main thread at
http://www.valpofanzone.com/forum/index.php?topic=681.0

[malone]

good idea, whatever works best

[vu72]

Congrats all around on a terrific year.   We're not done yet!!

[wh]

Wow, have we come a long way in our 5 years in the league.  POY, 2 First Teamers, COY, league championship.  What an awesome feeling!

[zvillehaze]

Wow, have we come a long way in our 5 years in the league.  POY, 2 First Teamers, COY, league championship.  What an awesome feeling!

Congrats to all the award winners.  Well deserved.

[wh]

Broekhoff named Horizon League Player of the Year; Drew earns Coach of the Year

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/basketball/college/broekhoff-named-horizon-league-player-of-the-year-drew-earns/article_1b18e347-d26c-5702-a53b-312b4e1248f6.html

[wh]

Broekhoff, Drew earn Horizon League's top honors

http://blogs.post-trib.com/lazerus/2012/02/broekhoff-drew-earn-horizon-le.html

[vuweathernerd]

this is great news indeed! i've been a bit information deprived the last 30+ hours, so this is fantastic!

[sectionee]

Here are the PPS for the first teamers, http://sectionee.blogspot.com/2012/02/all-conference-pps-2012.html

[valpopal]

ESPN: Best and Worst of the 2011-2012 Basketball Season

Best First-Year Coaches

Bryce Drew, Valparaiso: The son of longtime Crusaders coach Homer Drew won the Horizon League league title with a 14-4 conference record.

Frank Haith, Missouri: Haith likely would've earned national coach of the year honors if the Tigers hadn't lost a 19-point lead -- and a share of the Big 12 title -- at Kansas last week. Still, with a 27-4 record, he's been nothing short of phenomenal.

Cuonzo Martin, Tennessee: Who would've thought early in the season that the Volunteers would end up with a 10-6 SEC record and on the NCAA tournament bubble? UT closed the season winning nine of its final 11 games and is the 2-seed in the conference tournament.

Steve Prohm, Murray State: The Racers opened the season with 23 straight wins and will take a 30-1 record into the NCAA tournament. Billy Kennedy's former assistant was the perfect hire.

Dave Rice, UNLV: The Runnin' Rebels fizzled a bit down the stretch and finished one game back of San Diego State and New Mexico in the Mountain West standings. But they finish the regular season with 25 wins and their victory over then-No. 1 North Carolina created the buzz the program so desperately needed.

Winner: Haith. When forward Laurence Bowers went down with a season-ending knee injury, Haith adjusted and went with a four-guard lineup that's as tough to defend as any unit in the country. When the Tigers are making their 3s -- and they usually are -- they're a legitimate threat to make the Final Four.


http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7643832/best-worst-regular-season-men-college-basketball