The 2012 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference Awards have been dispensed, and the Colorado Rams and Air Force Falcons both had players who earned honors. Colorado State Junior guard Wes Eikemeier made the first-team All-Mountain West squad, while junior guard Michael Lyons represented the Falcons on the second team. The third team included two more Rams, junior guard Dorian Green and junior forward Pierce Hornung, while Hornug also picked up all-defensive honors as well.
The Boise State Broncos also had a pair of freshmen -- swingman Anthony Drmic and guard Derrick Marks -- make their way on to the honorable mention list. The big ticket awards didn't exactly surprise. Jamaal Franklin of the San Diego State Aztecs won Player of the Year, while coach of the year went to Steve Fisher of the Aztecs. Here is a complete look at the list of award winners in the Mountain West conference in 2012:
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Player of the Year: Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State Defensive Player of the Year: JayDee Luster, Wyoming Newcomer of the Year: Mike Moser, UNLV Freshman of the Year: Kyan Anderson, TCU Sixth Man of the Year: Amric Fields, TCU Coach of the Year: Steve Fisher, San Diego State |
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| 2011-12 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM | |||||
| (Selected by media and head coaches) | |||||
| First-Team All-Mountain West | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | City, State |
| Wes Eikmeier, Colorado State | Jr. | G | 6-3 | 168 | Fremont, Neb. |
| Drew Gordon, New Mexico* | Sr. | F | 6-9 | 245 | San Jose, Calif. |
| Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State | So. | G | 6-5 | 195 | Hawthorne, Calif. |
| Hank Thorns Jr., TCU* | Sr. | G | 5-9 | 165 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Mike Moser, UNLV | So. | F | 6-8 | 210 | Portland, Ore. |
| Second-Team All-Mountain West | |||||
| Michael Lyons, Air Force* | Jr. | G | 6-6 | 198 | Newport News, Va. |
| Kendall Williams, New Mexico | So. | G | 6-3 | 180 | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
| Chase Tapley, San Diego State | Jr. | G | 6-3 | 195 | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Anthony Marshall, UNLV | Jr. | G | 6-3 | 200 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Leonard Washington, Wyoming | Jr. | F | 6-7 | 235 | Lake Charles, La. |
| Third-Team All-Mountain West | |||||
| Dorian Green, Colorado State | Jr. | G | 6-2 | 192 | Lawrence, Kan. |
| Pierce Hornung, Colorado State | Jr. | F | 6-5 | 210 | Arvada, Colo. |
| J.R. Cadot, TCU | Sr. | G | 6-5 | 205 | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Oscar Bellfield, UNLV* | Sr. | G | 6-2 | 190 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Chace Stanback, UNLV** | Sr. | G/F | 6-8 | 215 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| All-Defensive Team | |||||
| Pierce Hornung, Colorado State | Jr. | F | 6-5 | 210 | Arvada, Colo. |
| Tim Shelton, San Diego State | Sr. | F | 6-7 | 240 | Fresno, Calif. |
| Anthony Marshall, UNLV | Jr | G | 6-3 | 200 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Mike Moser, UNLV | So. | F | 6-8 | 210 | Portland, Ore. |
| JayDee Luster, Wyoming | Sr. | G | 5-9 | 160 | San Diego, Calif. |
| Honorable Mention All-Mountain West | |||||
| Anthony Drmic, Fr., G/F, Boise State | |||||
| Derrick Marks, Fr., G, Boise State | |||||
| Tony Snell, So., G, New Mexico | |||||
| Tim Shelton, Sr., F, San Diego State | |||||
| Xavier Thames, So., G, San Diego State | |||||
| Francisco Cruz, Sr., G, Wyoming | |||||
| JayDee Luster, Sr., G, Wyoming |
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