Kelly Lyell

kellylyell@coloradoan.com

CSU's Gian Clavell was named the Mountain West's Player of the Year, and Larry Eustachy was voted Coach of the Year by media members who cover the league.

Clavell, a 6-foot-4 senior from Caguas, Puerto Rico, was the league's leading scorer in MW games, averaging 21.2 points a game. He also averaged 6.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 18 league games and was the second-leading 3-point shooter with 56.

He's only the second Colorado State University player ever named a conference Player of the Year. CSU's Mike Mitchell was the WAC Player of the Year in 1990.

Eustachy, who earned his 500th career win and 100th victory with CSU during the season, was named the Coach of the Year after guiding the Rams (21-10, 13-5 Mountain West) to a second-place finish despite having just seven scholarship players available after losing three to academic ineligibility Jan. 17, when CSU began spring-semester classes.

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Nevada (25-6, 14-4) won the league's regular-season title and earned the No. 1 seed in this week's MW tournament in Las Vegas by defeating second-place CSU 85-72 on Saturday night in Reno.

Clavell was joined on the All-MW first team by teammate Emmanuel Omogbo, a 6-8 senior forward who set an conference record for double-doubles in league play in a season with 13. Omogbo averaged a double-double, leading the league in rebounds at 10.9 a game and finishing 11th in scoring at 15.7 points a game.

It's the first time in school history the Rams have had two first-team all-conference players in the same season.

Also on the first team were Nevada teammates Marcus Marshall, a senior guard, and sophomore forward Cameron Oliver, and San Jose State sophomore Brandon Clarke.

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Clavell earned four of a possible 11 first-place votes. Omogbo, Marshall and Oliver also received Player of the Year votes in balloting by selected media members covering each of the league's 11 teams.

Eustachy, whose team was picked to finish seventh in a preseason media poll after losing four of last year's five starters, beat out Nevada's Eric Musselman and San Jose State's Dave Wojcik for Coach of the Year. Eustachy received eight first-place votes.

Oliver was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year. Utah State's Koby McEwen was a unanimous selection as Freshman of the Year, and Wyoming's Justin James was named Sixth Man of the Year. Marshall, a transfer from Missouri State, was selected the league's Newcomer of the Year.

Clavell and Omogbo, CSU's only two seniors, were the only Rams to make any of the three all-league teams. Sophomore guard Prentiss Nixon received honorable mention.

Boise State junior Chandler Hutchison was the top vote-getter on the five-man second team. Also on the second team were New Mexico senior Elijah Brown, Nevada sophomore Jordan Caroline, Utah State senior Jalen Moore and Fresno State sophomore Deshon Taylor.

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The third team consisted of Nevada senior D.J. Fenner, McEwen, San Diego State junior Trey Kell, Fresno State junior Jaron Hopkins and UNLV junior Jovan Mooring.

A separate all-conference team, selected by the league's coaches, will be announced later this week.

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Mountain West men's basketball media awards

First team All-MW

Gian Clavell, Colorado State, Sr. – 154 points

Marcus Marshall, Nevada, Sr. – 147

Emmanuel Omogbo, Colorado State, Sr. – 132

Brandon Clarke, San Jose State, So. – 129

Cameron Oliver, Nevada, Sr. – 118

Second team All-MW

Chandler Hutchinson, Boise State, Jr. – 113

Elijah Brown, New Mexico, Sr. – 106

Jordan Caroline, Nevada, So. – 88

Jalen Moore, Utah State, Sr. – 80

Deshon Taylor, Fresno State, So. – 58

Third team All-MW

D.J. Fenner, Nevada, Sr. – 51

Koby McEwen, Utah State, Fr. – 31

Trey Kell, San Diego State, Jr. – 28

Jaron Hopkins, Fresno State, Jr. – 24

Jovan Mooring, UNLV, Jr. – 14

Honorable mention – Hayden Graham, Air Force; Prentiss Nixon, CSU; Dakarai Allen, San Diego State; Zylan Cheatham, San Diego State; Paris Austin, Boise State; Hayden Dalton, Wyoming; Justin James, Wyoming; Tim Williams, New Mexico

Special honors

P layer of the Year : Gian Clavell, Colorado State (4 votes)

: Gian Clavell, Colorado State (4 votes) Coach of the Year : Larry Eustachy, Colorado State (8)

: Larry Eustachy, Colorado State (8) Newcomer of the Year : Marcus Marshall, Nevada (8)

: Marcus Marshall, Nevada (8) Freshman of the Year : Koby McEwan, Utah State (11)

: Koby McEwan, Utah State (11) Defensive Player of the Year : Cameron Oliver, Nevada (4)

: Cameron Oliver, Nevada (4) Sixth Man of the Year: Justin James, Wyoming (7)

Others receiving award votes