Childs and Haws named Preseason All-WCC
LAS VEGAS – BYU men’s basketball was picked to finish third in the 2017-18 West Coast Conference Preseason Poll, as selected by the league’s 10 head coaches, the league office announced from the WCC Basketball Tip-Off in the Orleans Arena.
Saint Mary’s was picked to finish first with nine first-place votes and Gonzaga was picked to finish second and received one first-place vote.
After BYU, San Francisco was picked to finish fourth, followed by Santa Clara, San Diego, Pepperdine, Pacific, Portland and Loyola Marymount.
Cougar sophomores Yoeli Childs and TJ Haws were picked to the 2017-18 All-WCC Preseason Men’s Basketball Team, as voted on by the league’s coaches. Childs earned All-WCC Freshman Team honors while averaging 9.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 2016-17.
Haws became the first BYU freshman since Danny Ainge to earn first-team all-conference honors and also earned a spot on the All-WCC Freshman Team. For the season he averaged 13.8 points, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steal while hitting a team-best 76 3-point field goals.
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Team (First Place Votes) |
Pts. |
---|---|
1. Saint Mary’s (9) |
81 |
2. Gonzaga (1) |
73 |
3. BYU |
62 |
4. San Francisco |
59 |
5. Santa Clara |
44 |
6. San Diego |
37 |
7. Pepperdine |
30 |
8. Pacific |
24 |
9. Portland |
21 |
10. Loyola Marymount |
19 |
Name |
Year |
Pos. |
Institution |
---|---|---|---|
Olin Carter III |
Jr. |
G |
San Diego |
Yoeli Childs |
So. |
F |
BYU |
KJ Feagin |
Jr. |
G |
Santa Clara |
TJ Haws |
So. |
G |
BYU |
Calvin Hermanson |
Sr. |
F |
Saint Mary’s |
Jock Landale |
Sr. |
C |
Saint Mary’s |
Charles Minland |
So. |
F |
San Francisco |
Emmett Naar |
Sr. |
G |
Saint Mary’s |
Josh Perkins |
Sr. |
G |
Gonzaga |
Johnathan Williams |
Sr. |
F |
Gonzaga |
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