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The Pac-12 released its postseason awards on Monday and both DaVonte Lacy and Josh Hawkinson were among the players receiving honors. Lacy was one of nine players named to the first-team All-Pac-12 list while Hawkinson was named the Most Improved Player while also receiving honorable mention All-Pac-12.
Lacy capped his senior season by scoring 17.2 points per game, the fourth-best mark in the conference. He's currently the No. 5 scorer in WSU history and set the career three-point record. Lacy also ranked highly in the Pac-12 in three pointers and free throws made. His honor was well deserved.
Hawkinson earning Most Improved Player is no surprise after he went from averaging 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game as a freshman to 14.7 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. If the Pac-12 named actual first and second teams -- instead of 14 random players -- Hawkinson probably gets a better honor. Kevin Looney was the player taller than 6-foot-7 to make the list. Hawkinson led the conference in rebounds and recorded 19 double-doubles, the fifth-most in the conference.
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Football:
Connor Halliday will not throw at Thursday's #WSU pro day. But says he will work out in front of media, fans, whoever in early April.
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Men's basketball:
Lacy and Hawkinson Pick up All-Pac-12 Honors - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
Washington State University men’s basketball senior guard DaVonté Lacy has been named All-Pac-12 First Team, while sophomore forward Josh Hawkinson has been named the Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year and All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, commissioner Larry Scott announced Monday.
Cougars Kickoff Pac-12 Tournament Wednesday - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
After capturing the No. 9 seed in the 2015 Pac-12 Tournament, the Washington State men’s basketball team (13-17, 7-11) will take on eighth-seeded California (17-14, 7-11) in the first round of the tournament, Wednesday, March 11 at 12:10 p.m. PT at the MGM Grand Garden Arena at Las Vegas.