WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Player of the Year - John Bryant, 6-11, C, Sr., Santa Clara
Co-Newcomer of the Year - T.J. Campbell, 5-9, Jr., G, Portland and Kevin Foster, 6-2, G, Fr., Santa Clara
Coach of the Year - Eric Reveno, Portland
Defensive Player of the Year - Diamon Simpson, 6-7, F, Sr., Saint Mary's
All-League First Team
Matt Bouldin, 6-5, G, Jr., Gonzaga
John Bryant
T.J. Campbell
Josh Heytvelt, 6-11, C, Sr., Gonzaga
Dior Lowhorn, 6-7, F, Jr., San Francisco
Patrick Mills, 6-0, G, Soph., Saint Mary's
Gyno Pomare, 6-8, F, Sr., San Diego
Nik Raivio, 6-4, G, Jr., Portland
Omar Samhan, 6-11, C, Jr., Saint Mary's
Diamon Simpson
* John Bryant's 15.1 rebounds per game was the highest in the league since Bill Cartwright averaged 16.1 for San Francisco back in 1979.
Conference Tourney Schedule
Friday - first round in Las Vegas
No. 5 San Diego vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount
No. 6 Pepperdine vs. No. 7 San Francisco
No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Saint Mary's receive bye until semifinals
No. 3 Portland and No. 4 Santa Clara receive first-round bye
Saturday - Quarterfinals
Sunday - semifinals
Monday - Championship
It's no secret that Georgia has identified Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel as its guy to replace Dennis Felton in Athens.
What is surprising is that, according to sources close to the situation, the Bulldogs are prepared to offer Capel in excess of $2 million per season.
Capel, 34, is one of the elite young coaches in the country. He was the head coach at VCU for four seasons before being hired by Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione in 2006.
Capel was 16-15 in his first season in Norman, but has gone 47-13 since and the Sooners are in position to receive a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament unless they falter down the stretch.
Georgia fired Felton in the middle of this season. Other names that have been mentioned as possible replacements include the guy who followed Capel at VCU, Anthony Grant, as well as former NBA head coach Sam Mitchell.
While Capel stands atop the list, the question becomes why Capel would leave Oklahoma for Georgia. The job he has is better.
However, one issue that is interesting is that Capel is the sixth highest-paid coach in the Big 12. There's no doubt he should be behind Texas' Rick Barnes and Kansas' Bill Self, but he makes less than Oklahoma State's Travis Ford, Baylor's Scott Drew and Texas A&M's Mark Turgeon.
Look for that to change whether Capel remains in Norman or not.
Gota think he'll be able to get more money from OU now and stay put.
