Posted at 9:50 a.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2006
UH men picked fifth in WAC hoop polls
Advertiser Staff
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The nine coaches and the media also picked Nevada senior forward Nick Fazekas as the preseason WAC Player of the Year for the second year in a row. The media picked New Mexico State junior guard Fred Peete as the preseason Player and Newcomer of the Year.
UH's Ahmet Gueye and Matt Lojeski were picked to the second team by coaches.
Fazekas was picked Player of the Year on 22 of 23 ballots. Fazekas has been the WAC's Player of the Year in each of the past two seasons and averaged 21.8 points and 10.4 rebounds last year. Peete is a transfer from Kansas State where he started all 29 games in 2004-05 and averaged 13.0 points per contest and led the team in steals with 62.
The top five teams were picked in order in both polls with Nevada first, followed by New Mexico State, Fresno State and Utah State.
The Wolf Pack finished 27-6 last season (13-3 in the WAC) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third year in a row.
The 2006-07 season begins Nov. 10. The 2007 WAC Tournament will be held in Las Cruces, N.M., at the Pan American Center, March 6-10.
COACHES POLL
Rank Team (1st place votes), Pts
1. Nevada (7), 63
2. New Mexico State (2), 57
3. Fresno State, 49
4. Utah State, 41
5. Hawai'i, 40
6. Boise State, 29
7. Louisiana Tech, 19
8. San Jose State, 16
9. Idaho, 10
Note: Coaches could not vote for their own team or players
COACHES PRESEASON ALL-WAC TEAMS
First-Team
Nick Fazekas, Sr., F, Nevada
Quinton Hosley, Sr., G/F, Fresno State
Tyrone Nelson, Jr., F, New Mexico State
Coby Karl, Sr., G, Boise State
Jaycee Carroll, Jr., G, Utah State
Player of the Year: Nick Fazekas, Nevada
Second-Team
Ja'Vance Coleman, Sr., G, Fresno State
Elijah Ingram, Sr., G, New Mexico State
Marcelus Kemp, Jr., G, Nevada
Ahmet Gueye, Sr., F, Hawai'i
Matt Lojeski, Sr., G, Hawai'i
MEDIA POLL
The following is the complete 2006-07 WAC men's basketball media poll with first-place votes in parentheses (points awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis):
Rank, Team, Points
1. Nevada (17), 199
2. New Mexico St. (6), 83
3. Fresno State, 151
4. Utah State, 143
5. Hawai'i, 112
6. Boise State , 88
7. Louisiana Tech, 80
8. San Jose State, 54
9. Idaho, 25
MEDIA PRESEASON ALL-WAC
Nick Fazekas, Sr., F, Nevada
Tyrone Nelson, Jr., F, New Mexico State
Coby Karl, Sr, G, Boise State
Quinton Hosley, Sr., G/F, Fresno State
Jaycee Carroll, Jr., G, Utah State
Preseason Player of the Year: Nick Fazekas, Sr., F, Nevada
Preseason Newcomer of the Year:
Fred Peete, Jr., G, New Mexico State
