Mountain West coaches select Boise State’s Webb, Thompson to all-conference teams
Boise State junior forward James Webb III and senior guard Mikey Thompson were named first- and third-team All-Mountain West on Tuesday in a vote by the conference’s coaches.
Webb and Thompson were named to the same teams in the media vote, released Sunday. It is the second consecutive first-team honor for Webb, and is Thompson’s first all-conference recognition. Webb leads the Broncos with 16.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in Mountain West games, while Thompson averaged 13.4 ppg. He is shooting 45.3 percent in Mountain West play after shooting 28.7 percent last year.
The coaches selected Fresno State guard Marvelle Harris as their player of the year, differing from the media poll, which selected Wyoming’s Josh Adams. San Diego State coach Steve Fisher was selected Coach of the Year. San Diego State guard Jeremy Hemsley was named Freshman of the Year, as the media picked Nevada’s Cameron Oliver. San Jose State’s Brandon Clarke was the Sixth Man of the Year, San Diego State’s Skylar Spencer was the Defensive Player of the Year and New Mexico’s Elijah Brown was the Newcomer of the Year.
Webb, Thompson and the Broncos open Mountain West Tournament play at 9:30 p.m. MT Thursday against Colorado State or San Jose State, who face off Wednesday.
2015-16 All-Mountain West Awards
(voted by coaches)
First Team
Josh Adams, Sr., G, Wyoming
Elijah Brown, So., G, New Mexico
Marvelle Harris, Sr., G, Fresno State
Trey Kell, So., G, San Diego State
James Webb III, Sr., F, Boise State
Second Team
Marqueze Coleman, Sr., G, Nevada
Patrick McCaw, So., G, UNLV
Antwan Scott, Sr., G, Colorado State
Winston Shepard, Sr., F, San Diego State
Tim Williams, Jr., F, New Mexico
Third Team
Jeremy Hemsley, Fr., G, San Diego State
Jalen Moore, Jr., W, Utah State
Cameron Oliver, Fr., F, Nevada
Chris Smith, Sr., G, Utah State
Mikey Thompson, Sr., G, Boise State
Defensive Team
Marvelle Harris, Sr., G, Fresno State
Patrick McCaw, So., G, UNLV
Cameron Oliver, Fr., F, Nevada
Winston Shepard, Sr., F, San Diego State
Skylar Spencer, Sr., F, San Diego State
Honorable Mention
Hayden Graham, Jr., F, Air Force
Jason McManamen, Jr., G, Wyoming
Player of the Year: Marvelle Harris, Sr., G, Fresno State
Defensive Player of the Year: Skylar Spencer, Sr., F, San Diego State
Freshman of the Year: Jeremy Hemsley, G, San Diego State
Newcomer of the Year: Elijah Brown, So., G, New Mexico
Sixth Man of the Year: Brandon Clarke, Fr., G, San José State
Coach of the Year: Steve Fisher, San Diego State
This story was originally published March 8, 2016 at 4:01 PM.