Blankson earns all-MWC honors

Monday, March 8, 2004 | 10:53 a.m.

By Steve Guiremand

Junior forward Odartey Blankson was named to the all-Mountain West Conference first team and teammates Jerel Blassingame and J.K. Edwards were third team selections in a vote of coaches and media members released this morning.

Blankson, who led the MWC with 18 double-doubles, was joined on the first team by BYU center Rafael Araujo, New Mexico forward Danny Granger, Air Force center Nick Welch and Utah guard Nick Jacobson.

The second team consisted of Air Force forward A.J. Kuhle, BYU forward Mark Bigelow, Utah forward Andrew Bogut, Wyoming guard Jay Straight and San Diego State center Aerick Sanders.

Welch and Araujo were named conference co-players of the year while Air Force's Joe Scott was named coach of the year. Hall was voted the league's defensive player of the year while Bogut got freshmen of the year honors.

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