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For the sake of having all the awards in one place, and in coordination with CBSSports.com unveiling its national awards on Tuesday, let's look at the nine major conference in college basketball and see who earned league prestige.
The info below are league awards as voted on by each conference's coaches. Each league has different criteria for its first team. Kudos to those still sticking by what makes the most sense: five players on a first team.
We've also included freshman, coach and defensive players of the year. In case you missed any of the announcements a couple weeks back, here's who was voted on as best in ther respective conferences.
AAC
First Team
Player of the Year: Shabazz Napier, Sr., Connecticut
Sean Kilpatrick, Sr., Cincinnati
Russ Smith, Sr., Louisville
Nic Moore, So., SMU
Montrezl Harrell, So., Louisville
Freshman of the Year: Austin Nichols, Memphis
Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Jackson, Cincinnati
Coach of the Year: Mick Cronin, Cincinnati
Atlantic 10
First Team
Player of the Year: Jordair Jett, Sr., Saint Louis
Chaz Williams, Sr., Massachusetts
Langston Galloway, Sr., Saint Joseph's
Dwayne Evans, Sr., Saint Louis
Treveon Graham, Jr., VCU
Freshmen of the Year: E.C. Matthews, Rhode Island; DeAndre' Bembry, Saint Joseph's
Defensive Player of the Year: Briante Weber, VCU
Coach of the Year: Jim Crews, Saint Louis
ACC
First Team
Player of the Year: T.J. Warren, So., N.C. State
Jabari Parker, Fr.. Duke
Marcus Paige, So., North Carolina
C.J. Fair, Sr., Syracuse
K.J. McDaniels, Jr., Clemson
Freshman of the Year: Jabari Parker, Duke
Defensive Player of the Year: K.J. McDaniels, Clemson
Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia
Big 12
First Team
Player of the Year: Melvin Ejim, Sr., Iowa State
DeAndre Kane, Sr., Iowa State
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Juwan Staten, Jr., West Virginia
Andrew Wiggins, Fr., Kansas
Freshman of the Year: Andrew Wiggins, Kansas
Defensive Player of the Year: Joel Embiid, Kansas
Coach of the Year: Rick Barnes
Big East
First Team
Player of the Year: Doug McDermott, Sr., Creighton
Bryce Cotton, Sr., Providence
Markel Starks, Sr., Georgetown
James Bell, Sr., Villanova
Semaj Christon, So., Xavier
De'Angelo Harrison, Jr., St. John's
Freshman of the Year: Billy Garrett, Jr., DePaul
Defensive Player of the Year: Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall
Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova
Big Ten
First Team
Player of the Year: Nik Stauskas, So. Michigan
Gary Harris, So., Michigan State
Roy Devyn Marble, Sr., Iowa
Frank Kaminsky, Jr., Wisconsin
Terran Petteway, So., Nebraska
Freshman of the Year: Noah Vonleh, Indiana
Defensive Player of the Year: Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Coach of the Year: Tim Miles, Nebraska
Mountain West
First Team
Player of the Year: Xavier Thames, San Diego State
Cameron Bairstow, Sr., New Mexico
Deonte Burton, Sr., Nevada
Larry Nance Jr., Jr., Wyoming
Kendall Williams, Sr. New Mexico
Freshman of the Year: Paul Watson, Fresno State
Defensive Player of the Year: Khem Birch, UNLV
Coach of the Year: Steve Fisher, San Diego State
Pac-12
First Team
Player of the Year: Nick Johnson, Jr., Arizona
Jordan Adams, So., UCLA
Kyle Anderson, So., UCLA
Jahii Carson, So., Arizona State
Justin Cobbs, Sr., California
Aaron Gordon, Fr., Arizona
Dwight Powell, Stanford
Chasson Randle, Stanford
Josh Scott, Colorado
Delon Wright, Utah
Freshman of the Year: Aaron Gordon, Kansas
Defensive Player of the Year: Jordan Bachynski, Arizona State
Coach of the Year: Sean Miller, Arizona
SEC
First Team
Player of the Year: Scottie Wilbekin, Sr., Florida
Trevor Releford, Sr., Alabama
Casey Prather, Sr., Florida
Julius Randle, Fr., Kentucky
Johnny O’Bryant III, Jr., LSU
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Jordan McRae, Sr., Tennessee
Jarnell Stokes, Jr., Tennessee
Freshman of the Year: Julius Randle, Kentucky
Defensive Player of the Year: Patric Young, Florida
Coach of the Year: Billy Donovan, Florida