MWC honors BYU coaches, players

First-year men's basketball coach Dave Rose was named Mountain West Conference coach of the year by fellow coaches and members of the media. BYU was 9-21 last year and picked to finish last in the conference this year. Under Rose, the Cougars were 20-7 and tied for second in the conference regular season.

BYU's Trent Plaisted was named freshman of the year, and was second-team all conference. Junior forward Keena Young was named third-team all conference, and guards Brock Reichner and Rashaun Broadus were honorable mention.

BYU women's basketball coach Jeff Judkins was named MWC coach of the year for the first place Lady Cougars, and senior forward Ambrosia Anderson was named MWC co-player of the year.