Malibu, Calif. - Senior guard Chase Griffin, who is putting together a career year, was named honorable mention All-West Coast Conference (WCC), the conference announced on Tuesday. Griffin was the lone Waves player to receive post-season recognition.
Santa Clara's senior center Sean Denison and Gonzaga's Derek Raivio were named Co-Players of the Year, while Loyola Marymount's Damian Martin was selected the WCC's Defensive Player of the Year and Santa Clara's Danny Pariseau was tabbed Newcomer of the Year.
Santa Clara head coach Dick Davey, in his final season sitting on the Broncos' bench, was named the conference's Coach of the Year after guiding his team to a 20-9 overall record, 10-4 league mark and second place finish.
Griffin is averaging a team-high 15.8 points on the season to rank third in the WCC. During conference play, the Sammamish, Washington, native contributed 15.9 points a contest.
Griffin finished off the regular season in impressive fashion, scoring a career-high 34 points in the Waves' 89-82 overtime victory over Santa Clara Monday. It marked the second 30-point contest in three games for Griffin, who totaled 32 points in a 95-88 win over Loyola Marymount on February 17.
Pepperdine will open play later this week when it meets San Diego in the first round of the WCC Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Chiles Center in Portland, Oregon.
2007 ALL-WEST COAST CONFERENCE TEAM
2007 WCC Co-Players of the Year
Derek Raivio, GON
Sean Denison, SCU
2007 WCC Newcomer of the Year
Danny Pariseau, SCU
2007 WCC Defensive Player of the Year
Damian Martin, LMU
2007 WCC Coach of the Year
Dick Davey, SCU
2007 All-WCC First Team Darren Cooper, POR
Sean Denison, SCU
Scott Dougherty, SCU
Matthew Knight, LMU
Jeremy Pargo, GON
Danny Pariseau, SCU
Gyno Pomare, USD
Derek Raivio, GON
Diamon Simpson, SMC
Alan Wiggins, Jr., USF
2007 Honorable Mention
Gonzaga: Sean Mallon
Loyola Marymount: Adoyah Miller
Pepperdine: Chase Griffin
Saint Mary's: Brett Collins
San Diego: Ross DeRogatis, Brandon Johnson
San Francisco: Antonio Kellogg, Armondo Surratt
Santa Clara: Brody Angley
2007 All-WCC Freshman Team Matt Bouldin, GON
Taishi Ito, POR
De'Jon Jackson, USD
Chris Lewis, USD
Omar Samhan, SMC
Jay Watkins, USF
