U of A's Derrick Williams is 2010 Pac-10 Player of Year

From the Tucson Citizen:

Arizona Wildcats sophomore forward Derrick Williams is the sixth player in school history to be the Pac-10 Player of the Year for men’s basketball.

The Pac-10 announced its postseason awards Monday, with Williams taking the top honor, as selected by the league’s coaches. He averaged 18.8 points and 8.2 rebounds in the regular season.

Arizona’s Sean Miller was selected the Pac-10 Coach of the Year.

This is the seventh overall Player of the Year award for Arizona — Sean Elliott won it twice — but the first since Jason Terry in 1999.

Here are Arizona’s previous winners of the Pac-10 Player of the Year Award:

–Sean Elliott, forward, 1987-88
–Sean Elliott, forward, 1988-89
–Chris Mills, forward, 1992-93
–Damon Stoudamire, guard, 1994-95
–Mike Bibby, guard, 1997-98
–Jason Terry, guard, 1998-99

Now, that is also amazing. In a 12-season span, Arizona earned half of the league’s Player of the Year honors.

Link: Tucson Citizen