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Arizona’s Hill, Lyons earn first-team All-Pac-12 mention

Solomon Hill

Solomon Hill is one of the Pac-12′s top all-around players. Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Arizona seniors Solomon Hill and Mark Lyons were selected first-team All-Pac-12 in a vote of league coaches, the conference announced Monday.

Ten players are selected to the first team; five to a second team.

Arizona sophomore guard Nick Johnson earned honorable mention honors to the all-defensive team. Center Kaleb Tarczewski was honorable mention to the all-freshman team.

Lyons is averaging a team-high 14.9 points and 2.97 assists per game.

Hill, earning a first-team nod for the second consecutive season, is averaging 13.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He’s the Cats’ second-leading 3-point shooter, making 38.4 percent (48 of 125).

Here is a look at the Pac-12 postseason awards:

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Allen Crabbe, California
CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jahii Carson, Arizona State; Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: André Roberson, Colorado
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dwight Powell, Stanford
JOHN WOODEN COACH OF THE YEAR: Dana Altman, Oregon

FIRST TEAM
G Jahii Carson, ASU, Fr.
G Allen Crabbe, Cal, Jr.
G Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado, So.
G Larry Drew II, UCLA, Sr.
F Solomon Hill, Arizona, Sr.
G Mark Lyons, Arizona, Sr.
G/F Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA, Fr.
F Dwight Powell, Stanford, Jr.
F André Roberson, Colorado, Jr.
F E.J. Singler, Oregon, Sr.

SECOND TEAM
G/F Kyle Anderson, UCLA, Fr.
G Justin Cobbs, Cal, Jr.
G/F Carrick Felix, ASU, Sr.
F Brock Motum, WSU, Sr.
G C.J. Wilcox, Washington, Jr.

Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Jio Fontan (USC, Sr., G), Arsalan Kazemi (ORE, Sr., F), Roberto Nelson (OSU, Jr., G), Jason Washburn (UTAH, Sr., C), Eric Wise (USC, Sr., F).

PAC-12 ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM

G/F Kyle Anderson, UCLA
G Jahii Carson, ASU
G Damyean Dotson, Oregon
G/F Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
F Josh Scott, Colorado

Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Jordan Adams (UCLA, G), Kaleb Tarczewski (ARIZ, C).

PAC-12 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

C Jordan Bachynski, ASU, Jr.
G/F Carrick Felix, ASU, Sr.
F Josh Huestis, Stanford, Jr.
F Arsalan Kazemi, Oregon, Sr.
F André Roberson, Colorado, Jr.

Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Nick Johnson (ARIZ, So., G), Eric Moreland (OSU, So., F)

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