OK, the Pac-10 Office just released their  Conference Honors List on its website, and our Ben Ball Warriors are all well-represented.

Darren Collison -- 1st Team All-Conference; All-Defensive Team:

Photo Credit: E. Corpuz

Josh Shipp -- 2nd Team All-Conference:

Photo Credit: E. Corpuz

Alfred Aboya -- All-Defensive Team; Honorable Mention All-Conference:

Photo Credit: E. Corpuz

Jrue Holiday -- All-Freshmen Team:

Photo Credit: E. Corpuz

I'm proud of all of our guys, but especially proud of PAA being named for All-Defensive Team.  With all of us reasonably concerned in pre-season about PAA's ability to harness his high-energy, even higher-impact game and avoid foul trouble, I think PAA's efforts this year prove just how far he's come in his 4 years here.  Smart player, smart play.

Other notes on these honors:

-- The 1st Team actually includes TEN players.  The 2nd Team only names FIVE... and our 'friends' across town still didn't get anybody on the 1st team.

-- The D team names FIVE players.  The Freshmen Team names SIX players.  Huh?

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