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Temple's Khalif Wyatt is Atlantic Ten player of the year

Did anybody think that Khalif Wyatt would not be the Atlantic Ten Conference player of the year? The answer is probably no. So the inevitable happened Tuesday when the A-10 named the Temple guard its top player in a vote by a panel of the conference's 16 head coaches.

The A-10 named Khalif Wyatt its top player in a vote by a panel of the conference's 16 head coaches. (H. Rumph Jr/AP file photo)
The A-10 named Khalif Wyatt its top player in a vote by a panel of the conference's 16 head coaches. (H. Rumph Jr/AP file photo)Read more
    by Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
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Did anybody think that Khalif Wyatt would not be the Atlantic Ten Conference player of the year?

The answer is probably no. So the inevitable happened Tuesday when the A-10 named the Temple guard its top player in a vote by a panel of the conference's 16 head coaches.

What Wyatt did this season was unbelievable. He was the conference's leading scorer at 19.9 points per game, with five games of 30 or more points and 616 points for the season.

The 6-foot-4 senior from Norristown is the first Temple player since Pepe Sanchez in 2000 and the 10th overall to win the award.

He joins a Temple fraternity that includes Temple hall of famers Terence Stansbury (won A-10 award in 1984), Granger Hall ('85), Nate Blackwell ('87), Tim Perry ('88), Marc Macon ('89), Aaron McKie ('93), Eddie Jones ('94), and Marc Jackson ('97).

"It's an award that should really go to my teammates and coaches - all of them - for helping me all year," said Wyatt, who also was named to the United States Basketball Writers Association all-District II team on Tuesday.

Player of the Year

Khalif Wyatt, Temple

Defensive Player of the Year

Briante Weber, Virginia Commonwealth

Rookie of the Year

Semaj Christon, Xavier

Coach of the Year

Jim Crews, St. Louis

Sixth Man of the Year

Cody Ellis, St. Louis

Chris Daniels Most Improved

Travis Taylor, Xavier

First Team All-Conference

Khalif Wyatt, Temple; Ramon Galloway, La Salle; Rotnei Clarke, Butler; Dwayne Evans, St. Louis; Chaz Williams, Massachusetts.

Second Team All-Conference

Juvonte Reddic, VCU; Treveon Graham, VCU; Semaj Christon, Xavier; Tyreek Duren, La Salle; Kevin Dillard, Dayton.

Third Team All-Conference

Darien Brothers, Richmond; Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph's; Kwamain Mitchell, St. Louis; Jordair Jett, St. Louis; Travis Taylor, Xavier.

 All-Defensive Team

Briante Weber, VCU; Jordair Jett, St. Louis; Pierria Henry, Charlotte; Roosevelt Jones, Butler; Darius Theus, VCU.

All-Rookie Team

Semaj Christon, Xavier; Kellen Dunham, Butler; Derrick Colter, Duquesne; Willie Clayton, Charlotte; Melvin Johnson, VCU.