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ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – Saint Joseph’s Phil Martelli was named
coach of the year and Jameer Nelson player of the year Tuesday by
the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Martelli was chosen by the USBWA as winner of the Henry Iba Coach
of the Year Award and Nelson was selected as recipient of the Oscar
Robertson Trophy as the nation’s top college player.
Martelli guided Saint Joseph’s to a 27-1 regular season record and a
No. 1 seed in the East Rutherford Region of the 2004 NCAA tournament. Nelson,
a senior guard for the Hawks, led the team in scoring with a 20.0 average
and assists with a 5.4 mark.
Nelson was also named to the USBWA all-America first team. Others selected
were Emeka Okafor, Connecticut; Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State; Ryan
Gomes, Providence; and Andre Emmett, Texas Tech.
Named to the USBWA second team were Josh Childress, Stanford; Devin Harris,
Wisconsin; John Lucas, Oklahoma State; Julius Hodge, North Carolina State;
and Blake Stepp, Gonzaga.
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FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA |
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA |
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Jameer Nelson
St. Joseph's
5-11, 190 lbs.
Senior, Guard
Chester, Pa. |
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Josh Childress
Stanford
6-8, 205 lbs.
Junior, Guard/Forward
Los Angeles, Calif. |
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Andre Emmett
Texas Tech
6-5, 225 lbs.
Senior, Guard/Forward
Dallas, Texas |
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Devin Harris
Wisconsin
6-3, 195 lbs.
Junior, Guard
Milwaukee, Wis. |
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Ryan Gomes
Providence
6-7, 245 lbs.
Junior, Forward/Center
Waterbury, Conn. |
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Julius Hodge
N.C. State
6-7, 191 lbs.
Junior, Guard/Forward
New York, N.Y. |
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Emeka Okafor
Connecticut
6-9, 255 lbs.
Junior, Forward/Center
Houston, Texas |
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John Lucas
Oklahoma State
5-11, 152 lbs.
Junior, Guard
Houston, Texas |
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Lawrence Roberts
Mississippi State
6-9, 235 lbs.
Junior, Forward/Center
Houston, Texas |
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Blake Stepp
Gonzaga
6-4, 192 lbs.
Senior, Guard
Eugene, Ore. |
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HENRY IBA AWARD (USBWA COACH OF THE YEAR) |
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Phil Martelli
Saint Joseph's
27-1 regular-season record
Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season champions |
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Related Link:
• 2003-04 USBWA Men's All-District Teams
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