The season may not have turned out the way that Washington had hoped, with a finish at seventh in the conference and a losing record in conference action. However, as they have done in their game-to-game play, Jon Brockman and Spencer Hawes made people take notice of their play.

Yesterday, when the Pac-10 announced its all-conference team and all-freshman team, both of the Husky big men found themselves on the list.

Brockman, just a sophomore, earned his way onto the conference first team with very solid numbers for Washington. He led the Pac-10 with 14 double-doubles, averaging 14.1 points (13th in the conference) and 9.6 rebounds first per game.

“It’s definitely well-deserved,” said coach Lorenzo Romar. “It’s a no-brainer as far as I’m concerned. It’s good for him to get rewarded for his play and his consistency.”

Part of his consistency was in his shooting. His 54.7 percent from the field ranked third in the conference. He hit double-digits in rebounds 17 times, and in addition to leading the conference, he was No. 15 in the nation in rebounding.

Still, to him, it was no sure thing.

“I wouldn’t have been surprised,” Brockman said. “There’s a lot of talent in the Pac-10 this year. It was pretty much up in the air.”

When he did find out, though, he was very excited, he said. “It’s such a huge honor, and something to be proud of.”

Hawes, in his first season of college basketball, was almost as effective as his counterpart, earning himself freshman team accolades and just missing the all-conference team.

The 7‘0” freshman averaged 15.2 points (ninth), 6.3 rebounds (10th) and 1.83 blocks per game (third). His 53 blocks broke the UW record for blocks in a season by a freshman.

For him, though, while making the freshman team was a great accomplishment, it did not meet his standards of making the all-conference team or winning Player/Freshman of the Year.

Winning those honors were UCLA’s Arron Afflalo for Player of the Year and Arizona’s Chase Budinger for Freshman of the Year.

Washington State’s Tony Bennett took home Coach of the Year hardware for leading the Cougars to their best finish in more than a decade. WSU (24-6 overall, 13-5 Pac-10) finished second in the conference and cracked into the top 10 in the nation.

While Brockman and Hawes were the only two Huskies to take post-season honors, Quincy Pondexter came close, getting an all-freshman honorable mention.

It was the big men, though, who were at the forefront of the team’s success all season, and now they have the awards to prove it.

“I know that with these guys, we’re pretty good,” Romar said. “We are always confident that they will have a huge impact in any game we play. I wouldn’t trade them for anyone else.”

Reach reporter Justin Chartrey at sports@thedaily.washington.edu.