Sunday, May 11, 2008

Lady Vols, Memphis take awards

Tennessee's Pat Summitt has been selected women's Coach of the Year and former Lady Vol Candace Parker was named women's Player of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association, the group announced.

They will be honored during an awards dinner July 9 at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in Hermitage.

Memphis Coach John Calipari was selected men's Coach of the Year and Chris Douglas-Roberts was named men's Player of the Year.

The TSWA also selected men's and women's all-star teams.

The men's team includes Douglas-Roberts, Derrick Rose of Memphis, Shan Foster of Vanderbilt, Tyler Smith of Tennessee and Lester Hudson of UT Martin.

The women's team includes Parker, Amber Holt of MTSU, Alexis Hornbuckle of Tennessee, Alex Anderson of Chattanooga and Jana Cross of Freed-Hardeman.

Also to be honored at the July dinner will be Vanderbilt's Earl Bennett, the college football Player of the Year and UT's Phillip Fulmer, the college football coach of the year.

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