Utah Valley’s Dominick Nelson has been named the 2024-25 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Year. The award, voted on by the league’s nine head coaches, was announced Monday as part of the WAC’s end-of-season honors, presented by University Credit Union.
Nelson led a strong group of award winners from three different schools. Utah Valley also claimed two additional major awards, with Carter Welling earning WAC Defensive Player of the Year and Todd Phillips being named WAC Coach of the Year. Tarleton State’s Keitenn Bristow was honored as Freshman of the Year, while Lök Wur of Grand Canyon took home the Sixth Player of the Year award.
All-Conference Honors
Regular-season champion Utah Valley placed three players on the All-WAC teams, with Nelson earning a spot on the First Team, while Welling and Tanner Toolson were named to the Second Team.
Grand Canyon also had three all-conference selections: JaKobe Coles and Tyon Grant-Foster made the First Team, while Duke Brennan earned a place on the Second Team.
California Baptist’s Dominique Daniels Jr. and Seattle U’s Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe rounded out the First Team selections. Southern Utah’s Jamir Simpson and UT Arlington’s Lance Ware completed the Second Team lineup.
2024-25 WAC Men’s Basketball Awards
Major Awards
- WAC Player of the Year: Dominick Nelson, G, Utah Valley
- WAC Defensive Player of the Year: Carter Welling, F, Utah Valley
- WAC Freshman of the Year: Keitenn Bristow, F, Tarleton State
- WAC Sixth Player of the Year: Lök Wur, F, Grand Canyon
- WAC Coach of the Year: Todd Phillips, Utah Valley
All-Conference First Team
- Dominique Daniels Jr., G, California Baptist
- JaKobe Coles, F, Grand Canyon
- Tyon Grant-Foster, G, Grand Canyon
- Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe, F, Seattle U
- Dominick Nelson, G, Utah Valley
All-Conference Second Team
- Duke Brennan, F, Grand Canyon
- Jamir Simpson, G/F, Southern Utah
- Lance Ware, F, UT Arlington
- Tanner Toolson, G, Utah Valley
- Carter Welling, F, Utah Valley
All-Defensive Team
- Duke Brennan, F, Grand Canyon
- Collin Moore, G, Grand Canyon
- Maleek Arington, G, Seattle U
- Lance Ware, F, UT Arlington
- Carter Welling, F, Utah Valley
All-Freshman Team
- Dontrez Williams, G, Abilene Christian
- Bradey Henige, F, California Baptist
- Keitenn Bristow, G, Tarleton State
- Madiba Owona, G, Utah Tech
- Jackson Holcombe, F, Utah Valley
With the regular season wrapped up, teams now shift their focus to the WAC Tournament, where they will compete for an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
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