Here’s one man’s votes for the Colonial Athletic Associations awards (in order of voting):
  First team
  Eric Maynor, player of the year (no need to defend that), Will Thomas, Antoine Agudio, Jamal Shuler, T.J. Carter
  Second team
  Gerald Lee, Folarin Campbell, Matt Janning, Frank Elegar, Leonard Mendez
  Third team
  Abdulai Jalloh, Herb Courtney, Junior Hairston, Vlad Kuljanin, Laimis Kisielius

  Rookie team
  Charles Jenkins, rookie of the year, Chaisson Allen, Alphonso Dawson, Chad Tomko, Larry Sanders

  Defensive team
  Jamal Shuler, defensive player of year, Brandon Johnson, Will Thomas, John Vaughan, Larry Sanders

  Coach of the year
  Anthony Grant, VCU. Yes, he had Eric Maynor and four other returning players and was expected to be one of the top two teams. He also lost two 1,000-point scorers in B.A. Walker and Jesse Pellot-Rosa, had to do without Wil Fameni (knee) for most of the conference season and was mixing in seven players who had never played in college. VCU repeated as league champ by three games. Nobody expected that. Awards generally go to coaches whose teams are a surprise or improve the most. In this case, it should go to someone whose team was expected to do well—and surpassed that.
  Tip of the hat to UNCW’s Benny Moss and William and Mary’s Tony Shaver.