Washington State University senior guard DaVonté Lacy and sophomore forward Josh Hawkinson were honored Monday for their efforts during the basketball season.

Lacy was named first-team All-Pac-12 while Hawkinson picked up the All-Pac-12 Most Improved Award and an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention.

During the regular season Lacy finished fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring, averaging 17.2 points per game. He also became the school’s all-time leader in 3-point shots made, passing Klay Thompson late in the season.

Lacy was also the first Cougar to be named the first-team all-conference team since forward Brock Motum in 2012.

Lacy and Hawkinson met with the media Tuesday to discuss the accolades and the upcoming Pac-12 Tournament.

“Obviously I thought I deserved it last year, but I started to get that focus this year to try to work as hard as I can in the off-season,” Lacy said. “Then to see it pay off and earn an award, that’s pretty cool to me.”

“My most-improved award, I was very grateful for that,” Hawkinson said. “I thought I deserved at least a second-team all-conference, but that’s just some wood to fuel the fire for next season and the season after that.”

As a freshman last year Hawkinson averaged a mere 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game as he was buried on the end of former-coach Ken Bone’s bench. He flourished this year under Head Coach Ernie Kent, improving his averages up to 14.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per contest. Hawkinson finished with 19 double-doubles in the regular season, setting a school-record for most double-doubles in a season in the process.

The Cougars open the Pac-12 conference Tournament Wednesday as the No. 9 seed competing against No. 8 seed California at 12:10 p.m. in Las Vegas. The game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.

Reporting by Kevin Fisher