RENO, Nev. - Grant Sherfield and Desmond Cambridge, Jr. were recognized Monday morning as the Mountain West men's basketball media group announced its 2020-21 All-Mountain West Teams and Awards.

Sherfield was the unanimous pick of the 11 ballots for Newcomer of the Year, and was named to the five-player Media All-Mountain West First Team.

Cambridge, Jr. was voted to the Media All-Mountain West Third Team.

Sherfield paced not only all Mountain West newcomers, but the entire conference in scoring (18.2 ppg), assists (113 total and 6.65 apg), free-throw percentage (88.9 percent), and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.51) in Mountain West-only competition.

He scored at least 20 points in nine of Nevada's 17 conference contests, and had at least six assists in nine contests.

Cambridge, Jr., also in his first season in the Mountain West, proved difficult for opposing defenses. After sitting out the 2019-20 campaign following his transfer from Brown, Cambridge, Jr. made an immediate impact on the conference, going for 23 points in his league debut, and going on to score in double figures in 15 of 17 games, including four 20-point performances.

He averaged 16.4 points a game, sixth-best in conference play, and also ranked in the MW-only top 10 in 3-point field-goal percentage (35.5, third), 3-pointers made (44, t-fourth), and field-goal percentage (41.3, eighth).

Voting for the media awards was conducted independent of Mountain West oversight by media directly covering teams in all 11 league markets. In markets where more than one outlet covers a team closely, beat reporters from competing publications or outlets submitted a joint ballot, giving each market one vote.

Voters ranked players 1 through 15 for first-, second- and third-team All-Mountain West with the top player getting 15 points and on down to the 15th player receiving one point.

The All-Mountain West Teams and Awards, as voted on by the conference's 11 head coaches, will be announced Tuesday morning.

2020-21 Media All-Mountain West Teams & Awards (votes received)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Neemias Queta, Utah State (8)
Others receiving votes: David Roddy, Colorado State (2); Matt Mitchell, San Diego State (1)

COACH OF THE YEAR: Niko Medved, Colorado State (7)
Others receiving votes: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State (4)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Neemias Queta, Utah State (11)

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Grant Sherfield, Nevada (11)

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Marcus Williams, Wyoming (10)
Others receiving votes: Rollie Worster, Utah State (1)


MEDIA ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FIRST TEAM
Neemias Queta, Utah State (156 points)
David Roddy, Colorado State (149)
Matt Mitchell, San Diego State (139)
Grant Sherfield, Nevada (134)
Derrick Alston, Jr., Boise State (133)

MEDIA ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST SECOND TEAM
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State (96)
Jordan Schakel, San Diego State (96)
Bryce Hamilton, UNLV (92)
Orlando Robinson, Fresno State (70)
Justin Bean, Utah State (44)

MEDIA ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST THIRD TEAM
Makuach Maluach, New Mexico (35)
Desmond Cambridge, Nevada (35)
A.J. Walker, Air Force (33)
Abu Kigab, Boise State (27)
Marcus Williams, Wyoming (21)

MEDIA ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORABLE MENTION
Richard Washington, San Jose State (17); Nathan Mensah, San Diego State (14); Hunter
Maldonado, Wyoming (12); Brock Miller, Utah State (7); Mbacke Diong, UNLV (5); Trey Pulliam,
San Diego State (3); Devonaire Doutrive, Boise State (2).