KIDD NAMED TOP PAC 10 PLAYER 3/11/94 Associated Press WALNUT CREEK: California's Jason Kidd, who has averaged 16.6 points a game and has had four double doubles this season, was named Pacific 10 player of the year. Stanford guard Brevin Knight, who averaged 11.8 points a game, was named freshman of the year and Arizona's coach Lute Olson repeated as coach of the year. Kidd, the Pac10 freshman of the year last season, was the first sophomore to be honored as player of the year since the award made its debut in 1976. This season, the guard is averaging 6.8 rebounds and 9.3 assists a game. Knight is the second Stanford athlete to gain Pac10 freshman of the year honors since the award started in 1984. John Revelli of Stanford won in 1981. Knight is averaging 11.8 points a game and ranks second in the conference in steals with an average of 2.9 a game. Olson took the honor for the fifth time in his 11 year career at Tucson. The All Pac 10 team was selected by a vote of conference coaches. Besides Kidd, the rest of the team announced on Friday are: Mario Bennett, Arizona State; Tyus Edney, UCLA; Lamond Murray, California; Ed O'Bannon, UCLA; Lorenzo Orr, Southern California; Khalid Reeves, Arizona; Stevin Smith, Arizona State; Damon Stoudamire, Arizona; and Orlando Williams, Oregon. Six of those named were repeats from last season: Edney, Kidd, Murray, O'Bannon, Smith and Stoudamire. CAL'S KIDD NAMED PAC 10 PLAYER OF YEAR (Different article) Mercury News Staff and Wire Reports Jason Kidd was named Pacific 10 Conference player of the year Friday, becoming the first sophomore in conference history and the first player from Cal to earn that award. ''I just look at it as a team honor,'' said Kidd, who twice this season was the conference player of the week and is averaging 16.8 points and 9.4 rebounds a game. ''I couldn't have done it without my teammates.'' Stanford guard Brevin Knight, who is averaging 11.8 points a game, was named freshman of the year, and Arizona's Lute Olson repeated as coach of the year. Cal junior forward Lamond Murray, who last weekend broke the school single season scoring record set by Leonard Taylor in 1989 and is averaging 24.1 points a game, was selected to the all conference team. Cal forward Michael Stewart, who is averaging 4.0 points and 4.9 rebounds a game, was named to the all freshman team. Kidd and Murray were all conference selections last year. Also named to this year's first team were: Mario Bennett, Arizona State; Tyus Edney, UCLA; Ed O'Bannon, UCLA; Lorenzo Orr, Southern Cal; Khalid Reeves, Arizona; Stevin Smith, Arizona State; Damon Stoudamire, Arizona; and Orlando Williams, Oregon. CAL VS. WASHINGTON STATE, 3 p.m., Pullman, Wash.: The Bears (22 6, 13 4) end the regular season with what will be a good tuneup for NCAA play. The Cougars (19 10, 9 8) are an athletic team and likely need to win to guarantee a spot in the tournament. Jason Kidd will need to have a better game than the one he played Thursday, Kidd hit just 2 of 12 shots and scored 12 points, if Cal is to win. Radio: KSFO (560).