Harrick, UCLA settle dispute

Tanith L. Balaban Arizona Daily Wildcat UA freshman guard Mike Bibby (10) was recently recognized as the Pac-10 freshman player of the year.

"In principle, it's done," Dalis said, adding that the agreement must still be cleared by attorneys. "It's what we put on the table originally and what we offered in December, with small little (changes)."

Harrick apparently will receive his $140,000 base salary for the 1996-97 season as stipulated in his contract in the event of firing, but not the rest of his compensation package, which totaled close to $440,000 per year.

UA freshman guard Mike Bibby has been honored as the Pacific 10 Conference's freshman of the year.

"It's a nice honor for me, but right now I have to worry about getting the job done in the tournament," Bibby said.

California collected two awards with guard Ed Gray edging out UCLA's Charles O'Bannon and Stanford's Brevin Knight for the player of the year award.

Cal coach Ben Braun was named the Pac-10 coach of the year.

Gray, the 1996 Pac-10 newcomer of the year as a junior college tranfer from College of Southern Idaho, led the conference in scoring (24.8 points per game). He was also the Golden Bears' high-scorer in 24 games this season but suffered a season-ending foot injury in the final seconds of the game after scoring 48 points against Washington State on Feb. 22.

"You would be hardpressed to find a player that meant more to his team than Gray," UA coach Lute Olson said. "He will be a big loss to them in the post-season."

Gray scored over 20 points in 17 of the final 20 games he for Cal, while breaking the 30-point mark six times in that span.

He was also named Pac-10 player of the week three times this season, and a total of five times in his career.

UCLA led the field in All-Conference voting with three players in the ten total spots. Junior guard Toby Bailey, sophomore center Jelani McCoy and senior forward O'Bannon garnered All-Pac-10 status. Each conference team had one selection with the exception of Oregon State.

"We have a very talented group of players and I think our play right now is beginning to show that," UCLA assistant coach Jim Saia said.

Stanford guard Knight and Arizona junior forward Michael Dickerson headlined the remaining group consisting of Southern Cal guard Stais Boseman, Washinton State guard Issac Fontaine, Washington forward Mark Sanford, Arizona State guard Jeremy Veal and Oregon guard Kenya Wilkins.

"Brevin Knight in some ways is better than Jason Kidd because he can play at different tempos. He's the maestro out there," UCLA head coach Steve Lavin said. "Michael Dickerson is a talented shooter that can kill you if you don't keep one eye on him."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.