2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season
The 2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season which started on November 9. Conference play began on December 31. This is the tenth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 36th since the conference first sponsored women's sports, including basketball, in the 1986–87 school year.
| 2021–22 Pac–12 women's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network |
| Regular season | |
| Regular season champions | Stanford |
| Season MVP | Cameron Brink & Haley Jones, Stanford |
| Pac-12 tournament | |
| Champions | Stanford |
| Runners-up | Utah |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Arizona | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Pac-12 tournament took place from March 2–6 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Pre-season
Recruiting classes
| Team | ESPN | Signees |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | ― | |
| Arizona State | ― | |
| California | ― | |
| Colorado | - | |
| Oregon | ― | |
| Oregon State | ― | |
| Stanford | - | |
| UCLA | - | |
| USC | ― | |
| Utah | ― | |
| Washington | - | |
| Washington State | - |
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Wooden[1] | Naismith[2] | Lieberman[3] | Drysdale[4] | Miller[5] | McClain[6] | Leslie[7] | Wade[8] |
| Cameron Brink – Stanford Mya Hollingshed – Colorado Lexie Hull – Stanford Haley Jones – Stanford Taylor Jones – Oregon State Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State Charisma Osborne – UCLA Te-Hina Paopao – Oregon Alissa Pili – USC Nyara Sabally – Oregon |
Cameron Brink – Stanford Lexie Hull – Stanford Haley Jones – Stanford Taylor Jones – Oregon State Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State Nancy Mulkey – Washington Charisma Osborne – UCLA Alissa Pili – USC Nyara Sabally – Oregon Sam Thomas – Arizona |
Gina Conti – UCLA Dru Gylten – Utah Te-Hina Paopao – Oregon |
Taylor Chavez – Arizona Lexie Hull – Stanford Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State Charisma Osborne – UCLA Sydney Parrish – Oregon |
Haley Jones – Stanford Sam Thomas – Arizona |
Cameron Brink – Stanford Taylor Jones – Oregon State Alissa Pili – USC Nyara Sabally – Oregon |
Fran Belibi – Stanford Nancy Mulkey – Washington Bella Murekatete – Washington State |
Cameron Brink – Stanford Haley Jones – Stanford Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State Charisma Osborne – UCLA Nyara Sabally – Oregon |
Preseason polls
Pac-12 Media days
The Pac-12 will conduct its 2021 Pac-12 media days at the Pac-12 Studio, in San Francisco, California, on October 13, 2021 (Pac-12 Network).[9]
The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
- Pac-12 Commissioner – George Kliavkoff
- Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer(MBB) – Jamie Zaninovich
- Arizona –
- Arizona State –
- California –
- Colorado –
- Oregon –
- Oregon State –
- Stanford –
- UCLA –
- USC –
- Utah –
- Washington –
- Washington State –
| Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stanford | 121 | 11 |
| 2. | Oregon | 108 | 1 |
| 3. | UCLA | 101 | -- |
| 4. | Oregon State | 86 | -- |
| 5. | Arizona | 83 | -- |
| 6. | Washington State | 70 | -- |
| 7. | Colorado | 65 | -- |
| 8. | Arizona State | 47 | -- |
| 9. | USC | 45 | -- |
| T10. | Utah | 25 | -- |
| T11. | Washington | 25 | -- |
| 12. | California | 16 | -- |
Source:[10]
| Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stanford | 312 | 26 |
| 2. | Oregon | 275 | -- |
| 3. | UCLA | 250 | -- |
| 4. | Oregon State | 236 | -- |
| 5. | Arizona | 215 | -- |
| 6. | Washington State | 178 | -- |
| 7. | Colorado | 142 | -- |
| 8. | Arizona State | 129 | -- |
| 9. | USC | 125 | -- |
| T10. | Utah | 66 | -- |
| 11. | Washington | 60 | -- |
| 12. | California | 40 | -- |
Source:[11]
Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Jones | Oregon State | Jr. | F | 6'4 | Forney, TX (Dallas Christian School) |
| Talia von Oelhoffen | Oregon State | So. | F | 5'11 | Pasco, WA (Chiawana HS) |
| Cameron Brink | Stanford | So. | F | 6'4 | Beaverton, OR (Mountainside HS) |
| Lexie Hull | Stanford | Sr. | F | 6'0 | Spokane, WA (Central Valley HS) |
| Haley Jones | Stanford | Jr. | G | 6'1 | Santa Cruz, CA (Archbishop Mitty HS) |
| Te-Hina Paopao | Oregon | So. | G | 5'9 | Oceanside, CA (La Jolla Country Day School) |
| Alissa Pili | USC | So. | F | 6'0 | Anchorage, AK (Dimond HS) |
| Mya Hollingshed | Colorado | Sr. | G/F | 6'3 | Houston, TX (Bellaire HS) |
| Sedona Prince | Oregon | R-Jr. | F/C | 6'7 | Liberty Hill, TX (Texas) |
| Endyia Rogers | Oregon | Jr. | G | 5'7 | Dallas, TX (USC) |
| Charisma Osborne | UCLA | Jr. | G | 5'9 | Moreno Valley, CA (Windward School) |
| Sam Thomas | Arizona | GS. | F | 6'0 | Bloomfield Hills, MI (Centennial HS) |
| Cate Reese | Arizona | Sr. | F | 6'2 | Cypress, TX (Cypress Woods HS) |
| Nyara Sabally | Oregon | Jr. | F | 6'5 | Berlin, Germany (Rotteck Gymnasium) |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker | Washington State | So. | G | 5'10 | Waikato, New Zealand (St. Peter's School) |
- Honorable Mention
- Kennedy Brown (OSU); Gina Conti (UCLA); Natalie Chou (UCLA); Dalayah Daniels (CAL); Dru Gylten (UTAH); Taya Hanson (ASU); Krystal Leger-Walker (WSU) Brynna Maxwell (UTAH); Nancy Mulkey (WASH); Jaylyn Sherrod (COLO); Anna Wilson (STAN).
Midseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
| Wooden[12] | Naismith[13] | Liberman[14] | Drysdale[15] | Miller[16] | McClain[17] | Leslie[18] | Wade |
| Cameron Brink – Stanford Haley Jones – Stanford Charisma Osborne – UCLA |
Cameron Brink – Stanford Haley Jones – Stanford Charisma Osborne – UCLA Cate Reese – Arizona |
None | Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State Charisma Osborne – UCLA |
Haley Jones – Stanford | Cameron Brink – Stanford Nyara Sabally – Oregon |
None | |
Regular season
The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the Pac-12 Network.
Early season tournaments
| Team | Tournament | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Paradise Jam | 1st |
| Arizona State | Cancún Challenge | T-3rd (Mayan) |
| California | Raising the B.A.R. Invitational | – |
| Colorado | Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic | – |
| Oregon | Battle 4 Atlantis | 3rd |
| Oregon State | Daytona Beach Invitational | — |
| Stanford | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | – |
| UCLA | Gulf Coast Showcase | 7th |
| USC | Cancún Challenge | T-2nd (Rivera) |
| Utah | Rainbow Wahine Showdown | – |
| Washington | Goombay Slapsh | – |
| Washington State | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | – |
Records against other conferences
2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (November 27, 2021):
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Record against ranked non-conference opponents
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
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| Nov 12 | No. 6 Louisville | No. 22 Arizona† | Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD | Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational | 61–59 | 1–0 |
| Nov 14 | No. 25 Texas | No. 3 Stanford | Maples Pavilion ● Stanford, CA | – | 56–61 | 1–1 |
| Nov 20 | No. 10 Louisville | Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena ● Seattle, WA | – | 53–61 | 1–2 |
| Nov 21 | No. 1 South Carolina | No. 9 Oregon † | Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | 63–80 | 1–3 |
| Nov 22 | No. 9 Oregon | No. 23 South Florida † | Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | 62–71 | 1–4 |
| Nov 25 | No. 7 Stanford | No. 4 Indiana † | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | 69–66 | 2–5 |
| Nov 26 | No. 6 Baylor | Arizona State † | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort ● Cancún, MX | Cancún Challenge | 52–62 | 2–6 |
| Nov 26 | No. 18 South Florida | No. 7 Stanford † | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | 54–57 | 2–7 |
| Nov 26 | No. 12 Michigan | No. 16 Oregon State † | Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FL | Daytona Beach Invitational | 52–61 | 2–8 |
| Nov 27 | Rutgers | No. 9 Arizona† | Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | Paradise Jam | 80–44 | 8–7 |
| Nov 27 | No. 2 Maryland | No. 7 Stanford† | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | 86–67 | 9–7 |
| Nov 27 | No. 5 NC State | Washington State† | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | 34–62 | 9–8 |
| Nov 27 | Notre Dame | No. 16 Oregon State† | Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FL | Daytona Beach Invitational | 62–64 | 9–9 |
| Dec 11 | UCLA | No. 3 UConn† | Prudential Center ● Champaign, IL | Never Forget Tribute Classic | 61–71 | 9–10 |
| Dec 12 | No. 23 Oregon State | Villanova | Finneran Pavilion ● Villanova, PA | – | 52–56 | 9–11 |
| Dec 18 | Stanford | Tennessee | Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN | – | 74–63 | 10–11 |
| Dec 21 | Stanford | South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC | – | 61–65 | 10–12 |
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site
Conference schedule
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[19]
| Arizona | Arizona State | California | Colorado | Oregon | Oregon State | Stanford | UCLA | USC | Utah | Washington | Washington State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Arizona | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Arizona State | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. California | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Colorado | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Oregon | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Oregon State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Stanford | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. UCLA | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. USC | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Washington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. Washington State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Points scored
| Team | For | Against | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1418 | 1113 | 305 |
| Arizona State | 1160 | 1052 | 108 |
| California | 1067 | 1009 | 58 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Through January 23, 2022[20]
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
| NV | No votes received | |
| Team | Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
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| Arizona | AP | 22 | 11 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 15 | 12^ | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Oregon | AP | 10 | 9 | 15 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 9 | 13^ | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | AP | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 18 | 19^ | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | AP | 3 (5) | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 2 (13) | 5^ | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | AP | 20 | 20 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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Head coaches
Coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Pac-12 records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Record at school | Pac-12 record | Pac-12 titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Adia Barnes | Washington (assistant) | 6th | 89–66 (.574) |
39–50 (.438) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Arizona State | Charli Turner Thorne | Northern Arizona | 25th | 476–280 (.630) |
243–181 (.573) |
2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| California | Charmin Smith | New York Liberty (assistant) | 3rd | 13–35 (.271) |
4–27 (.129) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | JR Payne | Santa Clara | 6th | 72–75 (.490) |
25–63 (.284) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | Kelly Graves | Gonzaga | 8th | 172–62 (.735) |
82–43 (.656) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Oregon State | Scott Rueck | George Fox | 12th | 240–113 (.680) |
121–70 (.634) |
3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Stanford | Tara VanDerveer | Ohio State | 36th | 973–204 (.827) |
531–91 (.854) | 25 | 32 | 13 | 3 |
| UCLA | Cori Close | Florida State (AHC) | 11th | 215–110 (.662) |
115–63 (.646) |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Lindsay Gottlieb | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) | 1st | 0–0 (–) |
0–0 (–) |
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | Lynne Roberts | Pacific | 7th | 91–87 (.511) |
40–69 (.367) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | Tina Langley | Rice | 1st | 0–0 (–) |
0–0 (–) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington State | Kamie Ethridge | Northern Colorado | 4th | 32–53 (.376) |
17–38 (.309) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2020–21 season.
- NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
- NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools
Post season
Pac-12 tournament
The conference tournament was played from March 2–6 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, NV. The top four teams had a bye on the first day. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
| First round Wednesday, March 2 P12N | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3 P12N | Semifinals Friday, March 4 P12N | Championship Game Sunday, March 6 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arizona | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Washington | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oregon State | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oregon State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Arizona State | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stanford | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Utah | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oregon | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UCLA | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UCLA | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | USC | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oregon | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Utah | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Utah | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Utah | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | California | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime
All-Tournament Team
Source:[21]
| Name | Pos. | Year | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Brink | F | So. | Stanford |
| Jenna Johnson | F | Fr. | Utah |
| Haley Jones | G | Jr. | Stanford |
| Gianna Kneepkens | G | Fr. | Utah |
| Nyara Sabally | F | R-Jr. | Oregon |
| Anna Wilson | G | GSr. | Stanford |
NCAA tournament
Teams from the conference were selected to participate:
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ― | ― | Stanford | – |
― | ― | – | – | – | – |
| Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
Women's National Invitation Tournament
Number from the conference were selected to participate:
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| UCLA | − | − | − | − | − | ||
| Bid | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Pac-12 member won |
| Pac-12 member lost |
Awards and honors
Players of the Week
Throughout the regular season, the Pac-12 offices honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.[22]
| Week | Player of the Week | School | Freshman of the Week | School | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | Cate Reese | Arizona | Jayda Curry | California | [23] |
| Nov 22 | Nyara Sabally | Oregon | Jayda Curry (2) | California | [24] |
| Nov 29 | Cameron Brink | Stanford | Jayda Curry (3) | California | [25] |
| Dec 6 | Natalie Chou | UCLA | Gianna Kneepkens | Utah | [26] |
| Dec 13 | Charlisse Leger-Walker | Washington State | Jenna Johnson | Utah | [27] |
| Dec 20 | Haley Jones | Stanford | Jayda Curry (4) | California | [28] |
| Dec 27 | Evelien Lutje Schipholt | California | Gianna Kneepkens (2) | Utah | [29] |
| Jan 3 | Haley Jones (2) | Stanford | Kiki Iriafen | Stanford | [30] |
| Jan 10 | Jaylyn Sherrod | Colorado | Rayah Marshall | USC | [31] |
| Jan 17 | Cameron Brink (2) | Stanford | Jenna Johnson (2) | Utah | [32] |
| Jan 24 | Charisma Osborne | UCLA | Gianna Kneepkens (3) | Utah | [33] |
| Jan 31 | Cameron Brink (3) | Stanford | Gianna Kneepkens (4) | Utah | [34] |
| Feb 7 | Cameron Brink (4) | Stanford | Jayda Curry (5) | California | [35] |
| Feb 14 | Jordyn Jenkin | Washington | Gianna Kneepkens (5) | Utah | [36] |
| Feb 21 | Johanna Teder | Washington State | Rayah Marshall (2) | USC | [37] |
| Feb 28 | Charisma Osborne (2) | UCLA | Jenna Johnson (3) | Utah | [38] |
Totals per School
| School | Total |
|---|---|
| Utah | 8 |
| Stanford | 7 |
| California | 6 |
| UCLA | 3 |
| USC | 2 |
| Washington State | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Arizona State | 0 |
| Oregon State | 0 |
All-Americans
All-District
The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:
- District VIII
All-District Team
- District IX
Player of the Year
All-District Team
Conference awards
The Pac-12 presents two separate sets of major awards—one voted on by conference coaches and the other by media.
Individual awards
Coaches
| 2022 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Individual Awards | |||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Haley Jones, Stanford | ||||||
| Coach of the Year | Tara VanDerveer, Stanford | ||||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Cameron Brink, Stanford | ||||||
| Freshman of the Year | Gianna Kneepkens, Utah | ||||||
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Lexie Hull, Stanford | ||||||
| Most Improved Player of the Year | Jordyn Jenkins, USC & Bella Murekatete, Washington State | ||||||
| Sixth Player of the Year | Quay Miller, Colorado | ||||||
Media
| 2022 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Individual Awards | |||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Cameron Brink, Stanford | ||||||
| Coach of the Year | Kamie Ethridge, Washington State | ||||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Cameron Brink, Stanford | ||||||
| Freshman of the Year | Jayda Curry, California | ||||||
| Most Improved Player of the Year | Jordyn Jenkins, USC | ||||||
| Sixth Player of the Year | Quay Miller, Colorado | ||||||
All-Pac-12
- First Team
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Brink | Stanford | F | So. | 6−4 | Beaverton, Ore. (Mountainside HS) |
| Mya Hollingshed | Colorado | F | R-Sr. | 6−3 | Houston, Tex. (Bellaire HS) |
| Lexie Hull | Stanford | G | Sr. | 6−1 | Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS) |
| Jordyn Jenkins | USC | F | So. | 6−2 | Kent, Wash. (Kentridge HS) |
| Haley Jones‡ | Stanford | G | Jr. | 6−1 | Santa Cruz, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty) |
| Gianna Kneepkens | Utah | G | Fr. | 5−11 | Duluth, Minn. (Duluth Marshall HS) |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker | Washington State | G | So. | 5−10 | Waikato, New Zealand (St. Peter's School Cambridge) |
| Jade Loville | Arizona State | G/F | Sr. | 5−11 | Scottsdale, Ariz. (Skyline HS) |
| Charisma Osborne | UCLA | G | Jr. | 5−9 | Moreno Valley, Calif. (Windward School) |
| Te-Hina Paopao | Oregon | G | So. | 5−9 | Oceanside, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day School) |
| Cate Reese | Arizona | F | Sr. | 6−2 | Cypress, Tex. (Cypress Woods HS) |
| Endyia Rogers | USC | G | Jr. | 5−7 | Dallas, Tex. (Bishop Lynch HS) |
| Nyara Sabally | Oregon | F | R-Jr. | 6−5 | Berlin, Germany (SLZB) |
| IImar'I Thomas | UCLA | F | Gr. | 5−10 | Oakland, Calif. (Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) |
| Talia von Oelhoffen | Oregon State | G | Fr. | 5−11 | Pasco, Wash. (Chiawana HS) |
- ‡ Pac-12 Player of the Year
- ††† three-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
- †† two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
- † two-time All-Pac-12 honoree
- Honorable Mention:
- Jayda Curry, (CAL, G)
- Krystal Leger-Walker, (WSU, G)
- Kennady McQueen, (UTAH, G)
- Quay Miller, (COLO, C)
- Nancy Mulkey, (WASH, F)
- Jordan Sanders, (USC, F)
- Sam Thomas, (ARIZ, G/F)
- Haley Van Dyke, (WASH, F)
All-Freshman Team
| Name | School | Pos. | Ht. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayda Curry | California | G | 5−6 |
| Jenna Johnson | Utah | F | 6−2 |
| Gianna Kneepkens‡ | Utah | G | 5−11 |
| Rayah Marshall | USC | G/F | 6−4 |
| Kindyll Wetta | Colorado | G | 5−9 |
† Pac-12 Player of the Year ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- Honorable Mention
- Izzy Anstey, (UCLA, F)
- Kiki Iriafen, (STAN, F)
- Greta Kampschroeder, (OSU, G)
All-Defensive Team
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Brink‡ | Stanford | F | So. | 6−4 |
| Lexie Hull | Stanford | G | Sr. | 6−1 |
| Sam Thomas | Arizona | G/F | Gr. | 6−0 |
| Kindyll Wetta | Colorado | G | Fr. | 5−9 |
| Anna Wilson | Stanford | G | GS | 5−9 |
- † Pac-12 Player of the Year
- ‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- †† two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree
- Honorable Mention
- Taya Corosdale, (OSU, G/F)
- Mael Gilles, (ASU, F)
- Krystal Leger-Walker, (WSU, G)
- Rayah Marshall, (USC, G/F)
- Leilani McIntosh, (CAL, G)
- Nancy Mulkey, (WASH, C)
- Charisma Osborne, (UCLA, G)
- Helena Pueyo, (ARIZ, G)
- Jordan Sanders, (USC, F)
- Maddie Scherr, (ORE, G)
- Haley Van Dyke, (WASH, F)
Scholar Athlete of the year
The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20
| Name | School | Pos. | Ht. | GPA | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexie Hull‡ | Stanford | G | 6−1 | 3.90 | Management Science and Engineering |
- ‡ indicates player was Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- †† two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
- ††† three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
2022 WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nyara Sabally | F |  |
New York Liberty | Oregon |
| 1 | 6 | Lexie Hull | G |  |
Indiana Fever (from Dallas) | Stanford |
| 1 | 8 | Mya Hollingshed | F | |
Las Vegas Aces (from Minnesota via Phoenix, New York, and Seattle)[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | Colorado |
- April 10, 2022: Minnesota to Las Vegas[39]
- Minnesota acquired Vegas's 1st and 2nd Round Picks in 2023
- Las Vegas acquired the 8th and 13th Picks in 2022
- February 10, 2021: Phoenix to New York[40]
- Phoenix acquired Kia Nurse and Megan Walker
- New York acquired 2021 and 2022 first-round picks
- February 10, 2021: New York to Seattle[41]
- New York acquired Natasha Howard
- Seattle acquired 2021 first-round and 2022 second-round picks, and Phoenix's 2022 first-round pick
- February 11, 2021: Seattle to Minnesota[42]
- Seattle acquired Mikiah Herbert Harrigan
- Minnesota acquired Phoenix's 2022 first-round pick
Home game attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | McKale Center | 14,644 | 6,154 | 6,261 | 6,787 | 7,037 | 8,884 | 7,378 | 7,099 | 7,103 | 10,413† | 7,505 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 74,621 | 7,462 | 50.95% | |
| Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena | 14,100 | 7,343† | 4,111 | 2,795 | 1,700 | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 2,190 | 2,201 | 2,640 | 2,912 | – | – | – | – | – | 27,422 | 2,492 | 17.68% | ||
| California | Haas Pavilion | 11,858 | 1,591 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colorado | Coors Events Center | 11,064 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena | 12,364 | 7,436 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Oregon State | Gill Coliseum | 9,604 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Stanford | Maples Pavilion | 7,233 | 2,696 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| UCLA | Pauley Pavilion | 13,800 | 1,363 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| USC | Galen Center | 10,258 | 1,147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center | 15,000 | 1,732 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena | 10,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Washington State | Beasley Coliseum | 11,671 | 713 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 11,800 | 102,043 | 4,859 | 41.17% | |||||||||||||||||||
Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high
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