Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year
The Pac-12 Freshman of the Year is an annual award in the Pac-12 Conference presented to its top freshman player in men's basketball. The winner is chosen by the Pac-12 coaches. The honor began in 1978–79, when it was known as the Rookie of the Year and players in their first year in the conference, including transfers, were eligible. Junior guard Bryan Rison of Washington State was the first honoree and the only non-freshman to ever win. The candidates were limited to freshman starting in 1983–84, when the award was renamed to Freshman of the Year.[1] The conference was known as the Pacific-10 before becoming the Pac-12 in 2011.[2] Four winners were also named the conference's player of the year in the same year: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (California, 1996), Kevin Love (UCLA, 2008), Deandre Ayton (Arizona, 2018) and Evan Mobley (USC, 2021).[3]
Pac-12 Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year | |
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Awarded for | The most outstanding freshman male basketball player in the Pac-12 |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 1979 |
Currently held by | Adem Bona, UCLA |
Key
† | Co-winners. |
Winners
Season | Player | School | Position | Ref |
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1978–79 | Bryan Rison | Washington State | Guard | [1] |
1979–80 | Byron Scott | Arizona State | Guard | |
1980–81 | John Revelli | Stanford | Forward | |
1981–82 | Johnny Rogers | Stanford | Forward | |
1982–83 | Dave Butler | California | Forward | |
1983–84 | Chris Welp | Washington | Center | |
1984–85 | Leonard Taylor | California | Forward | |
1985–86† | Sean Elliott | Arizona | Forward | |
Pooh Richardson | UCLA | Guard | ||
1986–87 | Gary Payton | Oregon State | Guard | |
1987–88 | Mike Hayward | Washington | Forward | |
1988–89 | Don MacLean | UCLA | Forward | |
1989–90 | Harold Miner | USC | Guard | |
1990–91 | Jamal Faulkner | Arizona State | Forward | |
1991–92 | Mark Pope | Washington | Forward | |
1992–93 | Jason Kidd | California | Guard | |
1993–94 | Brevin Knight | Stanford | Guard | |
1994–95 | Tremaine Fowlkes | California | Forward | |
1995–96 | Shareef Abdur-Rahim | California | Forward | |
1996–97 | Mike Bibby | Arizona | Guard | |
1997–98 | Baron Davis | UCLA | Guard | |
1998–99 | Michael Wright | Arizona | Forward | |
1999–2000† | Casey Jacobsen | Stanford | Forward | |
Jason Kapono | UCLA | Forward | ||
2000–01 | Luke Ridnour | Oregon | Guard | |
2001–02 | Salim Stoudamire | Arizona | Guard | |
2002–03 | Ike Diogu | Arizona State | Forward | |
2003–04 | Leon Powe | California | Forward | |
2004–05 | Jordan Farmar | UCLA | Guard | |
2005–06 | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute | UCLA | Forward | |
2006–07 | Chase Budinger | Arizona | Forward | |
2007–08 | Kevin Love | UCLA | Forward | |
2008–09 | Isaiah Thomas | Washington | Guard | |
2009–10 | Derrick Williams | Arizona | Forward | |
2010–11 | Allen Crabbe | California | Guard | |
2011–12 | Tony Wroten | Washington | Guard | |
2012–13† | Shabazz Muhammad | UCLA | Guard | |
Jahii Carson | Arizona State | Guard | ||
2013–14 | Aaron Gordon | Arizona | Forward | |
2014–15 | Stanley Johnson | Arizona | Forward | |
2015–16 | Jaylen Brown | California | Forward | [4] |
2016–17 | Lonzo Ball | UCLA | Guard | [5] |
2017–18 | Deandre Ayton | Arizona | Center | [6] |
2018–19 | Luguentz Dort | Arizona State | Guard | |
2019–20 | Zeke Nnaji | Arizona | Forward | |
2020–21 | Evan Mobley | USC | Forward | [3] |
2021–22 | Harrison Ingram | Stanford | Forward | |
2022–23 | Adem Bona | UCLA | Center |
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
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Arizona | 10 | 1986, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020 |
UCLA | 10 | 1986, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2023 |
California | 8 | 1983, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2011, 2016 |
Arizona State | 5 | 1980, 1991, 2003, 2013, 2019 |
Stanford | 5 | 1981, 1982, 1994, 2000, 2022 |
Washington | 5 | 1984, 1988, 1992, 2009, 2012 |
USC | 2 | 1990, 2021 |
Oregon | 1 | 2001 |
Oregon State | 1 | 1987 |
Washington State | 1 | 1979 |
Colorado | 0 | N/A |
Utah | 0 | N/A |
References
- "2015–16 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 139. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- "Pac-12 Conference 2011–12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. 2011. p. 5. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- "2020-21 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- Letourneau, Connor (March 7, 2016). "Cal's Jaylen Brown named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 23, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- Bolch, Ben (March 6, 2017). "UCLA's Lonzo Ball is Pac-12 freshman of the year and one of three Bruins on first team". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- Bolch, Ben (March 5, 2018). "Arizona's Deandre Ayton is Pac-12 Conference's player, freshman of the year". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018.
- "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- "Pac-12 announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- "Pac-12 announces 2021-22 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- "Pac-12 announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.