SAN FRANCISCO --
The Pac-12 Conference announced today the 15-member All-Pac-12 womens basketball team, as well as the five-member All-Defensive squad and five-member All-Freshman team. The teams were selected in a vote of the leagues 12 coaches.
The Pac-12 Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, John R. Wooden Coach of the Year and Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors will be announced this evening at 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Network in a special 30-minute Pac-12 Sport Report. In addition to the live announcement of the yearly awards, the show will include analysis and recaps of the Conference heading into the Pac-12 Womens Basketball Tournament in Seattle, Wash. Ashley Adamson will host with analysts Anne Marie Anderson and Mary Murphy. In addition to airing on Pac-12 Network, the show can be watched via the Pac-12 Now app (available on the App store for iOS and Google Play for Android) and on Pac-12.com/now.
CALIFORNIA junior
Kristine Anigwe
(Phoenix, Ariz.) and UCLA senior
Jordin Canada
(Los Angeles, Calif.) earn a spot on the all-Conference team for the third-consecutive year, while another seven were repeat honorees. The All-Defensive team is made up of four student-athletes from the LA schools: repeat performers Canada and UCLA senior teammate
Monique Billings
(Corona, Calif.), and USCs
Aliyah Mazyck
, a junior guard, and
Minyon Moore
, a sophomore guard. OREGON STATE senior
Marie Glich
joins them on the squad. Five different teams are represented on the All-Freshman team.
The Pac-12 Womens Basketball Tournament takes place this week, March 1-4, in Seattle at KeyArena. Tickets are available for purchase at pac-12.com/tickets.
The complete list of honors is listed below:
ALL-PAC-12 (15 members)
|
Name
|
School
|
Pos.
|
Yr.
|
Hometown
|
|
Kristine Anigwe ***
|
California
|
F
|
Jr.
|
Phoenix, Ariz.
|
|
Monique Billings **
|
UCLA
|
F
|
Sr.
|
Corona, Calif.
|
|
Jordin Canada ***
|
UCLA
|
G
|
Sr.
|
Los Angeles, Calif.
|
|
Maite Cazorla
|
Oregon
|
G
|
Jr.
|
Las Palmas, Spain
|
|
Marie Glich **
|
Oregon State
|
F/C
|
Sr.
|
Cologne, Germany
|
|
Ruthy Hebard **
|
Oregon
|
F
|
So.
|
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
|
Borislava Hristova
|
Washington State
|
F
|
So.
|
Varna, Bulgaria
|
|
Megan Huff
|
Utah
|
F
|
Jr.
|
Federal Way, Wash.
|
|
Kianna Ibis
|
Arizona State
|
F
|
Jr.
|
Omaha, Neb.
|
|
Sabrina Ionescu **
|
Oregon
|
G
|
So.
|
Walnut Creek, Calif.
|
|
Kennedy Leonard **
|
Colorado
|
G
|
Jr.
|
Southlake, Texas
|
|
Brittany McPhee **
|
Stanford
|
G
|
Sr.
|
Normandy Park, Wash.
|
|
Amber Melgoza
|
Washington
|
G
|
So.
|
Santa Barbara, Calif.
|
|
Kristen Simon **
|
USC
|
F
|
Sr.
|
Gardena, Calif.
|
|
Alanna Smith
|
Stanford
|
F
|
Sr.
|
Melbourne, Australia
|
HONORABLE MENTION (receiving at least one point):
Jalea Bennett, ARIZ (Sr., G); Kennedy Burke, UCLA (Jr., G); Mikayla Cowling, CAL (Sr., G/F); Aliyah Mazyck, USC (Jr., G); Katie McWilliams, OSU (Jr., G); Mikayla Pivec, OSU (So., G); Emily Potter, UTAH (Sr., F); Robbi Ryan, ASU (So., G); Asha Thomas, CAL (Jr., G); Kat Tudor, OSU (So., G); Kiana Williams, STAN (Fr., G).
ALL-DEFENSIVE (5 members)
|
Name
|
School
|
Pos.
|
Yr.
|
Hometown
|
|
Monique Billings **
|
UCLA
|
F
|
Sr.
|
Corona, Calif.
|
|
Jordin Canada ***
|
UCLA
|
G
|
Sr.
|
Los Angeles, Calif.
|
|
Marie Glich
|
Oregon State
|
F/C
|
Sr.
|
Cologne, Germany
|
|
Aliyah Mazyck
|
USC
|
G
|
Jr.
|
Charlotte, N.C.
|
|
Minyon Moore
|
USC
|
G
|
So.
|
Hercules, Calif.
|
HONORABLE MENTION (receiving at least one point):
Kristine Anigwe, CAL (Jr., F); Kennedy Burke, UCLA (Jr., G); Maite Cazorla, ORE (Jr., G); Mikayla Cowling, CAL (Sr., G/F); Kaylee Johnson, STAN (Sr., F); Kennedy Leonard, COLO (Jr., G); Katie McWilliams, OSU (Jr., G); Emily Potter, UTAH (Sr., F); Robbi Ryan, ASU (So., G); Marta Sniezek, STAN (Jr., G).
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
|
Name
|
School
|
Pos.
|
Hometown
|
|
Michaela Onyenwere
|
UCLA
|
F
|
Aurora, Colo.
|
|
Satou Sabally
|
Oregon
|
F
|
Berlin, Germany
|
|
Kianna Smith
|
California
|
G
|
Moreno Valley, Calif.
|
|
Sam Thomas
|
Arizona
|
F
|
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
|
|
Kiana Williams
|
Stanford
|
G
|
San Antonio, Texas
|
HONORABLE MENTION (receiving at least one point):
Kierra Collier, WASH (Fr., G); Taya Corosdale, OSU (Fr., F); Aleah Goodman, OSU (Fr., G); Annika Jank, COLO (Fr., F); Tori Williams, UTAH (Fr., G).