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Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - November 28, 2022

Nov 28, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 announced its third weekly honors of the 2022-23 men's basketball season as presented by Nextiva and voted on by media who cover the league.

Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week, presented by Nextiva (11/28/22)
Oumar Ballo, ARIZONA
R-Jr., C, Koulikoro, Mali

  • Named MVP of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational and National Player of the Week by NCAA.com.
  • Averaged a double-double of 21.0 points and 10.7 rebounds in leading Arizona to the tournament title.
  • Shot 79.4 percent (27-34) from the field while playing 29.7 minutes in three games.
  • Recorded a pair of 20-point/10-rebound double-doubles, including 30 points and 13 rebounds in an 81-79 title-game victory over No. 10 Creighton.
  • Also went for 21 points and 10 boards in Maui-opening 101-93 victory over Cincinnati.

ALSO NOMINATED: Devan Cambridge, Arizona State; Tristan da Silva, Colorado; Harrison Ingram, Stanford; Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA; Boogie Ellis, USC; Marco Anthony, Utah; Keion Brooks Jr., Washington; Jabe Mullins, Washington State.

Pac-12 Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week, presented by Nextiva (11/28/22)
Amari Bailey, UCLA
Fr., G, Chicago, Ill.

  • Averaged 15.5 points on 57 percent shooting (12-21), 6.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in UCLA's two victories last week.
  • Led the Bruins with 19 points and four assists in Wednesday's 100-53 rout of Pepperdine.
  • Went 7-of-12 from the floor, including a perfect 3-for-3 behind the arc, in just 25 minutes against the Waves.
  • Added 12 points, eight assists and four steals in 81-60 victory over Bellarmine.
  • UCLA's third Freshman of the Week since award's inception in 2019-20, joining Tyger Campbell (2/24/20) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (2/3/20).

ALSO NOMINATED: Duke Brennan, Arizona State; Grant Newell, California; Tre White, USC; Koren Johnson, Washington.

2022-23 PAC-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS, PRESENTED BY NEXTIVA

  Player of the Week Freshman of the Week
Nov. 14 K.J. Simpson, So., COLO Jordan Pope, OSU
Nov. 21 Desmond Cambridge Jr., 5th, ASU Austin Nunez, ASU
Nov. 28 Oumar Ballo, R-Jr., ARIZ Amari Bailey, UCLA