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Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - February 27, 2023

Feb 27, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 announced its 16th 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 (2/27/23)
Desmond Cambridge Jr., ARIZONA STATE
5th, G, Nashville, Tenn.

  • Swished 55-foot three pointer as time expired to lift Arizona State to stunning 89-88 victory at then-No. 7 Arizona.
  • Buzzer heroics were part of 19-point, four-rebound, four-assist effort against the rival Wildcats. 
  • Scored nine of his 19 points - on a trio of threes - inside the final five minutes as the Sun Devils erased an 80-72 deficit.
  • Helped ASU to first top-10 road win since knocking off No. 2 Kansas in 2017, and first win in Tucson as an unranked team in 30 tries (1-29).
  • League-leading third Pac-12 Player of the Week honor of season (11/21/22, 1/16/23).

ALSO NOMINATED: N'Faly Dante, Oregon; Brandon Angel, Stanford; Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA; Boogie Ellis, USC; Mouhamed Gueye, Washington State.

Pac-12 Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week, presented by Nextiva (2/27/23)
Amari Bailey, UCLA
Fr., G, Chicago, Ill.

  • League-leading fourth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor of season (11/28/22, 12/5/22, 2/13/23).
  • Averaged 9.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in helping UCLA sweep through the Mountains and secure its first outright Pac-12 regular-season title since 2012-13.
  • Totaled 11 points, three rebounds and a steal in 60-56 comeback victory at Colorado, punctuating the victory and title clinch with a transition dunk and pair of free throws inside the final 20 seconds.

ALSO NOMINATED: Grant Newell, California.

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

  Player of the Week Freshman of the Week
Nov. 14 KJ 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
Dec. 5 Rollie Worster, Jr., UTAH Amari Bailey, UCLA
Dec. 12 Will Richardson, Sr., ORE Dylan Andrews, UCLA
Dec. 19 Jaime Jaquez Jr., Sr., UCLA Tre White, USC
Dec. 26 Ąžuolas Tubelis, Jr., ARIZ Grant Newell, CAL
Jan. 2 KJ Simpson, So., COLO Adem Bona, UCLA
Jan. 9 Tristan da Silva, Jr., COLO Adem Bona, UCLA
Jan. 16 Desmond Cambridge Jr., 5th, ASU Koren Johnson, WASH
Jan. 23 Branden Carlson, Sr., UTAH Jordan Pope, OSU
Jan. 30 Boogie Ellis, Sr., USC Jordan Pope, OSU
Feb. 6 Ąžuolas Tubelis, Jr., ARIZ Tre White, USC
Feb. 13 Jaime Jaquez Jr., Sr., UCLA Amari Bailey, UCLA
Feb. 20 Boogie Ellis, Sr., USC Keyon Menifield, WASH
Feb. 27 Desmond Cambridge Jr., 5th, ASU Amari Bailey, UCLA