Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - Feb. 27, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 today announced its women's basketball performance awards, presented by Nextiva, for games played from February 20 - 26 and voted on by media who cover the league.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Te-Hina Paopao, Jr., G, Oregon (Oceanside, Calif.)
» 2 G, 22.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .636 FG%, .667 3FG%
- Scored 20+ in home victories over then-No. 14 Arizona and Arizona State to close the regular season.
- Poured in a game-high 21 and went 5-of-8 from deep in Thursday's 73-59 upset of the Wildcats.
- Scored a season-high 23 points, including 20 in the first half, behind a career-best seven 3-pointers in Saturday's 77-48 victory over the Sun Devils.
- Made 12-of-18 from behind the arc (.667) in the two wins and shot 63.6 percent from the field overall (14-of-22).
- Her three 20-point outings this season have all come in Oregon's last three games.
- Second time in her career she's put up 20+ in three straight (Jan. 9 - 17, 2022).
- First career Pac-12 Player of the Week award, Oregon's 62nd all-time and third this season (Endyia Rogers - Dec. 12; Grace VanSlooten - Dec. 26).
ALSO NOMINATED: Jayda Curry, CAL; Madison Conner, ARIZ; Haley Jones, STAN; Gianna Kneepkens, UTAH; Charisma Osborne, UCLA; Kadi Sissoko, USC; Tyi Skinner, ASU; Aaronette Vonleh, COLO; Bendu Yeaney, OSU.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Raegan Beers, Fr., F, Oregon State (Littleton, Colo.)
» 2 G, 19.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, .632 FG%
- Averaged 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in Oregon's State's weekend split against Arizona State and then-No. 14 Arizona.
- In the regular-season finale, recorded her Conference-leading 14th double-double of the season with 24 points and 13 rebounds in OSU's 78-70 upset of the Wildcats.
- Started the week with 14 points and five rebounds on Thursday against ASU.
- Shot 63.2 percent from the floor in the two games (12-of-19) and made 14 of her 15 attempts from the free-throw line (.933).
- Tied for 19th in the country in double-doubles and is second among the country's freshmen.
- Her 14 double-doubles are tied for the second most by a Pac-12 freshman in a single season since 1999-2000 (21 - Shawntinice Polk, ARIZ - 2002-03; 14 - Kristine Anigwe, CAL - 2015-16).
- Fourth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award, the most in program history.
- Oregon State's fifth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award this season, which is tied for the league lead, and 17th all-time.
ALSO NOMINATED: Lauren Betts, STAN; Paris Clark, ARIZ; Kiki Rice, UCLA; Jada Wynn, COLO.
Pac-12 Women's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva (Weekly Awards History)
Player of the Week | Freshman of the Week | |
Nov. 14 | Charlisse Leger-Walker, WSU | Grace VanSlooten, ORE |
Nov. 21 | Charisma Osborne, UCLA | Raegan Beers, OSU |
Nov. 28 | Alissa Pili, UTAH | Kailyn Gilbert, ARIZ |
Dec. 5 | Charisma Osborne, UCLA | Kiki Rice, UCLA |
Dec. 12 | Endyia Rogers, ORE | Christeen Iwuala, UCLA |
Dec. 19 | Cameron Brink, STAN | Grace VanSlooten, ORE |
Dec. 26 | Grace VanSlooten, ORE | Grace VanSlooten, ORE |
Jan. 2 | Rayah Marshall, USC | Raegan Beers, OSU |
Jan. 9 | Cameron Brink, STAN | Raegan Beers, OSU |
Jan. 16 | Destiny Littleton, USC | Chance Gray, ORE |
Jan. 23 | Haley Jones, STAN | Timea Gardiner, OSU |
Jan. 30 | Cameron Brink, STAN | Grace VanSlooten, ORE |
Feb. 6 | Alissa Pili, UTAH | Elle Ladine, WASH |
Feb. 13 | Jaylyn Sherrod, COLO | Lauren Betts, STAN |
Feb. 20 | Shaina Pellington, ARIZ | Londynn Jones, UCLA |
Feb. 27 | Te-Hina Paopao, ORE | Raegan Beers, OSU |