Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - March 7, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 announced its 17th and final weekly honors of the 2021-22 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 (3/7/22)
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Jr., G/F, Camarillo, Calif.
• Earns first Pac-12 Player of the Week honor after averaging 28.5 points on 64 percent shooting (21-33), 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists as UCLA closed the regular season with two wins to earn the No. 2 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament.
• Scored career-high 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds in 77-66 win at Washington on Monday.
• Totaled 27 points, six rebounds and four assists in Saturday's 75-68 rivalry win over No. 16 USC. Shot 10-of-16 from the floor and 7-of-8 at the line.
• Second career Pac-12 weekly honor, league's Freshman of the Week in 2019-20 (2/3/20).
ALSO NOMINATED: Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona; Marreon Jackson, Arizona State; Evan Battey, Colorado; David Jenkins Jr., Utah; Michael Flowers, Washington State.
Pac-12 Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week, presented by Nextiva (3/7/22)
Mouhamed Gueye, WASHINGTON STATE
Fr., F, Dakar, Senegal
• Averaged 10.3 points and 4.7 rebounds as Washington State wrapped the regular season with three consecutive victories.
• Went a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor en route to 19 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 103-97 overtime victory at Oregon State on Monday. It marked WSU's first win at OSU since 2013.
• Added seven points, six rebounds and two assists in Thursday's 71-67 home win over Oregon State to complete first series sweep 2012.
• Closed with five points, three boards in just 10 minutes in 94-74 rout of Oregon.
• Fifth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor of season.
ALSO NOMINATED: K.J. Simpson, Colorado; Maxime Raynaud, Stanford; Lazar Stefanovic, Utah.
2021-22 PAC-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS, PRESENTED BY NEXTIVA