Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - January 16, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 announced its 10th 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 (1/16/23)
Desmond Cambridge Jr., ARIZONA STATE
5th, G, Nashville, Tenn.
- Led Arizona State to its first road sweep through Oregon since 2010 by averaging 21.0 points on 53 percent shooting (16-30), including 7-of-15 behind the arc.
- Opened week with game-high 21 points in 90-73 blitzing of Oregon; 12 of his 21 came in the first half as the Sun Devils led by as many as 24 and built a 46-29 halftime lead.
- Scored 18 of his game-high 21 points after ASU went down by 16 (34-18) at the 5:07 mark of the first half, helping the Sun Devils storm back for a 74-69 win at Oregon State.
- ASU is now 15-3 overall - its best start since 2008-09 (15-3) - and 6-1 in Pac-12 play - its best league start since 1980-81 (11-1).
- Second Pac-12 Player of the Week honor of season (11/21/22), first Sun Devil with multiple awards in a season since Remy Martin in 2019-20. Seventh Player of the Week honor of his career (Ivy 4x, Pac-12 2x, Mountain West 1x).
ALSO NOMINATED: Grant Newell, California; Lawson Lovering, Colorado; Ryan Agarwal, Stanford; Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA; Boogie Ellis, USC; Keion Brooks Jr., Washington.
Pac-12 Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week, presented by Nextiva (1/16/23)
Koren Johnson, WASHINGTON
Fr., G, Seattle, Wash.
- Averaged 15.0 points on 56 percent shooting (9-16), including 7-of-10 from behind the arc, along with 3.0 assists, 3.0 steals, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks off the bench in Washington's home sweep of the Bay Area schools.
- Totaled 15 points, four assists, three steals and three rebounds in 24 reserve minutes in 86-69 rout of Stanford.
- Followed with another 15 points and three steals in 81-78 overtime victory over California; Scored six points, including a critical three pointer, and blocked a potential game-tying three at the buzzer in the final 1:49 of overtime.
- Washington's first Pac-12 Freshman of the Week recipient since Jaden McDaniels (3/9/20).
ALSO NOMINATED: Austin Nunez, Arizona State; Grant Newell, California; Javon Ruffin, Colorado; Michael Rataj, Oregon State; Adem Bona, UCLA; Tre White, USC.
2022-23 PAC-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS, PRESENTED BY NEXTIVA