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Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - January 16, 2023

Jan 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

  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