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Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - Jan. 16, 2023

Jan 16, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 today announced its women's basketball performance awards, presented by Nextiva, for games played from January 9 - January 15 and voted on by media who cover the league.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Destiny Littleton, Gr., G, USC (San Diego, Calif.)
» 2 G, 18.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, .440 FG%, 

  • Scored game highs of 18 points in both USC victories over California (63-43) and then-No. 2 Stanford (55-46).
  • Also had a game-high tying five assists against the Golden Bears and a game-high six assists against the Cardinal, totaling 11 assists against just three turnovers in the two wins (3.67 Ast/TO).
  • Played a career-high 40 minutes against Stanford to snap the Cardinal's 32-game Conference winning streak and 39-game winning streak against Pac-12 opponents, including the postseason.
  • USC's victory snapped a 14-game losing streak to Stanford and was the Trojans' first win against a top-two team since beating then-No. 2 Stanford, 73-72, on Jan. 6, 2008.
  • The Trojans' first home sweep of the Bay Area schools since 2003-04.
  • First Pac-12 weekly honor, USC's 52nd all-time Pac-12 Player of the Week and second in the last three weeks (Rayah Marshall - Jan. 2).

ALSO NOMINATED: Cameron Brink, STAN; Frida Formann, COLO; Kemery Martin, CAL; Bella Murekatete, WSU; Charisma Osborne, UCLA; Alissa Pili, UTAH; Cate Reese, ARIZ; Endyia Rogers, ORE; Lauren Schwartz, WASH; Talia von Oelhoffen, OSU.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Chance Gray, Fr., G, Oregon (Cincinnati, Ohio)
» 2 G, 15.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.0 SPG

  • Scored a career-high 22 points on Sunday, going 5-for-9 from behind the 3-point line in an overtime loss to Washington State (85-84).
  • The third time this season a Pac-12 freshman has made five 3-pointers in a game and the Conference's 15th 20-point performance by a freshman in 2022-23.
  • Connected on four 3-pointers in the first half.
  • Was 7-for-7 at the free throw line and had an assist and a steal in both games.
  • First Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award, Oregon's fourth this season and record 33rd all-time.

ALSO NOMINATED: Raegan Beers, OSU; Paris Clark, ARIZ; Kiki Rice, UCLA; Hannah Stines, WASH.

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