Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - 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 |