It's a clean sweep, actually, of the big four: POY, DPOY, COY, FOY.
Okay, maybe not a clean sweep. But those are the four awards most often recognized. Sixth Man of the Year is very important. And the Most Approved is also quite an achievement.
Incidentally, and in the spirit of full disclosure, USC did it first. And that was the only other time. From the conference website:
"It marks only the second time in Conference history that one school captured the Player, Freshman, Defensive Player and Coach of the Year accolades in the same season (USC, 2021)."
I figured it would be Jacquez, best player on the best team. But Boogie was the best player in the conference this year. Just this year, and this conference season.
Jalen Clark has the torn achilles right? I didn't realize he was that good defensively. That's a blow before the postseason tourneys
Three-point shooting percentage is important for any player, especially for a guard. So obviously it can't be minimized. But I think Boogie's value is that he can score from multiple places, and he can drive the lane like nobody's business (although he's far more effective from long-range). But there's no way his overall game is better than Jaime's.
You could make a serious case for Tubelis, though, and I wouldn't have been surprised to see him get POY.
I think they're both NBA guys, but Boogie has upped his game as this season has progressed, and Peterson has disappeared as of late, for some reason. That may change in the tournaments.
SAN FRANCISCO – UCLA men’s basketball senior Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been named the 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Jaquez Jr. has become UCLA’s first men’s basketball player to secure the league’s Player of the Year Award since then-freshman Kevin Love in 2008. He is UCLA’s first senior to win the conference’s prestigious honor since Ed O’Bannon in 1995.
Jaquez Jr. and senior Tyger Campbell have been named first-team All-Pac-12 selections, while junior Jaylen Clark has been listed as a second-team honoree.
Clark, a 6-foot-5 junior, has been recognized as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. He has become just the second UCLA player to win the league’s defensive player of the year award (joining Russell Westbrook in 2008, the first year of that award).
Adem Bona, a 6-foot-10 forward, has been honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and has been named an honorable mention all-league selection. Both Bona and Amari Bailey have been named to the five-person Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.
Clark and Bona have been recognized on the league’s five-person All-Defensive Team.
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach, has earned his second John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year Award in four seasons at UCLA. He has become the first UCLA basketball coach to receive that award multiple times. He previously was honored as the Coach of the Year in March of 2020.
The Pac-12 recognizes 10 players as first-team selections and five players as second-team selections. Campbell has earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors in three consecutive seasons. Jaquez Jr. was a second-team selection in 2021 before earning first-team acclaim in 2022 and 2023.
Campbell and Jaquez Jr. have become UCLA’s first players to earn all-conference honors in three consecutive seasons since Darren Collison in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
UCLA (two players), Arizona (two players), USC (two players), Colorado, Oregon, Utah and Washington State all had student-athletes selected to the 10-person first team.
It's a clean sweep, actually, of the big four: POY, DPOY, COY, FOY.
Okay, maybe not a clean sweep. But those are the four awards most often recognized. Sixth Man of the Year is very important. And the Most Approved is also quite an achievement.
Incidentally, and in the spirit of full disclosure, USC did it first. And that was the only other time. From the conference website:
"It marks only the second time in Conference history that one school captured the Player, Freshman, Defensive Player and Coach of the Year accolades in the same season (USC, 2021)."
I figured it would be Jacquez, best player on the best team. But Boogie was the best player in the conference this year. Just this year, and this conference season.
Jalen Clark has the torn achilles right? I didn't realize he was that good defensively. That's a blow before the postseason tourneys
This speaks to how down the conference is. Does Jaime get drafted?? Being serious.
"I have a Bonaaaaa!"
From UCLA:
SAN FRANCISCO – UCLA men’s basketball senior Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been named the 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
Jaquez Jr. has become UCLA’s first men’s basketball player to secure the league’s Player of the Year Award since then-freshman Kevin Love in 2008. He is UCLA’s first senior to win the conference’s prestigious honor since Ed O’Bannon in 1995.
Jaquez Jr. and senior Tyger Campbell have been named first-team All-Pac-12 selections, while junior Jaylen Clark has been listed as a second-team honoree.
Clark, a 6-foot-5 junior, has been recognized as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. He has become just the second UCLA player to win the league’s defensive player of the year award (joining Russell Westbrook in 2008, the first year of that award).
Adem Bona, a 6-foot-10 forward, has been honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and has been named an honorable mention all-league selection. Both Bona and Amari Bailey have been named to the five-person Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.
Clark and Bona have been recognized on the league’s five-person All-Defensive Team.
Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball Coach, has earned his second John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year Award in four seasons at UCLA. He has become the first UCLA basketball coach to receive that award multiple times. He previously was honored as the Coach of the Year in March of 2020.
The Pac-12 recognizes 10 players as first-team selections and five players as second-team selections. Campbell has earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors in three consecutive seasons. Jaquez Jr. was a second-team selection in 2021 before earning first-team acclaim in 2022 and 2023.
Campbell and Jaquez Jr. have become UCLA’s first players to earn all-conference honors in three consecutive seasons since Darren Collison in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
UCLA (two players), Arizona (two players), USC (two players), Colorado, Oregon, Utah and Washington State all had student-athletes selected to the 10-person first team.