USC guard Jio Fontan and forward Eric Wise were honorable mention selections to the all-Pac-12 basketball team. Here is the complete list of honors given today:
ALL-PAC-12 TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Jahii Carson ASU G Fr. 5-10 160 Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS)
Allen Crabbe CAL G Jr. 6-6 205 Los Angeles, Calif. (Price HS)
Spencer Dinwiddie COLO G So. 6-6 190 Woodland Hills, Calif. (Taft HS)
Larry Drew II UCLA G Sr. 6-2 180 Encino, Calif. (North Carolina)
Solomon Hill ARIZ F Sr. 6-7 220 Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS)
Mark Lyons ARIZ G Sr. 6-1 200 Schenectady, N.Y. (Xavier)
Shabazz Muhammad UCLA G/F Fr. 6-6 225 Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)
Dwight Powell STAN F Jr. 6-9 225 Toronto, Ontario, Canada (IMG Academy)
André Roberson COLO F Jr. 6-7 210 San Antonio, Texas (Wagner HS)
E.J. Singler ORE F Sr. 6-6 215 Medford, Ore. (South Medford HS)
SECOND TEAM
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Kyle Anderson UCLA G Fr. 6-9 235 Fairview, N.J. (St. Anthony HS)
Justin Cobbs CAL G Jr. 6-2 195 Los Angeles, Calif. (Minnesota)
Carrick Felix ASU G/F Sr. 6-6 197 Goodyear, Ariz. (College of Southern Idaho)
Brock Motum WSU F Sr. 6-10 230 Brisbane, Aus. (Australia Institute of Sport)
C.J. Wilcox WASH G Jr. 6-5 195 Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS)
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Jio Fontan (USC, Sr., G), Arsalan Kazemi (ORE, Sr., F), Roberto Nelson (OSU, Jr., G), Jason Washburn (UTAH, Sr., C), Eric Wise (USC, Sr., F).
PAC-12 ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM
Name School Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Kyle Anderson UCLA G 6-9 235 Fairview, N.J. (St. Anthony HS)
Jahii Carson ASU G 5-10 160 Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS)
Damyean Dotson ORE G 6-5 200 Houston, Texas (Yates HS)
Shabazz Muhammad UCLA G/F 6-6 225 Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)
Josh Scott COLO F 6-10 215 Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS)
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Jordan Adams (UCLA, G), Kaleb Tarczewski (ARIZ, C).
PAC-12 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Name School Pos Yr. Ht Wt Hometown (Last School)
Jordan Bachynski ASU C Jr. 7-2 257 Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Centennial HS)
Carrick Felix ASU G/F Sr. 6-6 197 Goodyear, Ariz. (College of Southern Idaho)
Josh Huestis STAN F Jr. 6-7 225 Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS)
Arsalan Kazemi ORE F Sr. 6-7 222 Esfahan, Iran (Patterson HS)
André Roberson COLO F Jr. 6-7 210 San Antonio, Texas (Wagner HS)
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Nick Johnson (ARIZ, So., G), Eric Moreland (OSU, So., F)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Allen Crabbe, California
CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jahii Carson, Arizona State; Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: André Roberson, Colorado
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dwight Powell, Stanford
JOHN WOODEN COACH OF THE YEAR: Dana Altman, Oregon
PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
CRABBE was instrumental in leading Cal to a tie for second in the Pac-12 standings, and to its fourth 20-win season in five years. He becomes the seventh Golden Bear to earn Pac-12 Player of the Year honors, joining Jason Kidd (1994), Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996), Ed Gray (1997), Sean Lampley (2001), Jerome Randle (2010) and Jorge Gutierrez (2012). Crabbe averaged 18.6 points per game/1st in Pac-12 and 6.0 rebounds per game/20th in the Pac-12. In addition, he was among the league leaders in free throw percentage (.810/6th), steals (1.2 spg/14th), three-point field goals made per game (2.0 pg/5th) and minutes played (36.1 mpg/2nd). Should he lead the league in scoring through the postseason, he would become the eighth different Cal player to lead the league in scoring since 1994. He currently has 1,489 career points, good for 10th all-time on the Cal career scoring list.
PAC-12 CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
CARSON becomes the fourth Arizona State player to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, and first since 2003, joining Byron Scott (1980), Jamal Faulkner (1991), and Ike Diogu (2003).Carson has logged more minutes than any other player this season, averaging 37.0 minutes per game. He’s among the league’s top five in scoring and assists, currently averaging 17.7 points per game (4th in the Pac-12) and 5.0 assists per game (3rd in the Pac-12). He’s posted 14 20-point games this season, tied for most in the league with Pac-12 Player of the Year Allen Crabbe.
MUHAMMAD becomes the eighth UCLA player to earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, and first since 2008, joining Pooh Richardson (1986), Don MacLean (1989), Baron Davis (1998) Jason Kapono (2000), Jordan Farmar (2005), Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (2006), and Kevin Love (2008). Muhammad was a key piece all season for Pac-12 regular season champion UCLA, leading the Bruins in scoring (18.3 ppg/3rd in Pac-12) and three-point field goal percentage (.417/3rd in Pac-12), and was second in assists (3.7 apg/8th in Pac-12). He posted 13 20-point games this season and added three double-doubles. Muhammad was one of only two freshmen (also teammate Kyle Anderson) to be named Player of the Week this season, earning the honor following a 27-point effort in a win over Missouri.
PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ROBERSON was key on defense for Colorado this year, as the Buffs limited their opponents to a Pac-12 best 62.2 points per game in league play. He led the league with 11.5 rebounds per game and 2.3 steals per game, while also contributing with 1.4 block shots per game (8th in the Pac-12). His 1,019 career rebounds are second all-time at Colorado.
PAC-12 MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR
POWELL is ninth in scoring in the Pac-12 (15.1 ppg) and eighth in the league in rebounds (8.2 rpg) this season. Powell’s numbers improved from his sophomore season when he averaged 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds. In addition, he scored in double figures in all 18 league games, had eight 20-point games and nine double-doubles this season.
PAC-12 COACH OF THE YEAR
ALTMAN guided Oregon to a second-place tie in the Pac-12 standings after being picked by the media in the preseason to finish seventh. Under Altman, the Ducks have posted their second consecutive second-place finish and third consecutive 20-win season. Altman has now won Coach of the Year honors in four different conferences – Pac-12 (Oregon, 2013), Missouri Valley (Creighton, 2001 and 2002), Big Eight (Kanas State, 1993), and Southern (Marshall, 1990). He’s the third Oregon coach to receive Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors, joining Dick Harter (1977) and Ernie Kent (2002). Altman has a career record of 478-277 (.633), while his Oregon record stands at 68-34 (.667).
THE VOTE: Coach of the Year, All-Conference, All-Freshman, All-Defensive teams and Most Improved Player are voted on by the coaches. Coaches are not permitted to vote for themselves or their own players for the honors.