Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Most Improved Player of The Year
Award
Pac-12 Most Improved Player of The Year | |
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Awarded for | the most improved player in men's basketball in the Pac-12 |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Pac-12 Conference |
First awarded | 2009 |
Currently held by | Maxime Raynaud, Stanford |
The Pac-12 Most Improved Player of The Year was an annual college basketball award presented to the most improved player in men's basketball in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner was selected by conference coaches, who were not allowed to vote for players on their own team.[1] The award began in 2009 when the conference consisted of 10 teams and was known as the Pacific-10.[2] The conference added two teams and became the Pac-12 in 2011.
Justin Dentmon of Washington was the conference's first Most Improved Player of the Year in 2009.[3] The most recent winner of the award is Maxime Raynaud of the Stanford Cardinal.
Winners
Season | Player | School | Class | Ref |
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2008–09 | Justin Dentmon | Washington | Senior | [4] |
2009–10 | Nikola Vucevic | USC | Sophomore | [5] |
2010–11 | Matthew Bryan-Amaning | Washington | Senior | [6] |
2011–12 | Brock Motum | Washington State | Junior | [7] |
2012–13 | Dwight Powell | Stanford | Junior | [8] |
2013–14 | Anthony Brown | Stanford | R–Junior | [9] |
2014–15 | Josh Hawkinson | Washington State | Sophomore | [10] |
2015–16 | George King | Colorado | Sophomore | [11] |
2016–17 | Chimezie Metu | USC | Sophomore | [12] |
2017–18 | Robert Franks | Washington State | Junior | [13] |
2018–19 | Tyler Bey | Colorado | Sophomore | [14] |
2019–20 | Chris Smith | UCLA | Junior | [15] |
2020–21 | Jaiden Delaire | Stanford | Junior | [16] |
2021–22 | Christian Koloko | Arizona | Junior | [17] |
2022–23 | Oumar Ballo | Arizona | RS Junior | [18] |
2023–24 | Maxime Raynaud | Stanford | Junior | [19] |
Winners by school
School | Winners | Years |
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Stanford | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2021, 2024 |
Washington State | 3 | 2012, 2015, 2018 |
Arizona | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
Colorado | 2 | 2016, 2020 |
USC | 2 | 2010, 2017 |
Washington | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
UCLA | 1 | 2020 |
Arizona State | 0 | — |
California | 0 | — |
Oregon | 0 | — |
Oregon State | 0 | — |
Utah | 0 | — |
References
- ^ "2015–16 Handbook" (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. pp. 105–06. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ "MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR" (PDF). Pac12.com.
- ^ Schroeder, Scott (11 January 2012). "Justin Dentmon Gets Closer To NBA With His Play On Second Day Of D-League Showcase". NBC Sports.
- ^ Schroeder, Scott (11 January 2012). "Justin Dentmon Gets Closer To NBA With His Play On Second Day Of D-League Showcase". NBC Sports.
- ^ "Pac-10 announces 2009-10 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "Pac-10 announces 2010-111 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces 2011-12 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "2013-14 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "2014-15 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "Pac-12 Conference announces 2015-16 men's basketball honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
- ^ "2016-17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "2017-18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference individual honorss". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference awards announced". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "2021-22 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "2023-24 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
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