Jaime Jaquez wins Pac-12 Player of the Year Award
Jaime Jaquez has been named the Pac-12 Player of the Year for 2022-23.
Jaquez beat out Arizona’s Azuolas Tubelis for the honor. Earlier in the day, Jaquez earned All-America honors from The Sporting News alongside Tubelis.
Jaquez is the 1st UCLA player to earn this honor since Kevin Love in 2008. The Bruins’ last senior to win this award was Ed O’Bannon in 1995:
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐏𝐀𝐂-𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑
UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been honored as this season’s Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year.
He becomes UCLA’s first @pac12 Player of the Year selection since Kevin Love in 2008.
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— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) March 7, 2023
Jaquez is the leader of a UCLA team that won the Pac-12 regular season title and could earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He’s is averaging 17.5 points and 8 rebounds per game this season, which are career-highs.
UCLA capped its regular season with a win over Arizona this past weekend. That victory means it split the season series with the Wildcats. It’s possible the 2 teams will meet in the Pac-12 Tournament championship later this week.
UCLA’s 1st game in the Pac-12 Tournament will be on Thursday against either Washington or Colorado.