The Pac-12 Most Improved Player of The Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the most improved player in men's basketball in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner is selected by conference coaches, who are 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 conferences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009 | Justin Dentmon | Washington | Senior | [4] |
| 2009–2010 | 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] |
| 2020–2021 | Jaiden Delaire | Stanford | Junior | [16] |
| 2021–2022 | Christian Koloko | Arizona | Junior | [17] |
| 2022–2023 | Oumar Ballo | Arizona | RS Junior | [18] |
| 2023–2024 | Maxime Raynaud | Stanford | Junior | [19] |
Winners by school
| School | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference awards announced". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
- ^ "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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