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2 0 1 9 - 2 0 P A C - 1 2 W O M E N ' S B A S K E T B A L L / / R E V I E W 36 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 S E A S O N R E V I E W PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Feb. 25 PLAYER: Recee Caldwell, CAL FRESHMAN: McKenzie Forbes, CAL Feb. 18 PLAYER: Alanna Smith, STAN FRESHMAN: Dre'Una Edwards, UTAH Feb. 11 PLAYER: Sabrina Ionescu, ORE FRESHMAN: Dre'Una Edwards, UTAH Feb. 4 PLAYER: Kristine Anigwe, CAL FRESHMAN: Shalexxus Aaron, USC Jan. 28 PLAYER: Megan Huff, UTAH FRESHMAN: Cate Rees, ARIZ Jan. 21 PLAYER: Kristine Anigwe, CAL FRESHMAN: Cate Rees Jan. 14 PLAYER: Alanna Smith, STAN FRESHMAN: Dre'Una Edwards, UTAH Jan. 7 PLAYER: Aari McDonald, ARIZ FRESHMAN: Dru Gylten, UTAH Dec. 31 PLAYER: Borislava Hristova, WSU FRESHMAN: Andrea Torres, UTAH Dec. 24 PLAYER: Sabrina Ionescu, ORE FRESHMAN: Lacie Hull, STAN Dec. 17 PLAYER: Alanna Smith, STAN FRESHMAN: Dre'Una Edwards, UTAH Dec. 10 PLAYER: Megan Huff, UTAH FRESHMAN: Dru Gylten, UTAH Dec. 3 PLAYER: Aari McDonald, ARIZ FRESHMAN: Peanut Tuitele Nov. 26 PLAYER: Kristine Anigwe, CAL FRESHMAN: Cate Rees, ARIZ Nov. 19 PLAYER: Aari McDonald, ARIZ FRESHMAN: Dre'Una Edwards, UTAH Nov. 12 PLAYER:Kristine Anigwe, CAL FRESHMAN: Dre'Una Edwards, UTAH OREGON's first-ever trip to the NCAA Women's Final Four and ARIZONA's WNIT Championship victory in front of a record crowd, the Pac-12 continues to establish itself as one of the premiere women's basketball leagues in the country. For the 10th time in 12 years a Pac-12 team was in the NCAA Final Four with the Ducks becoming the fifth different Pac-12 squad to advance that far since 2013. No other conference has sent as many different teams to the Final Four during that span. With at least half the league earning a NCAA Tournament bid for the third-straight year, the Pac-12 went 11-1 in the first two rounds, the best record for a conference since 1997, while going undefeated in the first round for the third time in four years. The Pac-12 placed five teams in the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years and was the only league to have at least two teams in the Elite Eight the last four years. Pac-12 teams won a combined 14 NCAA Tournament games in 2019, tying for the most of any conference. Since 2016, the Pac-12 has won more games (55) in the Big Dance than any other league and has the best winning percentage of any Power 5 conference (.696) during that span. The Ducks (No. 2/Portland), OREGON STATE (No. 4/Albany) and STAN- FORD (No. 2/Chicago) each received a top-16 seeding, and were joined by ARIZONA STATE (No. 5/Portland), CALIFORNIA (No. 8/Greens- boro) and UCLA (No. 6/Albany) in the NCAA Tournament. Arizona recorded the best turnaround of any team in the country, going from six wins in 2018 to 24 in 2019. It marked UA's first 20-win season in eight years. Averaging over 7,200 in attendance during its WNIT run, Arizona set the Pac-12's all-time single-game attendance mark in the final (14,644). Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu was named WBCA Wade Trophy and John R. Wooden Award Trophy winner, presented to the nation's top-collegiate women's basketball player. It marked the third time in six years a player from the Pac-12 has won the Wooden Award. California's Kristine Anigwe was tabbed the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year while Ionescu won the WBCA's Nancy Lieberman Award (presented to the nation's top point guard) for the second-straight year. For the first time since 1993, three from the Pac-12 were tabbed USBWA All-Americans - Anigwe, Ionescu and Stanford's Alanna Smith. The trio were also tabbed All-Americans by the Associated Press and ESPNW. Oregon won the Pac-12 regular-season crown for the second year in a row, while Stanford won its 13th all- time Pac-12 Tournament title which was held in Las Vegas for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. For the first time ever, five Pac-12 teams appeared in the Associated Press final poll, with two ranked in the top 10, extending the Conference's streak of two top-10 ranked teams to five-consecutive years. For the first time ever, five Pac-12 teams are in the top 15 of the final USA Today/WBCA Coaches poll, also making the second time in three years five teams are in the final ranking. Additionally, it marks the first time three teams are ranked in the coaches' final top 10. Five from the Pac-12 were picked in the WNBA Draft, including Smith and Anigwe, who were selected in the first round. NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND (REGIONAL) #4 OREGON STATE 80 vs. #13 Boise State 75 (Albany) #6 UCLA 89 vs. #11 Tennessee 77 (Albany) #2 STANFORD 79 vs. #15 UC Davis 54 (Chicago) #8 CALIFORNIA 92 vs. #9 North Carolina 72 (Greensboro) #2 OREGON 78 vs. #15 Portland State 40 (Portland) #5 Arizona State 60 vs. #12 Central Florida 45 (Portland) SECOND ROUND (REGIONAL) #4 OREGON STATE 76 vs. #5 Gonzaga 70 (Albany) #6 UCLA 85 vs. #3 Maryland 80 (Albany) #2 STANFORD 72 vs. #7 BYU 63 (Chicago) #8 CALIFORNIA 63 vs. #1 Baylor 102 (Greensboro) #2 OREGON 91 vs. #10 Indiana 68 (Portland) #5 Arizona State 60 vs. #4 Miami 45 (Fla.) (Portland) SWEET SIXTEEN (REGIONAL) #4 OREGON STATE 44 vs. #1 Louisville 61 (Albany) #6 UCLA 61 vs. #2 Connecticut 69 (Albany) #2 STANFORD 55 vs. #11 Missouri State 46 (Chicago) #2 OREGON 63 vs. #6 South Dakota State 53 (Portland) #5 Arizona State 53 vs. #1 Mississippi 76 (Portland) ELITE EIGHT (REGIONAL) #2 STANFORD 68 vs. #1 Notre Dame 84 (Chicago) #2 OREGON 88 vs. #1 Mississippi State 84 (Portland) FINAL FOUR (TAMPA, FLA) #2 OREGON 67 vs. #1 Baylor 72 WNIT Idaho State 56 at ARIZONA 66 (First Round) Pacific 48 at ARIZONA 64 (Second Round) Idaho 60 at ARIZONA 68 (Third Round) Wyoming 45 at ARIZONA 67 (Quarterfinal) TCU 53 at ARIZONA 59 (Semifinal) Northwestern 42 at ARIZONA 56 FINAL NATIONAL RANKINGS AP WBCA Stanford 6 7 Oregon 7 4 Oregon State 11 10 UCLA 20 14 Arizona State 23 -- FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Dre'Una Edwards, Utah DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kristine Anigwe, California JOHN R. WOODEN COACH OF THE YEAR Kellly Graves, Oregon POSTSEASON RESULTS 2018-19 PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS Conference Overall W L PCT H A W L PCT H A N STREAK LAST 5 TOP 10 TOP 25 Oregon$#^ 16 2 .889 8-1 8-1 33 5 .868 16-1 12-2 5-2 L1 4-1 3-3 9-3 Stanford*^ 15 3 .833 8-1 7-2 31 5 .861 15-1 10-3 6-1 L1 4-1 4-2 6-3 Oregon State^ 14 4 .778 8-1 4-3 26 8 .765 17-1 6-3 3-4 L1 3-2 1-3 4-6 UCLA^ 12 6 .667 5-4 5-4 22 13 .629 11-5 9-3 2-5 L1 3-2 2-6 7-8 Arizona State^ 10 7 .588 6-3 4-4 22 11 .667 11-4 7-4 4-3 L1 3-2 2-7 4-8 Utah 9 9 .500 6-3 3-6 20 10 .667 13-3 5-6 2-1 L3 2-3 1-2 1-5 California^ 9 9 .500 7-3 1-6 20 13 .606 10-5 7-6 3-2 L1 3-2 1-6 2-8 Arizona% 7 11 .389 5-4 2-7 24 13 .649 17-5 4-7 3-1 W6 5-0 0-7 2-8 USC 7 11 .389 5-4 2-7 17 13 .567 10-4 6-8 1-1 L1 2-3 0-5 1-9 Washington State 4 14 .222 4-3 1-10 9 21 .300 6-9 1-10 2-2 L5 0-5 0-5 0-8 Washington 2 15 .118 1-7 1-8 11 21 .344 6-9 2-9 3-3 L1 2-3 2-3 1-8 Colorado 2 16 .111 2-7 0-9 12 18 .400 10-7 1-10 1-1 L4 1-4 0-3 0-8 $ Pac-12 regular-season champion; * Pac-12 Tournament Champion; # NCAA Final Four; ^ NCAA Tournament participant; % WNIT Champion PLAYER OF THE YEAR Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon