Pac-12 Conference

2018-19 Women's Basketball Media Guide

Issue link: https://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/1037804

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 37 of 123

2 0 1 8 - 1 9 P A C - 1 2 W O M E N ' S B A S K E T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 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. 27 PLAYER: Marie Gulich, OSU FRESHMAN: Kianna Smith, CAL Feb. 19 PLAYER: Marie Gulich, OSU FRESHMAN: Tori Williams, UTAH Feb. 12 PLAYER:Ruthy Hebard, ORE FRESHMAN: Michaela Onyenwere, UCLA Feb. 5 PLAYER:Brittany McPhee, STAN FRESHMAN: Kiana Williams, STAN Jan. 29 PLAYER:Jordin Canada, UCLA FRESHMAN: Satou Sabally, ORE Jan. 22 PLAYER:Monique Billings, UCLA FRESHMAN: Tori Williams, UTAH Jan. 15 PLAYER:Kristine Anigwe, CAL FRESHMAN: Michaela Onyenwere, UCLA Jan. 8 PLAYER:Borislava Hristova, WSU FRESHMAN: Kiana Williams, STAN Jan. 1 PLAYER:Sabrina Ionescu, ORE FRESHMAN: Satou Sabally, ORE Dec. 26 PLAYER:Sabrina Ionescu, ORE FRESHMAN: Kianna Smith, CAL Dec. 18 PLAYER:Sabrina Ionescu, ORE FRESHMAN: Annika Jank, COLO Dec. 12 PLAYER:Kristine Anigwe, CAL FRESHMAN: Annika Jank, COLO Dec. 4 PLAYER:Sabrina Ionescu, ORE FRESHMAN: Satou Sabally, ORE Nov. 27 PLAYER:Alanna Smith, STAN FRESHMAN: Kianna Smith, CAL Nov. 20 PLAYER:Jordin Canada, UCLA FRESHMAN: Annika Jank, COLO Nov. 13 PLAYER:Sabrina Ionescu, ORE FRESHMAN: Satou Sabally, ORE The 2017-18 Pac-12 women's basketball season follows in a line of historic seasons that has raised the level of expectations for league teams. Half the league earned NCAA Tournament bids marking the fifth-consecutive year at least five Pac-12 teams have advanced to the Big Dance. A record-tying three teams were in the NCAA Elite Eight and for the third-consecutive year, at least four teams have made it to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Pac- 12 teams boast the most NCAA Tournament wins of any conference in the country over the last three years (41) and boast the best winning percentage among peer leagues (.695). Oregon claimed its first the Pac-12 regular season title since the 1999-2000 season, winning a program-record 16 league games. It followed up with its first-ever Pac-12 Tournament crown. Below is a list of other highlights from the 2017-18 campaign. NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND (REGIONAL) #7 CALIFORNIA 62 vs. #10 Virginia 68 (Albany) #2 OREGON 88 at #15 Seattle 45 (Spokane) #13 Gonzaga 68 at #4 STANFORD 82 (Lexington) #6 OREGON STATE 82 vs. #11 W. Kentucky 58 (Lexington) #14 American 60 at #3 UCLA 71 (Kansas City) #7 ARIZONA STATE 73 vs. #10 Nebraska 62 (Kansas City) SECOND ROUND (REGIONAL) #10 Minnesota 73 at #2 OREGON 101 (Spokane) #12 FGCU 70 at #4 STANFORD 90 (Lexington) #6 OREGON STATE 66 vs. #3 Tennessee 59 (Lexington) #11 Creighton 64 at #3 UCLA 86 (Kansas City) #7 ARIZONA STATE 65 vs. #2 Texas 85 (Kansas City) SWEET SIXTEEN (REGIONAL) #2 OREGON 83 vs. #11 Central Michigan 69 (Spokane) #2 Baylor 67 vs. #6 OREGON STATE 72 (Lexington) #1 Louisville 86 vs. #4 Stanford 59 (Lexington) #2 Texas 75 vs. #3 UCLA 84 (Kansas City) ELITE EIGHT (REGIONAL) #1 Notre Dame 84 vs. #2 OREGON 74 (Spokane) #1 Louisville 76 vs. #6 OREGON STATE 43 (Lexington) #1 Mississippi State 89 vs. #3 UCLA 73 (Kansas City) WNIT UNLV 68, UTAH 78 (First Round) UTAH 57, Kansas State 74 (Secod Round) FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Satou Sabally, Oregon DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jordin Canada, UCLA JOHN R. WOODEN COACH OF THE YEAR Tara VanDerveer, Standord FINAL NATIONAL RANKINGS AP WBCA Oregon 6 5 UCLA 9 7 Oregon State 13 8 Stanford 15 13 Arizona State RV California RV POSTSEASON RESULTS 2017-18 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 18-1 9-3 6-1 L1 10-1 1-3 7-5 Stanford^ 14 3 .824 9-0 5-3 24 11 .686 14-2 6-5 4-4 L1 7-3 1-6 4-8 UCLA^ 14 4 .778 8-1 6-3 27 8 .771 15-2 8-4 4-2 L1 7-3 2-4 6-6 Oregon State^ 14 4 .778 8-1 6-3 26 8 .765 14-2 8-4 4-2 L1 8-2 2-4 7-7 California^ 11 7 .611 7-2 4-5 21 11 .656 12-3 8-6 1-2 L2 6-4 0-2 1-6 Arizona State^ 10 8 .556 6-3 4-5 22 13 .629 13-3 5-7 4-3 L1 5-5 0-4 2-11 USC 9 9 .500 5-4 4-5 20 11 .645 7-5 9-5 4-1 L1 5-5 0-3 2-6 Utah# 8 10 .444 3-6 5-4 18 14 .563 11-6 7-7 0-1 L1 4-6 0-3 1-7 Colorado 5 13 .278 3-6 2-7 15 16 .484 9-7 5-8 1-1 L1 4-6 0-2 0-5 Washington State 3 14 .176 2-6 1-8 10 20 .333 4-8 4-10 2-2 L7 1-9 0-2 0-8 Arizona 2 16 .111 2-7 0-9 6 24 .200 5-10 1-11 0-3 L7 1-9 0-3 0-8 Washington 1 17 .056 1-8 0-9 7 23 .233 5-9 1-11 1-3 L11 0-10 0-4 0-8 * Regular-season and tournament champion; ^ NCAA Tournament participant; #WNIT participant PLAYER OF THE YEAR Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon • 1 Nancy Lieberman Award winner in Oregon's , Sabrina Ionescu, recognizing the nation's top point guard. It was the second year in a row a Pac-12 student-athlete has claimed the honor. • 1st as in UCLA's Jordin Canada became the first woman in Pac-12 history with 1,8000 career points and 700 career assists, breaking the league's all- time assist record which had stood since 1991. • 1 Katrina McClain Award winner in Oregon's Ruthy Hebard, presented to the nation's top power forward. • 1 WBCA Region Coach of the Year in UCLA's Cori Close. • 1 unanimous All-American in Oregon's Sabrina Io- nescu, earning first-team status from every entity. UCLA's Jordin Canada earned third team AP nods. • 4 WNBA Draft picks for the second-consecutive year, including two first-round picks. • 3 NCAA Elite Eight teams were the most of any con- ference and a Pac-12 record. • 3 teams are ranked in the final top-25 of the USA To- day/WBCA Coaches poll, first time in Pac-12 history. • 3rd-straight year league teams posted double-digit NCAA Tournament victories (11-6). • 4 Pac-12 teams ranked in the final Associated Press poll for the third-straight year. • 6 NCAA Tournament bids, marking the fifth-con- secutive year at least five league teams garnered berths. • 7 final national ranking for UCLA, marking its high- est ranking since 1998-99. UO's No. 5 ranking was its highest ever, Oregon State finished with a sec- ons-straight top-10 ranking at NO. 8, and Stanford was No. 13 for its 17th-straight appearance in the final poll. • 10 career triple-doubles recorded by Oregon's Sa- brina Ionescu recorded, setting the NCAA mark in just her sophomore campaign. • 17 wins Pac-12 teams have recorded (17-1) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament since 2016, and 25-3 over the last four years. • 31st-consecutive year and 32nd overall Stanford has earned a NCAA Tournament bid. • 33-consecutive field goals made by Oregon's Ruthy Hebard to set the NCAA record. Her .676 field goal shooting for the season also set the Pac-12 mark.

Articles in this issue

Archives of this issue

view archives of Pac-12 Conference - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Media Guide