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2016-17 PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL // REVIEW 36 2015-16 SEASON REVIEW PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Nov. 16 PLAYER: Courtney Range, CAL FRESHMAN: Kristine Anigwe, CAL Nov. 23 PLAYER: Jordin Canada, UCLA FRESHMAN: Borislava Hristova, WSU Nov. 30 PLAYER: Lili Thompson, STAN FRESHMAN: Kristine Anigwe, CAL Dec. 7 PLAYER: Jillian Alleyne, ORE FRESHMAN: Kristine Anigwe, CAL Dec. 14 PLAYER: Emily Potter, UTAH FRESHMAN: Kristine Anigwe, CAL Dec. 21 PLAYER: Lili Thompson, STAN FRESHMAN: Maite Cazorla, ORE Dec. 28 PLAYER: Arnecia Hawkins, ASU FRESHMAN: Kristine Anigwe, CAL Jan. 4 PLAYER: Nirra Fields, UCLA FRESHMAN: Kristine Anigwe, CAL Jan. 10 PLAYER: Temi Fagbenle, USC FRESHMAN: Kristine Anigwe, CAL Jan. 18 PLAYER: Kelsey Plum, WASH FRESHMAN: Borislava Hristova, WSU Jan. 25 PLAYER: Jillian Alleyne, ORE FRESHMAN: Borislava Hristova, WSU Feb. 1 PLAYER: Lili Thompson, STAN FRESHMAN: Maite Cazorla, ORE Feb. 8 PLAYER: Jamie Weisner, OSU FRESHMAN: Maite Cazorla, ORE Feb. 15 PLAYER: Jillian Alleyne, ORE FRESHMAN: Maite Cazorla, ORE Feb. 22 PLAYER: Jamie Weisner, OSU FRESHMAN: Kennedy Leonard, COLO Feb. 29 PLAYER: Erica McCall, STAN FRESHMAN: Kristine Anigwe, CAL The 2015-16 Pac-12 women's basketball historic season will be a memorable one, capped by two NCAA Wom- en's Final Four teams, national recognition across the Conference and seven WNBA picks. Here is what Pac-12 teams accomplished this season: Oregon State claimed its first-ever Pac-12 Tournament title, sharing the regular-season crown with Arizona State. The league's coaches voted OSU's Jamie Weisner the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Ruth Hamblin the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight year. CALIFORNIA's Kristine Anigwe was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and ARIZONA STATE's Charli Turner Thorne was voted the John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year. NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND (Regional) #3 UCLA 66, #14 Hawai'i 50 (Bridgeport) #2 OREGON STATE 69, #15 Troy 40 (Dallas) #2 ARIZONA STATE 74, #15 New Mexico State 52 (Sioux Falls) #7 WASHINGTON 65, #10 Pennsylvania 53 (Lexington) #4 STANFORD 85, #13 San Francisco 58 (Lexington) SECOND ROUND (Regional) #3 UCLA 72, #6 South Florida 67 (Bridgeport) #2 OREGON STATE 83, #10 St. Bonaventure 71 (Dallas) #3 ARIZONA STATE 64, #7 Tennessee 75 (Sioux Falls) #7 WASHINGTON 74, #2 Maryland 65 (Lexington) #4 STANFORD 66, #12 South Dakota State 65 (Lexington) SWEET SIXTEEN (Regional) #3 UCLA 64, #2 Texas 72 (Bridgeport) #2 OREGON STATE 83, #6 DePaul 71 (Dallas) #7 WASHINGTON 85, #3 Kentucky 72 (Lexington) #4 STANFORD 90, #1 Notre Dame 84 (Lexington) ELITE EIGHT (Regional) #2 OREGON STATE 60, #6 DePaul 57 (Dallas) #7 WASHINGTON 85, #4 STANFORD 76 (Lexington) NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR - INDIANAPOLIS #2 OREGON STATE 51, #1 Connecticut 80 #7 WASHINGTON 59, #4 Syracuse 80 WNIT FIRST ROUND Utah 95, Montana State 61 Oregon 84, Long Beach State 76 SECOND ROUND Utah 92, Gonzaga 76 Oregon 84, Fresno State 59 THIRD ROUND Oregon 73, Utah 63 QUARTERFINAL ROUND Oregon 71, UTEP 67 SEMIFINAL ROUND South Dakota 54, Oregon 88 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Kristine Anigwe California DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ruth Hamblin Oregon State JOHN R. WOODEN COACH OF THE YEAR Charli Turner Thorne FINAL NATIONAL RANKINGS AP WBCA Oregon State 6 6 UCLA 10 12 Arizona State 11 11 Stanford 13 16 WASH RV POSTSEASON RESULTS 2015-16 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 State*^@ 16 2 .889 9-0 7-2 32 5 .865 16-1 9-3 7-1 L1 4-1 1-2 5-5 Arizona State*% 16 2 .889 9-0 7-2 26 7 .788 14-3 11-2 1-2 L1 2-3 2-2 6-4 Stanford% 14 4 .778 8-1 6-3 27 8 .771 15-2 8-4 4-2 L1 3-2 2-2 5-5 UCLA% 14 4 .778 9-0 5-4 26 9 .743 15-1 8-5 3-3 L1 3-2 1-6 4-7 Washington@ 11 7 .611 6-3 5-4 26 11 .703 12-4 7-4 5-2 L1 4-1 1-3 6-9 Oregon! 9 9 .500 5-4 4-5 24 11 .686 18-5 6-6 0-0 L1 4-1 0-1 2-7 Utah! 8 10 .444 4-5 4-5 18 15 .545 12-6 6-7 0-2 L1 3-2 0-3 1-7 USC 6 12 .333 4-3 2-7 19 13 .594 12-5 3-7 4-1 L1 1-4 0-5 1-6 Washington State 5 13 .278 3-6 2-7 14 16 .467 7-6 6-9 1-1 L2 2-3 0-2 1-6 California 4 14 .222 4-5 0-9 15 17 .469 10-6 3-9 2-2 L1 3-2 2-2 3-10 Arizona 3 15 .167 2-7 1-8 13 19 .406 8-7 4-9 1-3 L1 2-3 0-3 1-8 Colorado 2 16 .111 2-7 0-9 7 23 .233 7-9 0-13 0-1 L3 1-4 0-3 0-8 * Pac-12 regular-season champions; ^ Pac-12 Tournament Champion; @ NCAA Final Four participant; % NCAA Tournament participant; ! WNIT participaent PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jamie Weisner Oregon State • No. 1 RPI in the country by the Pac-12. • 1 national freshman of the year, CALIFORNIA's Kris- tine Anigwe earning the honor from the USBWA. • 2 NCAA Final Four teams for the first time in Pac- 12 history, OREGON STATE and WASHINGTON making their first-ever appearances. • 2 WBCA All-Americans in UW's Kelsey Plum and OSU's Jamie Weisner. • 3 NCAA Elite 8 teams for the first time. • 3 Pac-12 players named AP All-American and an- other three earning honorable mention. • 4 NCAA Sweet 16 teams for the first time in Pac-12 history. • 4 Pac-12 teams ranked in the final Associated Press poll, the most ever. • 5 NCAA Tournament bids with Pac-12 teams going undefeated in the first round. • 5 Pac-12 teams ranked in the final USA Today/ WBCA poll. • 5 Pac-12 players on the NCAA Tournament All- Lexington Region team. • 7 WNBA Draft picks, the most since 2002. • 8 three-pointers made by WASHINGTON's Talia Walton against Syracuse, setting a NCAA Final Four record. • 9 NCAA Tournament wins after the first weekend, tying the Pac-12 record for most tournament wins in a season. • 14 NCAA Tournament wins in 2016, a Pac-12 re- cord. • 20 postseason wins by Pac-12 teams, six coming in the WNIT • 29th-consecutive year and 30th overall STANFORD has earned a NCAA Tournament bid. • 425 career blocks by OSU's Ruth Hamblin, a Pac-12 record and ranked in the top 10 in NCAA history. • 960 points scored by UW's Kelsey Plum, the most in the country • 1,712 career rebounds by OREGON's Jillian Al- leyne, setting the Pac-12 record, ranking third in NCAA history.