Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Honor awarded to college basketball players
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The Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a currently dormant award given to the Pac-12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1975–76 season, when the conference was known as the Pacific-8, and was determined by voting from the Pac-12 media and coaches. On August 2, 2024, 10 of the 12 members departed from the conference. The Pac-12 continues to operate as a two-team conference for at least the 2024–25 academic year, sponsoring four sports – football, track & field, women's gymnastics and men's wrestling.[1] On September 12, 2024, the Pac-12 announced the admission of four new universities effective July 2026: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State.[2] According to the press release, "Oregon State University and Washington State University are currently operating as members of the Pac-12 Conference as part of an NCAA two-year grace period and will continue to do so for the 2025–26 academic season before the four new members officially join. The collective six universities will collaboratively chart additional membership and other future conference considerations."[2]
in 2026–27
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| Awarded for | the most outstanding basketball player in the Pac-12 Conference |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1976 |
| Final award | Pac-12 to resume in 2026–27 |
Shortly after announcing the aforementioned four new members, the Pac-12 added two more new members, also effective in 2026–27—Gonzaga and Utah State.[3][4] Several months later, Texas State was announced as a 2026 arrival.[5] With nine confirmed members, conference play is expected to resume in 2026–27, with the award again being presented.
Two players were honored multiple times: David Greenwood of UCLA and Sean Elliott of Arizona. Four freshmen also won the award: Shareef Abdur-Rahim of California, Kevin Love of UCLA, Deandre Ayton of Arizona and Evan Mobley of USC.[6] Between the arrival of Arizona and Arizona State in 1978 and the entry of Colorado and Utah in 2011, the conference was known as the Pacific–10.
Key
| † | Co-Players of the Year |
| * | Awarded a national player of the year award: Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79) UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96) Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present) John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present) |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Pac-12 Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
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Winners by school
| School (year joined)a | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona (1978) | 11 | 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995†, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| UCLA (1959) | 8 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1995†, 2007, 2008, 2023 |
| California (1959) | 7 | 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
| Oregon (1964) | 6 | 1976, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2017, 2020 |
| Oregon State (1964) | 5 | 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990 |
| USC (1959) | 4 | 1985, 1992, 2002, 2021 |
| Arizona State (1978) | 3 | 2000, 2005, 2009 |
| Washington (1959) | 3 | 1986, 2006, 2019 |
| Stanford (1959) | 1 | 2004 |
| Utah (2011) | 1 | 2016 |
| Washington State (1962) | 1 | 1980 |
| Colorado (2011) | 0 | — |
- a For purposes of this table, the "year joined" reflects the year that each team joined the conference now known as the Pac-12 as presently chartered. Although the Pac-12 claims the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), founded in 1915, as part of its own history, that conference disbanded in 1959 due to infighting and scandal. That same year, four PCC members established the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) under a new charter that functions to this day, with a fifth joining before AAWU competition started. The player of the year award was not established until 1976, by which time all of the final members of the PCC except for Idaho were reunited in what was then the Pac-8.