Lonzo Ball came away with UCLA’s biggest haul during the start of what figures to be a busy awards season for the Bruins.
The point guard was selected the Pac-12 Conference’s freshman of the year and first team All-Pac-12 in a vote of conference coaches revealed Monday. Teammates Bryce Alford and TJ Leaf joined Ball on the 10-player first team after helping UCLA tie a school record with 28 regular-season victories, 13 more than last season.
USC sophomore Chimezie Metu was picked as the conference’s most improved player and made the second team after more than doubling his scoring and rebounding averages from his freshman season.