The Pac-12 Player of the Year debate is in full swing, with undefeated Washington’s Jaylen Nowell and Oregon State’s Tres Tinkle as the 1A and 1B favorites for the award. To look forward to this years vote, it’s important to take a look at past recipients and how they got there.
The last fourteen seasons have ended with the conference player of the year award given to a player on a top-four team. The last time someone won the award on a team outside of the top-four was 2004-2005, when Ike Diogu earned the honor on a sixth-place Arizona State squad.