Who is the Pac-12 player of the year?
At the midpoint of the season, Oregon’s Payton Pritchard would be the runaway choice considering the senior point guard is providing leadership, scoring, clutch baskets and feistiness for arguably the league’s best team.
There’s still plenty of time for others to make it a race.
Here’s a ranking of the top three contenders:
1. McKinley Wright, Colorado: Teammate Tyler Bey may steal POY votes away from Wright.
2. Tres Tinkle, Oregon State: The only player ranked among the top 10 in the conference in points (19.