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Aari McDonald named Pac-12 Player of the Year and co-Defensive Player of the Year, while several other Wildcats honored

The Pac-12 coaches have spoken. They think Arizona women’s basketball is pretty stacked, starting at the top with Aari McDonald.

McDonald was named both the Pac-12 Player of the Year and the Pac-12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year on Monday. It was the second straight year she has won the Defensive Player of the Year award, although she took it outright last season. This season she shared the award with Stanford’s Anna Wilson.

McDonald joins Adia Barnes as the only UA player to ever be named the Pac-10/12 Player of the Year.