Arizona has the two best big men in the Pac-12, and arguably the top frontcourt duo in the country. But according to coaches, not the best overall player in the league.
Arizona’s Azuolas Tubelis and Oumar Ballo have been selected to the Pac-12’s all-conference first team, but it was UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. that beat out Tubelis for Player of the Year despite Jaquez’s numbers being inferior to those of the UA’s 6-foot-11 junior who led the conference in scoring (19.9) and rebounding (9.2).
The Wildcats did collect an individual conference award for the fourth consecutive year, though, as Ballo was tabbed as Most Improved Player.