UW’s Markelle Fultz picks up Pac-12 honors

Markelle Fultz winds up and jams home the bucket off the breakaway, giving the Huskies a 86-62 2nd half lead. The University of Washington men’s basketball team played Seattle University at KeyArena in Seattle, Thursday, December 22, 2016.Washington’s Markelle Fultz was named to the all-Pac-12 team and the Pac-12’s all-freshman team.

No other UW player was recognized when the conference announced its postseason awards Monday.

The Huskies point guard leads freshman nationally with a 23.2 scoring average that’s first among all Pac-12 players. His scoring average is highest for a Pac-12 player in 20 years.

However, UCLA’s Lonzo Ball beat out Fultz for the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year award.

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