LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Pac-12 player of the year award often goes to the highest scorer or the best player on the best team.
Washington's Matisse Thybulle took home the honor by being a disruptive defensive force for the Pac-12 regular-season champions.
Thybulle was named Pac-12 men's basketball player of the year by The Associated Press on Tuesday after becoming the first Division I player in 20 years to have 100 steals and 70 blocked shots in a season.
Washington's Mike Hopkins was named coach of the year and Arizona State freshman Luguentz Dort newcomer of the year.