2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season

2021–22 Pac–12 women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network
Regular season
Regular season championsStanford
Season MVPCameron Brink & Haley Jones, Stanford
Pac-12 tournament
ChampionsStanford
  Runners-upUtah
Pac-12 women's basketball seasons
← 2020–21
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford † 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889
Oregon 11 – 6   .647 20 – 12   .625
Washington State 11 – 6   .647 19 – 11   .633
No. 19 Arizona 10 – 6   .625 21 – 8   .724
Colorado 9 – 7   .563 22 – 9   .710
Utah 8 – 7   .533 21 – 12   .636
UCLA 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581
Oregon State 6 – 9   .400 17 – 14   .548
Arizona State 4 – 9   .308 12 – 14   .462
USC 5 – 12   .294 12 – 16   .429
California 2 – 10   .167 11 – 13   .458
Washington 2 – 12   .143 7 – 16   .304
† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season which started on November 9. Conference play began on December 31. This is the tenth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 36th since the conference first sponsored women's sports, including basketball, in the 1986–87 school year.

The Pac-12 tournament took place from March 2–6 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team ESPN Signees
Arizona —
Arizona State ―
California ―
Colorado -
Oregon ―
Oregon State ―
Stanford -
UCLA -
USC ―
Utah ―
Washington -
Washington State -

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden[1] Naismith[2] Lieberman[3] Drysdale[4] Miller[5] McClain[6] Leslie[7] Wade[8]
Cameron Brink – Stanford
Mya Hollingshed – Colorado
Lexie Hull – Stanford
Haley Jones – Stanford
Taylor Jones – Oregon State
Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State
Charisma Osborne – UCLA
Te-Hina Paopao – Oregon
Alissa Pili – USC
Nyara Sabally – Oregon 		Cameron Brink – Stanford
Lexie Hull – Stanford
Haley Jones – Stanford
Taylor Jones – Oregon State
Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State
Nancy Mulkey – Washington
Charisma Osborne – UCLA
Alissa Pili – USC
Nyara Sabally – Oregon
Sam Thomas – Arizona 		Gina Conti – UCLA
Dru Gylten – Utah
Te-Hina Paopao – Oregon 		Taylor Chavez – Arizona
Lexie Hull – Stanford
Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State
Charisma Osborne – UCLA
Sydney Parrish – Oregon 		Haley Jones – Stanford
Sam Thomas – Arizona 		Cameron Brink – Stanford
Taylor Jones – Oregon State
Alissa Pili – USC
Nyara Sabally – Oregon 		Fran Belibi – Stanford
Nancy Mulkey – Washington
Bella Murekatete – Washington State 		Cameron Brink – Stanford
Haley Jones – Stanford
Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State
Charisma Osborne – UCLA
Nyara Sabally – Oregon

Preseason All-American teams

Preseason polls

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season § Pre-season polls

Pac-12 Media days

The Pac-12 will conduct its 2021 Pac-12 media days at the Pac-12 Studio, in San Francisco, California, on October 13, 2021 (Pac-12 Network).[9]

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

  • Pac-12 Commissioner – George Kliavkoff
  • Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer(MBB) – Jamie Zaninovich
  • Arizona –
  • Arizona State –
  • California –
  • Colorado –
  • Oregon –
  • Oregon State –
  • Stanford –
  • UCLA –
  • USC –
  • Utah –
  • Washington –
  • Washington State –
Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)
Place Team Points First place votes
1. Stanford 121 11
2. Oregon 108 1
3. UCLA 101 --
4. Oregon State 86 --
5. Arizona 83 --
6. Washington State 70 --
7. Colorado 65 --
8. Arizona State 47 --
9. USC 45 --
T10. Utah 25 --
T11. Washington 25 --
12. California 16 --

Source:[10]

Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Media)
Place Team Points First place votes
1. Stanford 312 26
2. Oregon 275 --
3. UCLA 250 --
4. Oregon State 236 --
5. Arizona 215 --
6. Washington State 178 --
7. Colorado 142 --
8. Arizona State 129 --
9. USC 125 --
T10. Utah 66 --
11. Washington 60 --
12. California 40 --

Source:[11]

Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference

Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference women's basketball teams
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Taylor Jones Oregon State Jr. F 6'4 Forney, TX (Dallas Christian School)
Talia von Oelhoffen Oregon State So. F 5'11 Pasco, WA (Chiawana HS)
Cameron Brink Stanford So. F 6'4 Beaverton, OR (Mountainside HS)
Lexie Hull Stanford Sr. F 6'0 Spokane, WA (Central Valley HS)
Haley Jones Stanford Jr. G 6'1 Santa Cruz, CA (Archbishop Mitty HS)
Te-Hina Paopao Oregon So. G 5'9 Oceanside, CA (La Jolla Country Day School)
Alissa Pili USC So. F 6'0 Anchorage, AK (Dimond HS)
Mya Hollingshed Colorado Sr. G/F 6'3 Houston, TX (Bellaire HS)
Sedona Prince Oregon R-Jr. F/C 6'7 Liberty Hill, TX (Texas)
Endyia Rogers Oregon Jr. G 5'7 Dallas, TX (USC)
Charisma Osborne UCLA Jr. G 5'9 Moreno Valley, CA (Windward School)
Sam Thomas Arizona GS. F 6'0 Bloomfield Hills, MI (Centennial HS)
Cate Reese Arizona Sr. F 6'2 Cypress, TX (Cypress Woods HS)
Nyara Sabally Oregon Jr. F 6'5 Berlin, Germany (Rotteck Gymnasium)
Charlisse Leger-Walker Washington State So. G 5'10 Waikato, New Zealand (St. Peter's School)
Honorable Mention
Kennedy Brown (OSU); Gina Conti (UCLA); Natalie Chou (UCLA); Dalayah Daniels (CAL); Dru Gylten (UTAH); Taya Hanson (ASU); Krystal Leger-Walker (WSU) Brynna Maxwell (UTAH); Nancy Mulkey (WASH); Jaylyn Sherrod (COLO); Anna Wilson (STAN).

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Wooden[12] Naismith[13] Liberman[14] Drysdale[15] Miller[16] McClain[17] Leslie[18] Wade
Cameron Brink – Stanford
Haley Jones – Stanford
Charisma Osborne – UCLA 		Cameron Brink – Stanford
Haley Jones – Stanford
Charisma Osborne – UCLA
Cate Reese – Arizona 		None Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State
Charisma Osborne – UCLA 		Haley Jones – Stanford Cameron Brink – Stanford
Nyara Sabally – Oregon 		None

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Regular season

The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the Pac-12 Network.

Early season tournaments

Team Tournament Finish
Arizona Paradise Jam 1st
Arizona State Cancún Challenge T-3rd (Mayan)
California Raising the B.A.R. Invitational –
Colorado Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic –
Oregon Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd
Oregon State Daytona Beach Invitational —
Stanford Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo –
UCLA Gulf Coast Showcase 7th
USC Cancún Challenge T-2nd (Rivera)
Utah Rainbow Wahine Showdown –
Washington Goombay Slapsh –
Washington State Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo –

Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (November 27, 2021):

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov 12 No. 6 Louisville No. 22 Arizona† Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational 61–59 1–0
Nov 14 No. 25 Texas No. 3 Stanford Maples Pavilion ● Stanford, CA – 56–61 1–1
Nov 20 No. 10 Louisville Washington Alaska Airlines Arena ● Seattle, WA – 53–61 1–2
Nov 21 No. 1 South Carolina No. 9 Oregon † Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis 63–80 1–3
Nov 22 No. 9 Oregon No. 23 South Florida † Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis 62–71 1–4
Nov 25 No. 7 Stanford No. 4 Indiana † Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo 69–66 2–5
Nov 26 No. 6 Baylor Arizona State † Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort ● Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge 52–62 2–6
Nov 26 No. 18 South Florida No. 7 Stanford † Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo 54–57 2–7
Nov 26 No. 12 Michigan No. 16 Oregon State † Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FL Daytona Beach Invitational 52–61 2–8
Nov 27 Rutgers No. 9 Arizona† Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam 80–44 8–7
Nov 27 No. 2 Maryland No. 7 Stanford† Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo 86–67 9–7
Nov 27 No. 5 NC State Washington State† Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo 34–62 9–8
Nov 27 Notre Dame No. 16 Oregon State† Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FL Daytona Beach Invitational 62–64 9–9
Dec 11 UCLA No. 3 UConn† Prudential Center ● Champaign, IL Never Forget Tribute Classic 61–71 9–10
Dec 12 No. 23 Oregon State Villanova Finneran Pavilion ● Villanova, PA – 52–56 9–11
Dec 18 Stanford Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN – 74–63 10–11
Dec 21 Stanford South Carolina Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC – 61–65 10–12

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Conference schedule

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[19]

  Arizona Arizona State California Colorado Oregon Oregon State Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington Washington State
vs. Arizona – 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1
vs. Arizona State 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. California 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
vs. Colorado 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Oregon 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Oregon State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Stanford 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. UCLA 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. USC 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Utah 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0
vs. Washington 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0
vs. Washington State 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 –
Total 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1

Points scored

Team For Against Difference
Arizona 1418 1113 305
Arizona State 1160 1052 108
California 1067 1009 58
Colorado 0 0 0
Oregon 0 0 0
Oregon State 0 0 0
Stanford 0 0 0
UCLA 0 0 0
USC 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0
Washington 0 0 0
Washington State 0 0 0

Through January 23, 2022[20]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
Team Poll Pre Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Wk
17		 Wk
18		 Wk
19		 Final
Arizona AP 22 11 9 7
C 15 12^ 11
Arizona State AP NV
C
California AP NV
C
Colorado AP RV
C
Oregon AP 10 9 15 19
C 9 13^ 16
Oregon State AP 14 15 16 23
C 18 19^ 21
Stanford AP 3 (5) 7 7 4
C 2 (13) 5^ 4
UCLA AP 20 20 19
C 14 15^ 23
USC AP RV
C
Utah AP NV
C
Washington AP NV
C
Washington State AP NV
C

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Pac-12 records are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Record at school Pac-12 record Pac-12 titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Arizona Adia Barnes Washington (assistant) 6th 89–66
(.574) 		39–50
(.438) 		0 1 1 0
Arizona State Charli Turner Thorne Northern Arizona 25th 476–280
(.630) 		243–181
(.573) 		2 14 0 0
California Charmin Smith New York Liberty (assistant) 3rd 13–35
(.271) 		4–27
(.129) 		0 0 0 0
Colorado JR Payne Santa Clara 6th 72–75
(.490) 		25–63
(.284) 		0 0 0 0
Oregon Kelly Graves Gonzaga 8th 172–62
(.735) 		82–43
(.656) 		3 4 1 0
Oregon State Scott Rueck George Fox 12th 240–113
(.680) 		121–70
(.634) 		3 7 1 0
Stanford Tara VanDerveer Ohio State 36th 973–204
(.827) 		531–91 (.854) 25 32 13 3
UCLA Cori Close Florida State (AHC) 11th 215–110
(.662) 		115–63
(.646) 		0 6 0 0
USC Lindsay Gottlieb Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) 1st 0–0
(–) 		0–0
(–) 		0 8 0 0
Utah Lynne Roberts Pacific 7th 91–87
(.511) 		40–69
(.367) 		0 0 0 0
Washington Tina Langley Rice 1st 0–0
(–) 		0–0
(–) 		0 0 0 0
Washington State Kamie Ethridge Northern Colorado 4th 32–53
(.376) 		17–38
(.309) 		0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2020–21 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Post season

Pac-12 tournament

Main article: 2022 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The conference tournament was played from March 2–6 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, NV. The top four teams had a bye on the first day. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

First round
Wednesday, March 2
P12N 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3
P12N 		Semifinals
Friday, March 4
P12N 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 6
ESPN2
            
4 Arizona 43
5 Colorado 45
5 Colorado 64
12 Washington 52
5 Colorado 45
1 Stanford 71
1 Stanford 57
8 Oregon State 44
8 Oregon State 59
9 Arizona State 54
1 Stanford 73
6 Utah 48
2 Oregon 63
7 UCLA 60
7 UCLA 73
10 USC 60
2 Oregon 73
6 Utah 80
3 Washington State 59
6 Utah 70
6 Utah 66
11 California 60

Note: * denotes overtime

All-Tournament Team

Source:[21]

Name Pos. Year Team
Cameron Brink F So. Stanford
Jenna Johnson F Fr. Utah
Haley Jones G Jr. Stanford
Gianna Kneepkens G Fr. Utah
Nyara Sabally F R-Jr. Oregon
Anna Wilson G GSr. Stanford

Most Outstanding Player

Name Pos. Year Team
Haley Jones G Jr. Stanford

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Teams from the conference were selected to participate:

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
― ― Stanford
–
― ― – – – –
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

Women's National Invitation Tournament

Number from the conference were selected to participate:

Main article: 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Oregon State − − − − −
UCLA − − − − −
Bid W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost

Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Throughout the regular season, the Pac-12 offices honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.[22]

Week Player of the Week School Freshman of the Week School Ref.
Nov 15 Cate Reese Arizona Jayda Curry California [23]
Nov 22 Nyara Sabally Oregon Jayda Curry (2) California [24]
Nov 29 Cameron Brink Stanford Jayda Curry (3) California [25]
Dec 6 Natalie Chou UCLA Gianna Kneepkens Utah [26]
Dec 13 Charlisse Leger-Walker Washington State Jenna Johnson Utah [27]
Dec 20 Haley Jones Stanford Jayda Curry (4) California [28]
Dec 27 Evelien Lutje Schipholt California Gianna Kneepkens (2) Utah [29]
Jan 3 Haley Jones (2) Stanford Kiki Iriafen Stanford [30]
Jan 10 Jaylyn Sherrod Colorado Rayah Marshall USC [31]
Jan 17 Cameron Brink (2) Stanford Jenna Johnson (2) Utah [32]
Jan 24 Charisma Osborne UCLA Gianna Kneepkens (3) Utah [33]
Jan 31 Cameron Brink (3) Stanford Gianna Kneepkens (4) Utah [34]
Feb 7 Cameron Brink (4) Stanford Jayda Curry (5) California [35]
Feb 14 Jordyn Jenkin Washington Gianna Kneepkens (5) Utah [36]
Feb 21 Johanna Teder Washington State Rayah Marshall (2) USC [37]
Feb 28 Charisma Osborne (2) UCLA Jenna Johnson (3) Utah [38]

Totals per School

School Total
Utah 8
Stanford 7
California 6
UCLA 3
USC 2
Washington State 2
Arizona 1
Colorado 1
Oregon 1
Washington 1
Arizona State 0
Oregon State 0

All-Americans

Main article: 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans

All-District

The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:

District VIII

All-District Team

District IX

Player of the Year

All-District Team

Conference awards

The Pac-12 presents two separate sets of major awards—one voted on by conference coaches and the other by media.

Individual awards

Coaches

2022 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Haley Jones, Stanford
Coach of the Year Tara VanDerveer, Stanford
Defensive Player of the Year Cameron Brink, Stanford
Freshman of the Year Gianna Kneepkens, Utah
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Lexie Hull, Stanford
Most Improved Player of the Year Jordyn Jenkins, USC &
Bella Murekatete, Washington State
Sixth Player of the Year Quay Miller, Colorado

Media

2022 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Cameron Brink, Stanford
Coach of the Year Kamie Ethridge, Washington State
Defensive Player of the Year Cameron Brink, Stanford
Freshman of the Year Jayda Curry, California
Most Improved Player of the Year Jordyn Jenkins, USC
Sixth Player of the Year Quay Miller, Colorado

All-Pac-12

Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference women's basketball teams
First Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Cameron Brink Stanford F So. 6−4 Beaverton, Ore. (Mountainside HS)
Mya Hollingshed Colorado F R-Sr. 6−3 Houston, Tex. (Bellaire HS)
Lexie Hull Stanford G Sr. 6−1 Spokane, Wash. (Central Valley HS)
Jordyn Jenkins USC F So. 6−2 Kent, Wash. (Kentridge HS)
Haley Jones‡ Stanford G Jr. 6−1 Santa Cruz, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty)
Gianna Kneepkens Utah G Fr. 5−11 Duluth, Minn. (Duluth Marshall HS)
Charlisse Leger-Walker Washington State G So. 5−10 Waikato, New Zealand (St. Peter's School Cambridge)
Jade Loville Arizona State G/F Sr. 5−11 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Skyline HS)
Charisma Osborne UCLA G Jr. 5−9 Moreno Valley, Calif. (Windward School)
Te-Hina Paopao Oregon G So. 5−9 Oceanside, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day School)
Cate Reese Arizona F Sr. 6−2 Cypress, Tex. (Cypress Woods HS)
Endyia Rogers USC G Jr. 5−7 Dallas, Tex. (Bishop Lynch HS)
Nyara Sabally Oregon F R-Jr. 6−5 Berlin, Germany (SLZB)
IImar'I Thomas UCLA F Gr. 5−10 Oakland, Calif. (Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep)
Talia von Oelhoffen Oregon State G Fr. 5−11 Pasco, Wash. (Chiawana HS)
  • ‡ Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • ††† three-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
  • †† two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
  • † two-time All-Pac-12 honoree
Honorable Mention:
  • Jayda Curry, (CAL, G)
  • Krystal Leger-Walker, (WSU, G)
  • Kennady McQueen, (UTAH, G)
  • Quay Miller, (COLO, C)
  • Nancy Mulkey, (WASH, F)
  • Jordan Sanders, (USC, F)
  • Sam Thomas, (ARIZ, G/F)
  • Haley Van Dyke, (WASH, F)

All-Freshman Team

Name School Pos. Ht.
Jayda Curry California G 5−6
Jenna Johnson Utah F 6−2
Gianna Kneepkens‡ Utah G 5−11
Rayah Marshall USC G/F 6−4
Kindyll Wetta Colorado G 5−9

† Pac-12 Player of the Year ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

Honorable Mention
  • Izzy Anstey, (UCLA, F)
  • Kiki Iriafen, (STAN, F)
  • Greta Kampschroeder, (OSU, G)

All-Defensive Team

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht.
Cameron Brink‡ Stanford F So. 6−4
Lexie Hull Stanford G Sr. 6−1
Sam Thomas Arizona G/F Gr. 6−0
Kindyll Wetta Colorado G Fr. 5−9
Anna Wilson Stanford G GS 5−9
  • † Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • ‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
  • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree
Honorable Mention
  • Taya Corosdale, (OSU, G/F)
  • Mael Gilles, (ASU, F)
  • Krystal Leger-Walker, (WSU, G)
  • Rayah Marshall, (USC, G/F)
  • Leilani McIntosh, (CAL, G)
  • Nancy Mulkey, (WASH, C)
  • Charisma Osborne, (UCLA, G)
  • Helena Pueyo, (ARIZ, G)
  • Jordan Sanders, (USC, F)
  • Maddie Scherr, (ORE, G)
  • Haley Van Dyke, (WASH, F)

Scholar Athlete of the year

The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20

Name School Pos. Ht. GPA Major
Lexie Hull‡ Stanford G 6−1 3.90 Management Science and Engineering
  • ‡ indicates player was Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
  • ††† three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree

National awards

2022 WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
1 5 Nyara Sabally F Germany New York Liberty Oregon
1 6 Lexie Hull G United States Indiana Fever (from Dallas) Stanford
1 8 Mya Hollingshed F United States Las Vegas Aces (from Minnesota via Phoenix, New York, and Seattle)[a][b][c][d] Colorado
  1. ^ April 10, 2022: Minnesota to Las Vegas[39]
    • Minnesota acquired Vegas's 1st and 2nd Round Picks in 2023
    • Las Vegas acquired the 8th and 13th Picks in 2022
  2. ^ February 10, 2021: Phoenix to New York[40]
  3. ^ February 10, 2021: New York to Seattle[41]
    • New York acquired Natasha Howard
    • Seattle acquired 2021 first-round and 2022 second-round picks, and Phoenix's 2022 first-round pick
  4. ^ February 11, 2021: Seattle to Minnesota[42]

Home game attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Total Average % of Capacity
Arizona McKale Center 14,644 6,154 6,261 6,787 7,037 8,884 7,378 7,099 7,103 10,413† 7,505 – – – – – – – 74,621 7,462 50.95%
Arizona State Desert Financial Arena 14,100 7,343† 4,111 2,795 1,700 1,530 0 0 2,190 2,201 2,640 2,912 – – – – – 27,422 2,492 17.68%
California Haas Pavilion 11,858 1,591 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Colorado Coors Events Center 11,064 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oregon Matthew Knight Arena 12,364 7,436 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oregon State Gill Coliseum 9,604 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233 2,696 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
UCLA Pauley Pavilion 13,800 1,363 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
USC Galen Center 10,258 1,147 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000 1,732 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 10,000 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Washington State Beasley Coliseum 11,671 713 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Total 11,800 102,043 4,859 41.17%

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

See also

References

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