Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Most Improved Player of The Year
{{Infobox award
| name = Pac-12 Most Improved Player of The Year
| image = Pac-12 wordmark.svg
| imagesize = 250px
| caption =
| awarded_for = the most improved player in men's basketball in the Pac-12
| presenter = Pac-12 Conference
| country = United States
| location =
| year = 2009
| holder = Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
| website =
}}
The Pac-12 Most Improved Player of The Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the most improved player in men's basketball in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner was selected by conference coaches, who were not allowed to vote for players on their own team.{{cite web|title=2015–16 Handbook|pages=105–06|publisher=Pac-12 Conference|url=http://compliance.pac-12.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-16-P12-Handbook.v2.optimized.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520010746/http://compliance.pac-12.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-16-P12-Handbook.v2.optimized.pdf|archivedate=May 20, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=February 5, 2016}} The award began in 2009 when the conference consisted of 10 teams and was known as the Pacific-10.{{cite web |title=MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR |url=https://static.pac-12.com/sports/basketball-m/pdf/2021-22/2021-22_Pac-12_MBB_Records_Book.pdf |website=Pac12.com}} The conference added two teams and became the Pac-12 in 2011.
Justin Dentmon of Washington was the conference's first Most Improved Player of the Year in 2009.{{cite web |last1=Schroeder |first1=Scott |title=Justin Dentmon Gets Closer To NBA With His Play On Second Day Of D-League Showcase |url=https://nba.nbcsports.com/2012/01/11/justin-dentmon-gets-closer-to-nba-with-his-play-on-second-day-of-d-league-showcase/ |website=NBC Sports |date=11 January 2012 }} The most recent winner of the award is Maxime Raynaud of the Stanford Cardinal.
Winners
Winners by school
class=wikitable | ||
School | Winners | Years |
---|---|---|
align=center|Stanford | align=center| 3 | align=center| 2013, 2014, 2021, 2024 |
align=center|Washington State | align=center| 3 | 2012, 2015, 2018 |
align=center|Arizona | align=center| 2 | 2022, 2023 |
align=center|Colorado | align=center| 2 | 2016, 2020 |
align=center|USC | align=center| 2 | 2010, 2017 |
align=center|Washington | align=center| 2 | 2009, 2011 |
align=center|UCLA | align=center| 1 | 2020 |
align=center|Arizona State | align=center| 0 | align=center| — |
align=center|California | align=center| 0 | align=center| — |
align=center|Oregon | align=center| 0 | align=center| — |
align=center|Oregon State | align=center| 0 | align=center| — |
align=center|Utah | align=center| 0 | align=center| — |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Pac-12 Conference men's basketball navbox}}
Category:Awards established in 2009
Category:College basketball conference trophies and awards in the United States