The Pac-12 announced its Men's and Women's Basketball Players of the Week on Monday following the first week of the season. Media members selected the honorees, with Oregon State taking home two of the three women's honors while three different schools were represented on the men's side.
In men's basketball, G Davis Fogle of Gonzaga was named Offensive Player of the Week after scoring career-highs of 22 points in wins over Purdue and New Mexico State. Fogle recorded nine rebounds, four steals, eight assists, and shot 45 percent from the field. Other men's nominees included Lezerek Houston of Washington State, Paul Djobet of Texas State, DeShawn Gory of Oregon State, Latrell Davis of San Diego State, Jase Butler of Colorado State, Dragos Lungu of Fresno State, Aginaldo Neto of Boise State, and Mason Falslev of Utah State. Also nominated for men's defensive honors were Robert Fields of Texas State, Isiah Harwell of Gonzaga, Xavion Staton of Oregon State, Carey Booth of Colorado State, Bradey Henige of Fresno State, and Jerquarius Stanback of Boise State.
G Mason Falslev of Utah State was named Men's Defensive Player of the Week. Falslev averaged 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game during a 2-0 week featuring wins over Idaho State and Omaha. During the game against Omaha, Falslev recorded game-highs of 22 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, and four steals while scoring his 1,500th career point. Jaylen Harrell of Washington State was named Freshman of the Week after recording back-to-back career-high performances, including 18 points against High Point. Harrell is averaging 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, four assists, and three steals per contest in his first two games.
In women's basketball, Jenna Villa of Oregon State was named Offensive Player of the Week after scoring back-to-back games of 20+ points, including a 33-point performance against Eastern Washington. Villa made 6-of-6 three-pointers against the Eagles and went 17-of-17 from the free throw line during the week. Taylor Young of Oregon State was named Freshman of the Week after scoring a school-record 39 points in her first two games. Young's scoring totals included 22 points against Cal Baptist and 17 points against Eastern Washington, where she also recorded 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, and no turnovers.
Jada Hunter of Fresno State was named Women's Defensive Player of the Week. Coming off the bench in two contests, Hunter averaged 4.5 steals per game and totaled nine steals and one block. She contributed to a defensive effort that forced 18 turnovers in a game against Colorado and helped the Bulldogs record 30 steals and 39 turnovers in a victory over UC Merced. Other women's nominees included Eleonora Villa of Washington State, CJ Latta of Boise State, Lauren Whittaker of Gonzaga, Natalia Martinez of San Diego State, Crystal Henderson of Texas State, Camryn Runner of Colorado State, and Mekhia Chase of Fresno State.
The women's honors also included nominations for Malia Ruud of Washington State, Mason Borcherding of Boise State, Teryn Gardner of Gonzaga, Dionne Madjo of San Diego State, Lay Fantroy of Texas State, Kennedie Shuler of Oregon State, and Caitlin Kramer of Colorado State.
