Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Most Improved Player of The Year

Pac-12 Most Improved Player of The Year
Pac-12 Most Improved Player of The Year
Awarded for	the most improved player in men's basketball in the Pac-12
Country	United States
Presented by	Pac-12 Conference
First awarded	2009
Currently held by	Maxime Raynaud, Stanford

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.^[1] The award began in 2009 when the conference consisted of 10 teams and was known as the Pacific-10.^[2] 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.^[3] The most recent winner of the award is Maxime Raynaud of the Stanford Cardinal.

Winners

Season	Player	School	Class	Ref
2008–09	Justin Dentmon	Washington	Senior	^[4]
2009–10	Nikola Vucevic	USC	Sophomore	^[5]
2010–11	Matthew Bryan-Amaning	Washington	Senior	^[6]
2011–12	Brock Motum	Washington State	Junior	^[7]
2012–13	Dwight Powell	Stanford	Junior	^[8]
2013–14	Anthony Brown	Stanford	R–Junior	^[9]
2014–15	Josh Hawkinson	Washington State	Sophomore	^[10]
2015–16	George King	Colorado	Sophomore	^[11]
2016–17	Chimezie Metu	USC	Sophomore	^[12]
2017–18	Robert Franks	Washington State	Junior	^[13]
2018–19	Tyler Bey	Colorado	Sophomore	^[14]
2019–20	Chris Smith	UCLA	Junior	^[15]
2020–21	Jaiden Delaire	Stanford	Junior	^[16]
2021–22	Christian Koloko	Arizona	Junior	^[17]
2022–23	Oumar Ballo	Arizona	RS Junior	^[18]
2023–24	Maxime Raynaud	Stanford	Junior	^[19]

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Stanford	3	2013, 2014, 2021, 2024
Washington State	3	2012, 2015, 2018
Arizona	2	2022, 2023
Colorado	2	2016, 2020
USC	2	2010, 2017
Washington	2	2009, 2011
UCLA	1	2020
Arizona State	0	—
California	0	—
Oregon	0	—
Oregon State	0	—
Utah	0	—

References

^ "2015–16 Handbook" (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. pp. 105–06. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
^ "MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR" (PDF). Pac12.com.
^ Schroeder, Scott (11 January 2012). "Justin Dentmon Gets Closer To NBA With His Play On Second Day Of D-League Showcase". NBC Sports.
^ Schroeder, Scott (11 January 2012). "Justin Dentmon Gets Closer To NBA With His Play On Second Day Of D-League Showcase". NBC Sports.
^ "Pac-10 announces 2009-10 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "Pac-10 announces 2010-111 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "Pac-12 announces 2011-12 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "Pac-12 announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "2013-14 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "2014-15 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "Pac-12 Conference announces 2015-16 men's basketball honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
^ "2016-17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "2017-18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference individual honorss". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.
^ "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference awards announced". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "2021-22 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.
^ "2023-24 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[pac12_handbook-1] "2015–16 Handbook" (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. pp. 105–06. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.

[2] "MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR" (PDF). Pac12.com.

[3] Schroeder, Scott (11 January 2012). "Justin Dentmon Gets Closer To NBA With His Play On Second Day Of D-League Showcase". NBC Sports.

[4] Schroeder, Scott (11 January 2012). "Justin Dentmon Gets Closer To NBA With His Play On Second Day Of D-League Showcase". NBC Sports.

[5] "Pac-10 announces 2009-10 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[6] "Pac-10 announces 2010-111 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[7] "Pac-12 announces 2011-12 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[8] "Pac-12 announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (PDF). Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[9] "2013-14 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[10] "2014-15 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[11] "Pac-12 Conference announces 2015-16 men's basketball honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.

[12] "2016-17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors". Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[13] "2017-18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference individual honorss". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.

[14] "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.

[15] "2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference awards announced". Pac12.com. Pac 12. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.

[16] "2020-21 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[17] "2021-22 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[18] "2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.

[19] "2023-24 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". Pac12.com. Pac 12.

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