ASU redshirt freshman guard Jahii Carson has been named the Pac-12 Co-Freshman of the Year, the conference announced Monday.
Carson shares the award with UCLA freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad.
In addition to being named Co-Freshman of the Year, Carson was also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and the All-Pac-12 Freshmen Team.
Carson, who was ruled ineligible last season, posted a scoring average of 17.7 points per game, which is the fourth-highest in the Pac-12 and second-highest among NCAA freshmen. His 5.0 assists per game average is the third-highest in the conference and seventh-most among NCAA freshmen. Carson's 35 minutes per game is the most out of any player in the Pac-12.
Ike Diogu was the last ASU freshman to win the conference honor in the 2002-03 season. Jamal Faulkner (1990-91) and Byron Scott (1979-80) were the two other Sun Devils to pick up Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Honors.
ASU senior wing Carrick Felix was named onto the All-Pac-12 Second Team and picked up All-Pac-12 Defensive honors. Felix averaged 14.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 1.5 steals per game throughout the regular season.
Junior center Jordan Bachynski joined Felix on the All-Pac-12 Defensive Team. Bachynski is three blocks shy from setting the Pac-12 single-season record.
Here's the complete awards list:
Player of the Year: California junior guard Allen Crabbe
Co-Freshmen of the Year: ASU redshirt freshman guard Jahii Carson, UCLA freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad
Defensive Player of the Year: Colorado junior forward Andre Roberson
Most Improved Player of the Year: Stanford junior forward Dwight Powell
John Wooden Coach of the Year: Oregon coach Dana Altman
ALL-PAC-12 FIRST TEAM Name | School | Pos | Yr Jahii Carson | ASU | G | Fr.
Allen Crabbe | Cal | G | Jr.
Spencer Dinwiddie | Colorado | G | So.
Larry Drew II | UCLA| G | Sr.
Solomon Hill | UA | F | Sr.
Mark Lyons | UA | G | Sr.
Shabazz Muhammad | UCLA | G/F | Fr.
Dwight Powell | Stanford | F | Jr.
André Roberson | Colorado | F | Jr.
E.J. Singler | Oregon | F | Sr.
ALL-PAC-12 SECOND TEAM
Kyle Anderson | UCLA | G | Fr.
Justin Cobbs | Cal | G | Jr.
Carrick Felix | ASU | G/F | Sr.
Brock Motum | Washington State | F | Sr.
C.J. Wilcox | Washington | G | Jr.
PAC-12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Kyle Anderson | UCLA | G
Jahii Carson | ASU | G
Damyean Dotson | Oregon | G
Shabazz Muhammad | UCLA | G/F
Josh Scott | COLO | F
PAC-12 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Jordan Bachynski | ASU | C | Jr.
Carrick Felix | ASU | G/F | Sr.
Josh Huestis | Stanford | F | Jr.
Arsalan Kazemi | Oregon | F | Sr.
André Roberson | Colorado | F | Jr.
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