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The Pac-12 announced their All-Conference teams today as voted on by he conference's 12 head coaches, and Oregon State's Gary Payton II was named to both the regular, All-Conference Team and the All-Pac-12 Defensive Team.
Payton was the only repeat player on the All-Defensive team, and was one of only 2 repeat members, with Colorado's Josh Scott, of the 10 member All-Conference team.
Payton was also named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, with Utah's Jakob Poeltl the Conference Player of the Year.
Payton is the first Beaver to repeat on a men's basketball all-conference list or award since David Lucas in 2004 & 2005. No one else has ever been named the conference Defensive Player of the Year twice. (The award didn't exist when Lester Connor, Eric Knox, and Gary Payton played.)
Tres Tinkle was the only other Beaver be recognized, being Honorable Mention to the All-Freshman team, which means being named by at least 3 coaches.
California's Jaylen Brown led the All-Freshman team, and was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the year.
Interestingly, though not even an Honorable Mention on any of the lists, Colorado's George King was named the conference's Most Improved Player.
Finally, Utah's Brandon Taylor was named the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Yeare.
Oregon head coach Dana Altman was named the John R. Wooden Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year, after leading the Ducks to the regular season conference title. It's the 3rd time in 4 years Altman has been named the Conference Coach of the Year.
Here are the complete lists:
ALL-PAC-12 TEAM
| FIRST TEAM | ||||||
| Name | School | Pos | Yr | Ht | Wt | Hometown (Last School) |
| Rosco Allen | STAN | F | Sr. | 6-9 | 220 | Budapest, Hungary (Bishop Gorman HS) |
| Ryan Anderson | ARIZ | F | Sr. | 6-9 | 235 | Long Beach, Calif. (Boston College) |
| Andrew Andrews | WASH | G | Sr. | 6-2 | 200 | Portland, Ore. (Benson Tech HS) |
| Dillon Brooks | ORE | F | So. | 6-7 | 225 | Mississauga, Ont. (Findlay Prep) |
| Jaylen Brown | CAL | F | Fr. | 6-7 | 225 | Atlanta, Ga. (Wheeler HS) |
| Elgin Cook | ORE | F | Sr. | 6-6 | 205 | Milwaukee, Wis. (Northwest Florida State) |
| Julian Jacobs | USC | G | Jr. | 6-4 | 180 | Las Vegas, Nev. (Desert Pines HS) |
| Gary Payton II** | OSU | G | Sr. | 6-3 | 190 | Seattle, Wash. (Salt Lake CC) |
| Jakob Poeltl | UTAH | F | So. | 7-0 | 248 | Vienna, Austria (Arkadia Traiskirchen) |
| Josh Scott** | COLO | F | Sr. | 6-10 | 245 | Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||||
| Name | School | Pos | Yr | Ht | Wt | Hometown (Last School) |
| Isaac Hamilton | UCLA | G | Jr. | 6-5 | 185 | Los Angeles, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS) |
| Dejounte Murray | WASH | G | Fr. | 6-4 | 170 | Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS) |
| Ivan Rabb | CAL | F | Fr. | 6-11 | 220 | Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd HS) |
| Kaleb Tarczewski | ARIZ | C | Sr. | 7-0 | 250 | Claremont, N.H. (St. Mark’s School) |
| Gabe York | ARIZ | G | Sr. | 6-3 | 190 | West Covina, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS) |
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Bryce Alford (UCLA, Jr., G), Chris Boucher (ORE, Sr., F), Josh Hawkinson (WSU, Jr., F), Jordan Loveridge (UTAH, Sr., G), Jordan McLaughlin (USC, So., G), Brandon Taylor (UTAH, SR., G), Tyrone Wallace (CAL, Sr., G)
** two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
PAC-12 ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM
| Name | School | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown (Last School) |
| Jaylen Brown | CAL | F | 6-7 | 225 | Atlanta, Ga. (Wheeler HS) |
| Tyler Dorsey | ORE | G | 6-4 | 180 | Los Angeles, Calif. (Maranatha HS) |
| Dejounte Murray | WASH | G | 6-4 | 170 | Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS) |
| Ivan Rabb | CAL | F | 6-11 | 220 | Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd HS) |
| Allonzo Trier | ARIZ | G | 6-6 | 210 | Seattle, Wash. (Findlay Prep) |
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Bennie Boatwright (USC, F), Marquese Chriss (WASH, F), Tres Tinkle (OSU, F)
PAC-12 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
| Name | School | Pos | Yr. | Ht | Wt | Hometown (Last School) |
| Chris Boucher | ORE | F | Sr. | 6-10 | 190 | Montreal, Quebec (Northwest College, Wyo.) |
| Gary Payton II** | OSU | G | Sr. | 6-3 | 190 | Seattle, Wash. (Salt Lake CC) |
| Josh Scott | COLO | F | Sr. | 6-10 | 245 | Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS) |
| Brandon Taylor | UTAH | G | Sr. | 5-10 | 170 | Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacific Hills HS) |
| Kaleb Tarczewski | ARIZ | C | Sr. | 7-0 | 250 | Claremont, N.H. (St. Mark’s School) |
Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Malik Dime (WASH, Jr., F), Wesley Gordon (COLO, RJr., F), Jakob Poeltl (UTAH, So., F)
** two-time All-Defensive Team honoree
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