LOS ANGELES – The Pac-12 office announced Tuesday the All-Conference award-winners for the 2019-20 women's basketball season, as selected through a polling of the league's head coaches. UCLA's Michaela Onyenwere and Japreece Dean earned All-Pac-12 honors while Charisma Osborne was tabbed to the All-Freshman Team. Osborne also earned Honorable Mention acclaim for the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.
MICHAELA ONYENWERE
This is Onyenwere's second-straight year with All-Pac-12 distinction coming off an All-Freshman team campaign in 2017-18. The junior leads the Bruins with 18.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, the No. 2 and No. 4 marks in the Pac-12, respectively. Onyenwere has 12 20+ point performances to her credit this year, including a career-high 31 in UCLA's win over Washington on Jan. 24. The Aurora, Colo., native also notched a single-game career high in rebounds with 17 against the Huskies in Seattle (Feb. 23). She has already notched 527 points this season, her second-consecutive 500+ point campaign. Onyenwere has also been strong defensively, tying a single-season career high with 40 steals thus far, including five games with at least three steals. She has 19 blocks on the year.
Onyenwere is currently on the late season watch list for the Cheryl Miller Award, the honor presented annually to the nation's top small forward. She's also a candidate for the John R. Wooden Award and Wade Trophy. She is a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week honoree.
JAPREECE DEAN
A senior from Austin, Texas, Dean earns her first-career All-Pac-12 accolade. She is second in the Conference with 5.5 assists per game. She also averages 13.4 points per game, the second-most for the Bruins. Earlier this year, Dean become the 37th player to reach 1,000-career points with the Bruins, accomplishing the feat in UCLA's win over Oregon State on Feb. 17. The victory over the Beavers also saw Dean notch a career-high 12 assists, her third game with at least 10 assists on the year. UCLA's win over Yale (Nov. 26) saw Dean record just the eighth triple-double in school history, as she tallied 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. She is coming off a 14-point (12-12 FT), eight-assist outing on her Senior Day against Utah (Mar. 1)
Dean is currently a late season finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award. The award is presented annually to the nation's top point guard.
CHARISMA OSBORNE
Osborne notches All-Pac-12 Freshman Team accolades after an impressive regular season in her debut campaign with the Bruins. The Moreno Valley, Calif., native has put up 12.2 points per game and notched 17 double-digit scoring performances this year, including four 20+ point outings. She earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after putting up a career-high 32 points and 11 rebounds at Washington State, becoming just the sixth bruin in the last 20 years to record a 30-10 performance. She has also been strong on the glass, ranking second on the team with 6.0 rebounds per contest and compiling a team-high 85 offensive boards.
Osborne also garnered Honorable Mention acclaim for the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. The freshman leads the Bruins with 45 steals and has recorded 10 blocked shots on the year. She has often been assigned the opponent's primary ball-handler and scoring option on defense.
PAC-12 TOURNAMENT
The Bruins (25-4, 13-4) are headed to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament (Mar. 5-8) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. UCLA has secured the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye and is set to play its first game against the winner of USC-Colorado on Friday, Mar. 6 at 6:30 p.m. PT.
MICHAELA ONYENWERE
This is Onyenwere's second-straight year with All-Pac-12 distinction coming off an All-Freshman team campaign in 2017-18. The junior leads the Bruins with 18.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, the No. 2 and No. 4 marks in the Pac-12, respectively. Onyenwere has 12 20+ point performances to her credit this year, including a career-high 31 in UCLA's win over Washington on Jan. 24. The Aurora, Colo., native also notched a single-game career high in rebounds with 17 against the Huskies in Seattle (Feb. 23). She has already notched 527 points this season, her second-consecutive 500+ point campaign. Onyenwere has also been strong defensively, tying a single-season career high with 40 steals thus far, including five games with at least three steals. She has 19 blocks on the year.
Onyenwere is currently on the late season watch list for the Cheryl Miller Award, the honor presented annually to the nation's top small forward. She's also a candidate for the John R. Wooden Award and Wade Trophy. She is a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week honoree.
JAPREECE DEAN
A senior from Austin, Texas, Dean earns her first-career All-Pac-12 accolade. She is second in the Conference with 5.5 assists per game. She also averages 13.4 points per game, the second-most for the Bruins. Earlier this year, Dean become the 37th player to reach 1,000-career points with the Bruins, accomplishing the feat in UCLA's win over Oregon State on Feb. 17. The victory over the Beavers also saw Dean notch a career-high 12 assists, her third game with at least 10 assists on the year. UCLA's win over Yale (Nov. 26) saw Dean record just the eighth triple-double in school history, as she tallied 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists. She is coming off a 14-point (12-12 FT), eight-assist outing on her Senior Day against Utah (Mar. 1)
Dean is currently a late season finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award. The award is presented annually to the nation's top point guard.
CHARISMA OSBORNE
Osborne notches All-Pac-12 Freshman Team accolades after an impressive regular season in her debut campaign with the Bruins. The Moreno Valley, Calif., native has put up 12.2 points per game and notched 17 double-digit scoring performances this year, including four 20+ point outings. She earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after putting up a career-high 32 points and 11 rebounds at Washington State, becoming just the sixth bruin in the last 20 years to record a 30-10 performance. She has also been strong on the glass, ranking second on the team with 6.0 rebounds per contest and compiling a team-high 85 offensive boards.
Osborne also garnered Honorable Mention acclaim for the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. The freshman leads the Bruins with 45 steals and has recorded 10 blocked shots on the year. She has often been assigned the opponent's primary ball-handler and scoring option on defense.
PAC-12 TOURNAMENT
The Bruins (25-4, 13-4) are headed to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament (Mar. 5-8) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. UCLA has secured the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye and is set to play its first game against the winner of USC-Colorado on Friday, Mar. 6 at 6:30 p.m. PT.