Arizona Wildcats

Aari McDonald Named Preseason All-Pac-12

(TUCSON, AZ)   All-American Aari McDonald was named preseason All-Pac-12 on Thursday afternoon, the Pac-12 conference announced per a media poll. Her preseason honor comes two days after being named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List, which recognizes the top shooting guard in the country.

Last season, McDonald was named an All-American by the WBCA and the Associated Press after breaking the Arizona single-season scoring record on both the women’s and men’s side (890 points). She became Arizona’s first All-American since Davellyn Whyte (2013) and was the nation’s third-leading scorer and the Pac-12’s leading scorer at 24.1 points per game, the top scoring average of any returner for the 2019-20 season.

McDonald was also named All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defense last season and became the only Division I player since 2000 to have 800 points, 200 rebounds, 150 assists and 90 steals in a season.

The media also slotted Arizona at No. 6 in their preseason poll, just as the Pac-12 coaches did earlier in the month.

McDonald and the Wildcats will take the court on Sunday, Oct, 27 as they take on Eastern New Mexico in an exhibition game at 4 p.m. MST at McKale Center.

Preseason All-Pac-12

Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon

Aari McDonald, Arizona

Ruthy Hebard, Oregon

Michaela Onyenwere, UCLA

Mikayla Pivec, Oregon State

 

Preseason Media Poll

Oregon (19)                   239

Stanford (1)                   219

Oregon State                200

UCLA                            175

Arizona State                155

Arizona                        140

Utah                             120

USC                             87

Washington                   79

California                      57

Washington State          56

Colorado                      29

Courtesy of Arizona Communication Services

 

 

 

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