(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
