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Pritchard Named to Wooden Award Midseason List
01/08/20 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – Senior guard Payton Pritchard was named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Watch List as one of the nation's top 25 players on Wednesday.
Pritchard was one of three Pac-12 players on the midseason list. He was joined by Isaiah Stewart of Washington and Tres Tinkle of Oregon State.
Also on the watch lists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Bob Cousy point guard of the year award, Pritchard is one of only four Division I players nationally, and the only one from a Power 6 school, averaging at least 18.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game.
With 18 more rebounds and 24 more assists, Pritchard will become the first player in Pac-12 history with 1,500 career points, 500 career rebounds and 600 career assists. There are currently five players in Pac-12 history with 1,500 career points and 600 career assists - Gary Payton (Oregon State), Jordan McLaughlin (USC), Damon Stoudamire (Arizona), Tyus Edney (UCLA) and Jason Gardner (Arizona) - but none of those five reached 500 career rebounds. Utah's Andre Miller is in the 1,500/500/600 club, but he reached those totals prior to the Utes' joining the Pac-12.
Pritchard, who has started an NCAA-best 124 games in a row, has a chance to break a number of school career records, including steals, assists, wins and games played. He currently has 190 steals and 576 assists. Kenya Wilkins (1993-97) currently holds the records in both categories (213 steals, 614 assists) and both are well within Pritchard's reach.
Pritchard is just the third member of Oregon's 90-win club (players who have played in at least 90 victories as a Duck) and currently sits alone in second with 93. The career leader in wins is Johnathan Loyd, who won 97 games as a Duck between 2010-14. Prichard has also played 128 games at Oregon. Loyd is the Ducks' all-time leader in games played with 144.
The Ducks host No. 24 Arizona Thursday at 6 p.m. at Matthew Knight Arena.
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Pritchard was one of three Pac-12 players on the midseason list. He was joined by Isaiah Stewart of Washington and Tres Tinkle of Oregon State.
Also on the watch lists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Bob Cousy point guard of the year award, Pritchard is one of only four Division I players nationally, and the only one from a Power 6 school, averaging at least 18.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game.
With 18 more rebounds and 24 more assists, Pritchard will become the first player in Pac-12 history with 1,500 career points, 500 career rebounds and 600 career assists. There are currently five players in Pac-12 history with 1,500 career points and 600 career assists - Gary Payton (Oregon State), Jordan McLaughlin (USC), Damon Stoudamire (Arizona), Tyus Edney (UCLA) and Jason Gardner (Arizona) - but none of those five reached 500 career rebounds. Utah's Andre Miller is in the 1,500/500/600 club, but he reached those totals prior to the Utes' joining the Pac-12.
Pritchard, who has started an NCAA-best 124 games in a row, has a chance to break a number of school career records, including steals, assists, wins and games played. He currently has 190 steals and 576 assists. Kenya Wilkins (1993-97) currently holds the records in both categories (213 steals, 614 assists) and both are well within Pritchard's reach.
Pritchard is just the third member of Oregon's 90-win club (players who have played in at least 90 victories as a Duck) and currently sits alone in second with 93. The career leader in wins is Johnathan Loyd, who won 97 games as a Duck between 2010-14. Prichard has also played 128 games at Oregon. Loyd is the Ducks' all-time leader in games played with 144.
The Ducks host No. 24 Arizona Thursday at 6 p.m. at Matthew Knight Arena.
- www.GoDucks.com -
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