Normally I don’t vote for players on a team that lost, but I went with Washington State’s Mouhamed Gueye as the Pac-12 Player of the Week. The quality of competition matters and he put up numbers.

— Dane Miller (@DaneMiller_SWS) December 26, 2022

I voted for Cal’s Grant Newell as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.

— Dane Miller (@DaneMiller_SWS) December 26, 2022

 Player of the Week — Mouhamed Gueye, Washington State

My Player of the Week vote came down to Mouhamed Gueye and Azuolas Tubelis. I went with Gueye because his production was against higher-quality opponents.

The Washington State big posted two double-doubles in the Diamond Head Classic over a three-day stretch. He scored 22 against Utah State with 12 rebounds and 21 against George Washington with 10 rebounds.

Freshman Player of the Week — Grant Newell, Cal

Only three players were nominated for the Freshman Player of the Week and I gave the nod to Grant Newell over Adem Bona.

Helping to secure the Bears’ first win of the season with nine points and three assists against UT Arlington, I felt the Cal freshman was worthy of the vote.

Newell’s 24 minutes played was fifth on the team and his contributions make a difference.