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After wrapping up the regular season in seventh place in the Pac-12, the Utah women's basketball team had three players earn all-conference honors, led by sophomore center Emily Potter.
The 6-foot-6 Canadian led the Utes with 15.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game with a program record-setting 74 blocks. She was one of 15 honorees to make the team.
"She's a sophomore, and I think she's just scratching the surface of what she can be," coach Lynne Roberts said on her ESPN 700 AM coaches show.
Senior guard Danielle Rodriguez and junior forward Paige Crozon were honorable mentions. Rodriguez led the team with 123 assists while scoring 9.8 points per game, while Crozon was the second-leading scorer and rebounder behind Potter with 12.8 ppg and 8.6 rpg.
Potter and Rodriguez were also on the all-defensive honorable mention group.
Oregon State's Jamie Weisner was voted the Pac-12 player of the year, with Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne winning coach of the year. The Beavers and Sun Devils tied for first place in the conference.
Finishing 16-13 with an 8-10 conference record, Utah tied its best mark in league play in the Pac-12 era while improving from a 9-21 season last year and outperforming a 11th-place predicted finish.
The Utes take on Cal in the first round of this week's Pac-12 Tournament in Key Arena in Seattle, Wash. Utah is 2-0 against the Golden Bears this year.
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