For the second-consecutive year, BYU head coach Jeff Judkins was named the West Coast Conference Coach of the Year and sophomore guard Shaylee Gonzales won Player of the Year. BYU had three players selected to the All-WCC First Team and one more honorable mention named by the league on Wednesday.

“A coach of the year award is an award for your whole program,” Judkins said. “I am really proud of the championship we’ve won, and to accomplish that your players and coaching staff have to come through. These awards are for everyone involved in BYU basketball.”

BYU’s three players named to the All-WCC First Team include Gonzales, senior guard Paisley Harding and sophomore forward Lauren Gustin. Senior guard Tegan Graham was an All-WCC honorable mention.

“Shaylee deserves this award,” Judkins said. “She has been the best player in the league all season from start to finish and been so consistent. I am happy for the players who received these honors and recognize everyone on our team has contributed to our success this year in a lot of different ways.”

The all-time winningest basketball coach at BYU with 455 wins, Judkins earns his sixth conference coach of the year award, marking the second time in his career he has won back-to-back coaching honors. Judkins also won consecutive Mountain West Coach of the Year awards in 2006 and 2007. He won MWC Coach of the Year in 2011 and his first WCC honor in 2016 and then again in 2021.

Ranked No. 17 in the Associated Press Top 25 and the No. 1 seed in the WCC Tournament, BYU has a record of 25-2, including a 15-1 mark in league play to clinch its fifth regular-season conference championship under Judkins last week.

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