Dec. 29, 2008

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Appel Named Pac-10 Player of the Week for a Second Time

DECEMBER

Monday, Dec. 29

Arizona at Boise State 6 p.m. MT

Saint Mary's at California 7 p.m. PT

UCLA at Texas Tech 7 p.m. CT

Tuesday, Dec. 30

USC at Utah 7 p.m. PT

Kansas State at Washington (FSNNW) 5 p.m. PT

JANUARY

Friday, Jan. 2

California at Arizona* 7 p.m. MT

Oregon at USC* 7 p.m. PT

Oregon State at UCLA* 7 p.m. PT

Stanford at Arizona State* 6:30 p.m. MT

Saturday, Jan. 3

Washington State at Washington* (FSN) 1 p.m. PT

Sunday, Jan. 4

California at Arizona State* 2 p.m. MT

Oregon at UCLA* 2 p.m. PT

Oregon State at USC* 2 p.m. PT

Stanford at Arizona* 2 p.m. MT

* indicates Pac-10 Conference game

game times local to site; Times subject to change.

Pac-10 on TV...

Upcoming Schedule

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Kansas State at Washington, 5 p.m. PT • FSN

Saturday, Jan. 3

Washington St. at Washington, 1 p.m. PT • FSN

Sunday, Jan. 11

Washington at California, 12:30 p.m. PT • FSN

USC at UCLA, 2:30 p.m. • FSN

THIS WEEK IN PAC-10 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: A handful of non-conference games are slated before the end of the new year, then all 10 teams dive into league play this weekend.

California and Stanford hit the road for Arizona and Arizona State, while USC and UCLA host Oregon and Oregon State. The first in-state clash takes place with Washington hosting Washington State on Jan. 3, 2009, which will also be televised on Fox Sports Net. It will be the Huskies' second appearance of the week on television, as their Dec. 30 contest vs. Kansas State will also be televised on FSN.

PAC-10 PLAYERS RECEIVE MORE PRESEASON NODS, NAISMITH RELEASES PRESEASON LIST: The Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors selected three Pac-10 players among a list of top 50 candidates for the Naismith Award, presented to the nation's top collegiate women's basketball player. The nominees included Stanford's Jayne Appel, California's Ashley Walker and a new face Arizona's Ify Ibekwe. All three have already garnered Pac-10 Player of the Week nods, with Appel and Walker receiving the award twice this season.

The list will be narrowed to the top 30 in February with the final ballot being announced in March.