Da Silva, Simpson, Recognized On Preseason Pac-12 Team

BOULDER – University of Colorado junior forward Tristan da Silva was named to the 2022-23 men's basketball Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team, voted on by media members who cover the league on Monday.

In addition, sophomore guard KJ Simpson earned honorable mention, receiving at least eight media member votes.

A 6-foot, 9-inch forward from Munich, Germany, da Silva is Colorado's leading returning scorer from a year ago at 9.4 points per game. He ranked second on the team in field goal shooting (.479) and free throw percentage (.797), third in assists (61) and fourth in scoring and rebounding (3.5 rpg). During conference games, da Silva ranked third in 3-point percentage (.477), sixth in free throw percentage (.822) and ninth in overall field goal shooting (.525) on the league leaderboard.

Da Silva was one of five players on the Preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team. There are 10 players on the first team.

Simpson, a 6-2 guard from West Hills, Calif., was an All-Pac-12 Freshman Team selection in 2021-22 after averaging 7.4 points per game and leading the Buffaloes in assists (86) and steals (26). His 86 assists tied for the seventh most in a season by a CU freshman.

2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team
First Team
Tyger Campbell, UCLA
Branden Carlson, Utah
Boogie Ellis, USC
Mouhamed Gueye, Washington State
Harrison Ingram, Stanford
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Spencer Jones, Stanford
Drew Peterson, USC
Will Richardson, Oregon
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona

Second Team
Marcus Bagley, Arizona State
Tristan da Silva, Colorado
DJ Horne, Arizona State
Kerr Kriisa, Arizona
Pelle Larsson, Arizona

Honorable Mention (at least 8 media member votes)
Amari Bailey, UCLA
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Jaylen Clark, UCLA
Quincy Guerrier, Oregon
K.J. Simpson, Colorado
Kel'el Ware, Oregon

Da Silva, Simpson, Recognized On Preseason Pac-12 Team

Players Mentioned

Tristan da Silva

KJ Simpson

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