Colorado University Athletics
Media Tabs Three Buffs As All-Pac-12 Conference
October 10, 2023 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER – University of Colorado senior Tristan da Silva, junior KJ Simpson and freshman Cody Williams received recognition on the Preseason Pac-12 All-Conference Teams Tuesday as voted on by media members that cover the league.
Da Silva and Simpson were named to the media's 10-member All-Pac-12 First Team. Williams earned honorable mention, receiving at least five votes from the media panel.
Da Silva was a 2022-23 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team selection as a junior, leading Colorado at 15.9 points per game on just under 50 percent shooting. He led the Buffaloes with 54 3-point field goals and 44 steals while ranking second on the team in rebounding with 168.
The preseason honors are rolling in for da Silva. Colorado's active career leader in scoring, da Silva was named to Blue Ribbon Yearbook's Preseason All-America Fourth Team, named Preseason All-Pac-12 and the 56th best player in the nation by The Almanac and topped NCAA.com's Andy Katz's list of top small forwards in the nation.
Simpson was a 2022-23 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team selection as a sophomore, leading Colorado in assists (111) and steals average (1.5 spg) and was second in scoring at 15.9 points per game – just a fraction behind da Silva – and in 3-point field goals (37). On the Pac-12 charts he was fifth in free throw percentage, six in steals and seventh in scoring and assists.
Williams is a Naismith and McDonald's All-American from Gilbert, Ariz., where he guided Perry High School to the 2023 Open Division State Championship. A five-star recruit, Williams played for USA Basketball's U19 Men's National Team at the 2023 FIBA U19 Men's World Cup Championship in Hungary this past summer.
2023-24 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media All-Conference Team
First Team
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Adem Bona, UCLA
Keion Brooks Jr., Washington
Branden Carlson, Utah
Isaiah Collier, USC
N'Faly Dante, Oregon
Tristan da Silva, Colorado
Boogie Ellis, USC
Spencer Jones, Stanford
KJ Simpson, Colorado
Second Team
Fardaws Aimaq, California
Kylan Boswell, Arizona
Kobe Johnson, USC
Caleb Love, Arizona
Jordan Pope, Oregon State
Honorable Mention (votes from 5-or-more members of media)
Kwame Evans Jr., Oregon
Pelle Larsson, Arizona
Aday Mara, UCLA
Cody Williams, Colorado
Da Silva and Simpson were named to the media's 10-member All-Pac-12 First Team. Williams earned honorable mention, receiving at least five votes from the media panel.
Da Silva was a 2022-23 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team selection as a junior, leading Colorado at 15.9 points per game on just under 50 percent shooting. He led the Buffaloes with 54 3-point field goals and 44 steals while ranking second on the team in rebounding with 168.
The preseason honors are rolling in for da Silva. Colorado's active career leader in scoring, da Silva was named to Blue Ribbon Yearbook's Preseason All-America Fourth Team, named Preseason All-Pac-12 and the 56th best player in the nation by The Almanac and topped NCAA.com's Andy Katz's list of top small forwards in the nation.
Simpson was a 2022-23 All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team selection as a sophomore, leading Colorado in assists (111) and steals average (1.5 spg) and was second in scoring at 15.9 points per game – just a fraction behind da Silva – and in 3-point field goals (37). On the Pac-12 charts he was fifth in free throw percentage, six in steals and seventh in scoring and assists.
Williams is a Naismith and McDonald's All-American from Gilbert, Ariz., where he guided Perry High School to the 2023 Open Division State Championship. A five-star recruit, Williams played for USA Basketball's U19 Men's National Team at the 2023 FIBA U19 Men's World Cup Championship in Hungary this past summer.
2023-24 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media All-Conference Team
First Team
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Adem Bona, UCLA
Keion Brooks Jr., Washington
Branden Carlson, Utah
Isaiah Collier, USC
N'Faly Dante, Oregon
Tristan da Silva, Colorado
Boogie Ellis, USC
Spencer Jones, Stanford
KJ Simpson, Colorado
Second Team
Fardaws Aimaq, California
Kylan Boswell, Arizona
Kobe Johnson, USC
Caleb Love, Arizona
Jordan Pope, Oregon State
Honorable Mention (votes from 5-or-more members of media)
Kwame Evans Jr., Oregon
Pelle Larsson, Arizona
Aday Mara, UCLA
Cody Williams, Colorado
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