SAN BRUNO, Calif. – University of Portland freshman point guard Joel Foxwell has been named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team as voted on by WCC head coaches, the league office announced on Tuesday. Foxwell was also named to the WCC All-Freshman Team.

He joins Greg Anthony (1987) as the only Pilot freshmen to earn All-WCC First Team recognition, becomes the first Portland All-WCC First Team selection since Alec Wintering following the 2015-16 season and just the second honoree in the last 15 years. It marks the fourth consecutive season Portland head coach Shantay Legans has developed a WCC All-Freshman Team member.

The Melbourne, Australia native has had a record-breaking freshman campaign on The Bluff establishing a new single season assists record and scoring the most points of any freshman in program history. He currently sits at 202 assists, breaking Wintering's mark of 187 during the 2015-16 season. His 488 points passed Austin Rapp's 2024-25 record of 428 and he is looking to eclipse the 500-point threshold in a season for just the 15th time in school history.

His 35-point effort against Pepperdine on Feb. 18 also set a new freshman single game scoring record previously held by Reggie Logan (32 vs. Pacific, Nov. 26, 1976). Foxwell's 15 assists versus Santa Clara on Dec. 30 matched a career high as well as the program record for assists in a game set by Tyler Robertson (Dec. 10, 2022 vs. New Orleans).

Foxwell, Jeremiah Fears (Michigan St.), Josiah Davis (CSUN) and Donovan Dent (UCLA) are the only players in the country with multiple 15-assist games, while he is one of seven players with a 20-point, 15-assist game (vs. Santa Clara). He has eleven 20-point games, four double-doubles and has dished out 10 or more assists six times.

Foxwell and Northern Colorado's Quinn Denker are the only two players nationally averaging at least 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists. Foxwell leads the WCC and ranks ninth nationally in total assists and 15th in assists per game, which will also be a program record. He ranks sixth in the WCC in scoring, while his 17.7 points in league games is No. 3.

The Pilots will now prepare for the Credit 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championship hosted at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas March 5-10. Portland will face Pepperdine in Thursday's first round at 6 p.m. with the winner moving on to face Washington State on Friday.

2025-26 West Coast Conference Major Awards
Coach of the Year - Herb Sendek, Santa Clara
Player of the Year - Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Defensive Player of the Year - Will Heimbrodt, Seattle U
Newcomer of the Year – David Fuchs, San Francisco
Sixth Man of the Year – Allen Graves, Santa Clara
Freshman of the Year – Allen Graves, Santa Clara

All-Conference First Team:
Joshua Dent, Saint Mary's
Joel Foxwell, Portland
Allen Graves, Santa Clara
Christian Hammond, Santa Clara
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Josiah Lake II, Oregon State
Mikey Lewis, Saint Mary's
Elijah Mahi, Santa Clara
Paulius Murauskas, Saint Mary's
Elias Ralph, Pacific

All-Conference Second Team:
Ryan Beasley, San Francisco
David Fuchs, San Francisco
Ace Glass, Washington State
Brayden Maldonado, Seattle U
Tyrone Riley IV, San Francisco

All-Conference Honorable Mention
Myron "MJ' Amey Jr., LMU
Rodney Brown Jr., LMU
Aaron Clark, Pepperdine
ND Okafor, Washington State
Jalen Shelley, LMU
Isaiah Sy, Oregon State
TJ Wainwright, Pacific
Junseok Yeo, Seattle U

All-Freshman Team
Davis Fogle, Gonzaga
Joel Foxwell, Portland
Ace Glass, Washington State
Allen Graves, Santa Clara
Mario Saint-Supery, Gonzaga
Dillan Shaw, Saint Mary's

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