2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
2021–22 Pac–12 men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network |
Regular season | |
Pac-12 Tournament |
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No. 7 USC | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Arizona | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 UCLA | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices in October 2021 followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 9, 2021. The conference is scheduled to begin in December 1, 2021. This was the tenth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 62nd since the conference was established under its current charter as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959. Including the history of the Pacific Coast Conference, which operated from 1915 to 1959 and is considered by the Pac-12 as a part of its own history, this is the Pac-12's 106th season of basketball.[1] The Pac-12 continued to play a 20-game schedule, with the 2 addition games per school: 1 home & 1 road, being added during the months of November & December.[2]
The Pac-12 Tournament is scheduled for March 9–12, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Offseason[]
Pre-season[]
Recruiting classes[]
Team | ESPN[3] | Rivals[4] | On3 Recruits [5] | Scout/247 Sports[6] | Signees |
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Arizona | ― | No. 80 | - | No. 81 | 2 |
Arizona State | ― | No. 24 | - | No. 27 | 5 |
California | ― | No. 66 | - | No. 65 | 3 |
Colorado | No. 17 | No. 15 | - | No. 11 | 5 |
Oregon | ― | No. 65 | - | No. 75 | 1 |
Oregon State | ― | No. 82 | - | No. 70 | 2 |
Stanford | No. 16 | No. 23 | - | No. 20 | 3 |
UCLA | No. 15 | No. 9 | - | No. 34 | 3 |
USC | ― | No. 50 | - | No. 38 | 3 |
Utah | ― | ― | - | ― | 1 |
Washington | ― | No. 46 | - | No. 46 | 2 |
Washington State | ― | No. 58 | - | No. 59 | 2 |
Preseason watchlists[]
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason All-American teams[]
ESPN | CBS[15] | USA | AP[16] | Blue Ribbon |
Athlon Sports[17] |
NBC Sports |
Street & Smith's | Sporting News[18] | Sports Illustrated[19] | |
Johnny Juzang | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
Preseason polls[]
AP[20] | Athlon Sports[21] | Blue Ribbon[22] | CBS Sports[23] | Coaches[24] | ESPN[25] | KenPom[26] | Lindy's Sports[27] |
Sports Illustrated[28] |
Sporting News[29] | |
Arizona | RV | – | – | No. 29 | RV | – | No. 47 | – | No. 29 | – |
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Arizona State | – | – | – | No. 82 | – | – | No. 58 | – | No. 58 | – |
California | – | – | – | No. 119 | – | – | No. 101 | – | No. 163 | – |
Colorado | RV | – | – | No. 62 | RV | – | No. 35 | – | No. 72 | – |
Oregon | No. 13 | No. 13 | No. 19 | No. 12 | No. 12 | No. 12 | No. 29 | No. 8 | No. 12 | No. 12 |
Oregon State | – | – | – | No. 78 | – | – | No. 73 | – | No. 92 | – |
Stanford | – | – | – | No. 73 | – | – | No. 68 | – | No. 75 | – |
UCLA | No. 2 | No. 2 | No. 2 | No. 6 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 7 | No. 2 | No. 4 | No. 2 |
USC | RV | No. 22 | – | No. 21 | RV | – | No. 20 | – | No. 37 | – |
Utah | – | – | – | No 103 | – | – | No. 93 | – | No. 99 | – |
Washington | – | – | – | No. 94 | – | – | No. 102 | – | No. 105 | – |
Washington State | – | – | – | No. 52 | – | – | No. 63 | – | No. 51 | – |
Pac-12 Media days[]
The Pac-12 will conduct its 2021 Pac-12 media days at the Pac-12 Studio, in San Francisco, California, on October 13, 2021 (Pac-12 Network).[30]
The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
- Pac-12 Commissioner – George Kliavkoff
- Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer(MBB) – Jamie Zaninovich
- Arizona – Tommy Lloyd (HC), Bennedict Mathurin (G/F), Ąžuolas Tubelis (PF)
- Arizona State – Bobby Hurley (HC), Marcus Bagley (SF) , Kimani Lawrence (PF)
- California – Mark Fox (HC), Grant Anticevich (PF), Andre Kelly (SF)
- Colorado – Tad Boyle (HC), Evan Battey (PF), Elijah Parquet (SG)
- Oregon – Dana Altman (HC), Will Richardson (PG), Eric Williams Jr. (SG)
- Oregon State – Wayne Tinkle (HC), Warith Alatishe (SF), Jarod Lucas (PG)
- Stanford – Jerod Haase (HC), Jaiden Delaire (SF), Spencer Jones (SF)
- UCLA – Mick Cronin (HC), Jaime Jaquez Jr. (SF), Johnny Juzang (SG)
- USC – Andy Enfield (HC), Isaiah Mobley (PF), Drew Peterson (SG)
- Utah – Craig Smith (HC), Riley Battin (PF), Branden Carlson (C)
- Washington – Mike Hopkins (HC), Jamal Bey (SG), Nate Roberts (PF)
- Washington State – Kyle Smith (HC), Efe Abogidi (PF), Tyrell Roberts (PG)
Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
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1. | UCLA | 404 | 32 |
2. | Oregon | 373 | 2 |
3. | USC | 320 | -- |
T4. | Arizona | 245 | -- |
T4. | Oregon State | 245 | -- |
6. | Colorado | 235 | -- |
7. | Arizona State | 224 | -- |
8. | Washington State | 221 | -- |
9. | Stanford | 151 | -- |
10. | Utah | 105 | -- |
11. | Washington | 85 | -- |
12. | California | 44 | -- |
Source:[31]
Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference[]
- First Team
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Warith Alatishe | Oregon State | Sr. | F | 6'8”, 210 | Westside HS |
Marcus Bagley | Arizona State | So. | F | 6'8", 215 | Sheldon HS |
Evan Battey | Colorado | R-Sr. | F | 6'8”, 259 | Villa Park HS |
Tyger Campbell | UCLA | R-Jr. | G | 5'11”, 180 | La Lumiere School |
Jaime Jaquez Jr. | UCLA | Jr. | G/F | 6'7”, 225 | Camarillo HS |
Johnny Juzang | UCLA | Jr. | G | 6'7”, 215 | Harvard-Westlake School |
Bennedict Mathurin | Arizona | So. | G | 6'6”, 210 | NBA Academy Latin America (MX) |
Isaiah Mobley | USC | Jr. | F | 6'10”, 240 | Rancho Christian School |
Will Richardson | Oregon | Sr. | G | 6'5”, 180 | Oak Hill Academy |
Noah Williams | Washington State | Jr. | G | 6'5”, 195 | O'Dea HS |
- Second Team
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Boogie Ellis | USC | Jr. | G | 6'3”, 185 | Mission Bay |
Quincy Guerrier | Oregon | Jr. | F | 6'8”, 220 | Thetford Academy |
De'Vion Harmon | Oregon | Jr. | G | 6'2”, 180 | John Guyer HS |
Jarod Lucas | Oregon State | Jr. | G | 6'4”, 195 | Los Altos HS |
Ąžuolas Tubelis | Arizona | So. | F | 6'11”, 245 | Rytas Vilnius |
- Honorable Mention
Efe Abogidi (So., WSU); Daejon Davis (Gr., WASH); Jaiden Delaire (Sr., STAN); Harrison Ingram (Fr., STAN); Jabari Walker (So., COLO); Peyton Watson (Fr., UCLA).
Midseason watchlists[]
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
John R. Wooden Award | Naismith | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | |
Final watchlists[]
Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.
John R. Wooden Award | Naismith Play of the Year | Naismith Defensive Player of the Year | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | |
Regular season[]
The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by CBS Sports, FOX Sports, ESPN Inc. family of networks including ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the Pac-12 Network.
Early season tournaments[]
Team | Tournament | Finish |
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Arizona | Roman Main Event | 1st[33] |
Arizona State | Battle 4 Atlantis | 8th [34] |
California | Fort Myers Tip-Off | 4th [35] |
Colorado | Paradise Jam | 4th[36] |
Oregon | Maui Invitational | 4th [37] |
Oregon State | Emerald Coast Classic | 4th[38] |
Stanford | Diamond Head Classic | 1st or 2nd |
UCLA | Empire Classic | 2nd[39] |
USC | Wooden Legacy | 1st[40] |
Utah | Sunshine Slam | 1st(Bracket A)[41] |
Washington | Sanford Pentagon Crossover Classic | Round Robin |
Washington State | Washington State Multi-Team Event | Round Robin |
Records against other conferences[]
2021–22 records against non-conference opponents through (December 27, 2021):
Regular Season
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Post Season
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Record against ranked non-conference opponents[]
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference Record |
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Nov 12 | No. 4 Villanova | No. 2 UCLA | Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA | ― | UCLA 86―77 OT | 1―0 |
Nov 20 | Stanford | No. 9 Baylor | Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX | ― | Baylor 86―48 | 1―1 |
Nov 21 | No. 4 Michigan | Arizona† | T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV | Roman Main Event | Arizona 80―62 | 2―1 |
Nov 22 | No. 23 Florida | California† | Suncoast Credit Union Arena ● Fort Myers, FL | Fort Myers Tip-Off | Florida 80―60 | 2―2 |
Nov 23 | No. 1 Gonzaga | No. 2 UCLA† | T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV | Empire Classic | Gonzaga 83―63 | 2―3 |
Nov 24 | No. 12 Houston | Oregon† | Michelob Ultra Arena ● Las Vegas, NV | Maui Invitational Tournament | Houston 78―49 | 2―4 |
Nov 24 | No. 21 Seton Hall | California† | Suncoast Credit Union Arena ● Fort Myers, FL | Fort Myers Tip-Off | Seton Hall 62―59 | 2―5 |
Nov 24 | No. 6 Baylor | Arizona State† | Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | Baylor 75―63 | 2―6 |
Nov 27 | No. 18 BYU | Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center ● Salt Lake City, UT | BYU–Utah rivalry | BYU 75―64 | 2―7 |
Dec 4 | No. 13 Tennessee | Colorado | CU Events Center ● Boulder, CO | ― | Tennessee 69―54 | 2―8 |
Dec 18 | No. 1 Baylor | Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena ● Eugene, OR | ― | Baylor 78―70 | 2―9 |
Dec 19 | No. 17 Texas | Stanford† | T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV | Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge | Texas 60―53 | 3―10 |
Dec 22 | No. 6 Arizona | No. 19 Tennessee | Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN | ― | Tennessee 77―73 | 3―11 |
Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site
Conference schedule[]
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[42]
Arizona | Arizona State | California | Colorado | Oregon | Oregon State | Stanford | UCLA | USC | Utah | Washington | Washington State | |
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vs. Arizona | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Arizona State | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
vs. California | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Colorado | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Oregon | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Oregon State | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Stanford | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. UCLA | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. USC | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
vs. Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Washington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
vs. Washington State | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
Total | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Points scored[]
Team | For | Against | Difference |
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Arizona | 1,074 | 768 | 306 |
Arizona State | 770 | 801 | -31 |
California | 862 | 813 | 49 |
Colorado | 852 | 782 | 70 |
Oregon | 918 | 858 | 60 |
Oregon State | 726 | 804 | -78 |
Stanford | 846 | 837 | 9 |
UCLA | 730 | 590 | 140 |
USC | 911 | 728 | 183 |
Utah | 821 | 733 | 88 |
Washington | 697 | 712 | -15 |
Washington State | 984 | 823 | 161 |
Through December 27, 2021[43]
Rankings[]
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
NV | No votes received |
Pre | Wk 2 |
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Arizona | AP | RV | RV | 17 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4т | 7 | |||||||||||||
Arizona State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
California | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
Colorado | AP | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
Oregon | AP | 13 | 12 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||
C | 12 | 12 | 23 | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
Oregon State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
Stanford | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
UCLA | AP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
USC | AP | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Utah | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
Washington | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||
Washington State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | ||||||||||||
C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
Head coaches[]
Coaching changes[]
On March 16, 2021, Utah fired Larry Krystkowiak as head coach after 10 seasons.[44] Utah hired former Utah State coach Craig Smith in March 27, 2021.[45]
On April 7, 2021, Arizona fired Sean Miller as head coach after 12 seasons. April 15, Arizona announced it hired long time Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd.[46]
Coaches[]
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.[47]
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Overall record | Pac-12 record | Pac-12 titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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Arizona | Tommy Lloyd | Gonzaga (assistant) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona State | Bobby Hurley | Buffalo | 6th | 104–83 (.556) | 50–57 (.467) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
California | Mark Fox | Georgia | 3rd | 22–37 (.373) | 10–28 (.263) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado | Tad Boyle | Northern Colorado | 12th | 233–143 (.620) | 106-92 (.535) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Oregon | Dana Altman | Creighton | 12th | 279–109 (.725) | 132–66 (.667) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Oregon State | Wayne Tinkle | Montana | 8th | 110–108 (.505) | 52–76 (.406) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Stanford | Jerod Haase | UAB | 6th | 82–74 (.526) | 44–48 (.478) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UCLA | Mick Cronin | Cincinnati | 3rd | 36–21 (.632) | 25–12 (.676) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
USC | Andy Enfield | Florida Gulf Coast | 9th | 154–109 (.586) | 69–76 (.476) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Utah | Craig Smith | Utah State | 1st | 225–107(.678) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington | Mike Hopkins | Syracuse (assistant) | 5th | 68–60 (.531) | 34–39 (.466) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington State | Kyle Smith | San Francisco | 3rd | 30–29 (.508) | 13–24 (.351) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Overall and Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2020–21 season.
- NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
- NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools
Post season[]
Pac-12 Tournament[]
The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 9–12, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV. The top four teams had a bye on the first day. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
First round Wednesday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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* denotes overtime period
NCAA Tournament[]
Teams from the conference were selected to participate:
Seed | Region | School | First Four | First Round | Second Round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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― | ― | TBD | ― | – | – | – | – | – | |
Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
National Invitation Tournament[]
Number from the conference were selected to participate:
Seed | Bracket | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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− | − | − | − | − | |||
Bid | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
Index to colors and formatting |
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Pac-12 member won |
Pac-12 member lost |
Awards and honors[]
Players of the Week[]
Throughout the conference regular season, the Pac-12 offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[48]
Week | Player of the Week | School | Freshman of the Week | School | Ref. |
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Nov. 15 | Johnny Juzang | UCLA | Harrison Ingram | Stanford | [49] |
Nov. 22 | Christian Koloko | Arizona | Mouhamed Gueye | Washington State | [50] |
Nov. 29 | Terrell Brown Jr. | Washington | K.J. Simpson | Colorado | [51] |
Dec. 6 | Bennedict Mathurin | Arizona | Lazar Stefanovic | Utah | [52] |
Dec. 13 | Bennedict Mathurin (2) | Arizona | Harrison Ingram (2) | Stanford | [53] |
Dec. 20 | Chevez Goodwin | USC | Harrison Ingram (3) | Stanford | [54] |
Dec. 27 | Grant Anticevich | California | Harrison Ingram (4) | Stanford | [55] |
Jan. 3 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Jan. 10 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Jan. 17 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Jan. 24 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Jan. 31 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Feb. 7 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Feb. 14 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Feb. 21 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Feb. 28 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Mar. 7 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
Mar. 14 | ― | ― | ― | ― |
Totals per School[]
School | Total |
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Stanford | 4 |
Arizona | 3 |
California | 1 |
Colorado | 1 |
UCLA | 1 |
USC | 1 |
Utah | 1 |
Washington | 1 |
Washington State | 1 |
All-Americans[]
All-District[]
The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:
- District VIII
All-District Team
- District IX
Player of the Year
All-District Team
Conference awards[]
Voting was by conference coaches.
Individual awards[]
2022 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards | |||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | ||||||
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Player of The Year | ― | ||||||
Coach of the Year | ― | ||||||
Defensive Player of The Year | ― | ||||||
Freshman of The Year | ― | ||||||
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | – | ||||||
Most Improved Player of The Year | ― | ||||||
Sixth Man of The Year | ― |
All-Pac-12[]
- First Team
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- ‡ Pac-12 Player of the Year
- ††† three-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
- †† two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
- † two-time All-Pac-12 honoree
- Second Team
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Honorable Mention
All-Freshman Team[]
Name | School | Pos. | Ht., Wt. |
---|---|---|---|
† Pac-12 Player of the Year ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- Honorable Mention
All-Defensive Team[]
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. |
---|---|---|---|---|
- † Pac-12 Player of the Year
- ‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- †† two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree
- Honorable Mention
Scholar Athlete of the Year[]
The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20[57][58][59]
Name | School | Pos. | Ht., Wt. | GPA | Major |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- ‡ indicates player was Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- †† two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
- ††† three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
National awards[]
[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
− | − | − |
Home game attendance[]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Arizona | McKale Center | 14,655 | 12,421 | 11,862 | 12,059 | 11,733 | 13,077 | 11,943 | 14,263† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 87,358 | 12,480 | 85.16% | |
Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena | 14,100 | 6,912 | 7,594 | 6,977 | 6,793 | 11,391† | 6,403 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 46,070 | 7,678 | 54.46% | ||
California | Haas Pavilion | 11,858 | 3,936 | 4,218 | 3,977 | 3,857 | 4,505 | 3,132 | 4,606† | 3,977 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28,231 | 4,033 | 34.01% |
Colorado | Coors Events Center | 11,064 | 6,931 | 7,115 | 5,633 | 6,221 | 8,688† | 5,782 | 6,388 | 5,888 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 52,646 | 6,581 | 59.48% |
Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena | 12,364 | 7,037 | 8,164† | 5,739 | 5,739 | 6,130 | 5,251 | 7,682 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 45,742 | 6,535 | 52.85% | |
Oregon State | Gill Coliseum | 9,604 | 4,448† | 3,491 | 3,368 | 3,918 | 2,954 | 3,015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21,194 | 3,532 | 36.78% | |
Stanford | Maples Pavilion | 7,233 | 3,080 | 2,492 | 2,722 | 2,379 | 4,181† | 2,352 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17,206 | 2,868 | 39.65% | |||
UCLA | Pauley Pavilion | 13,800 | 5,618 | 13,659† | 7,129 | 7,103 | 7,001 | 7,941 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48,451 | 8,075 | 58.52% | |
USC | Galen Center | 10,258 | 3,321 | 2,189 | 3,754 | 2,608 | 5,561† | 3,253 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20,686 | 3,448 | 33.61% | ||
Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center | 15,000 | 2,355 | 6,805 | 6,638 | 11,443† | 6,548 | 6,645 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 40,434 | 6,739 | 44.92% | ||
Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena | 10,000 | 6,356† | 6,297 | 5,315 | 5,670 | 5,703 | 6,084 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35,425 | 5,904 | 59.04% | |
Washington State | Beasley Coliseum | 12,058 | 2,572 | 3,878 | 2,928 | 2,370 | 2,720 | 4,069† | 2,900 | 2,702 | 2,438 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26,577 | 2,953 | 24.49% |
Total | 11,833 | 473,997 | 5,852 | 49.45% |
Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high
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