The 2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season begins with practices in October 2016 and ends with the 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season begins on the first weekend of November 11, 2016 with Arizona-Michigan State, with the conference schedule starting in the last week of December 28, 2016 with UCLA-Oregon.
This is the sixth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 58th 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 102nd season of men's basketball.
Preseason
October 21, 2016 – Pac-12 men's basketball media day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco, Calif.
+Men’s basketball media preseason poll Place Team Points First place votes 1. Oregon 320 (23) 2. Arizona 298 (4) 3. UCLA 259 --- 4. California 209 --- 5. Colorado 199 --- 6. Washington 167 --- 7. USC 163 --- 8. Utah 142 --- 9. Oregon State 122 --- 10. Stanford 119 --- 11. Arizona State 78 --- 12. Washington State 30 --- () first place votes
Recruiting classes + Rankings Team ESPN Rivals Scout 247SportsSignees Arizona #7 #3 #7 #5 3 Arizona State #16 #21 #23 #26 4 California - - - - 1 Colorado - - - - 4 Oregon #37 #12 #17 #20 3 Oregon State - - - - 2 Stanford - - - - 2 UCLA #5 #5 #4 #6 3 USC #31 - - - 4 Utah - - - #29 2 Washington #32 #26 #18 #22 3 Washington State - - - - 4
Rankings
The Pac-12 had 4 teams ranked and 3 others receiving votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll. It had four teams ranked in the preseason AP Poll and one other receiving votes.
+ Legend Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 NV No votes received
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Pac-12 regular season
Conference schedule This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Arizona Arizona StCaliforniaColoradoOregonOregon StStanfordUCLAUSCUtahWashingtonWashington Stvs. Arizona – 0–20–20–11–00–10–21–10–20–10–20–2vs. Arizona State2–0 – 2–00–11–00–10–22–01–11–00–22–0vs. California2–00–2 – 1–12–00–21–11–00–11–10–10–1vs. Colorado1–01–01–1 – 1–10–20–21–01–02–01–11–1vs. Oregon0–10–10–21–1 – 0–20–21–10–20–20–10–1vs. Oregon State1–01–02–02–02–0 – 2–02–02–01–11–01–0vs. Stanford2–02–01–12–02–00–2 – 1–01–01–10–10–1vs. UCLA1–10–20–10–11–10–20–1 – 1–10–10–20–2vs. USC2–01–11–00–12–00–20–11–1 – 1–00–20–2vs. Utah1–00–11–10–22–01–11–11–00–1 – 0–20–2vs. Washington2–02–01–01–11–00–11–02–02–02–0 – 2–0vs. Washington State2–00–21–01–11–00–11–02–02–02–00–2 –Total 16–2 7–11 10–8 8–10 16–2 1–17 6–12 15–3 10–8 11–7 2–16 6–12
Points scored TeamForAgainstDifferenceArizona23321992340Arizona State24382527 -89California1964187490Colorado23432221 122Oregon24562006450Oregon State19592254 -295Stanford20742106 -32UCLA28312326505USC24452266 179Utah23682029339Washington22952435 -140Washington State21162303 -187 Through March 6, 2017
Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school. Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Pac-12 record NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsArizona Sean Miller Xavier 8th 215–65 () 107–37 () 10 0 0Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 2nd 30–35 () 12–24 () 1 0 0California Cuonzo Martin Tennessee 3rd 61–37 () 29–25 () 2 0 0Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 7th 149–94 () 64–61 () 4 0 0Oregon Dana Altman Creighton 7th 182–68 () 85–41 () 12 0 0Oregon State Wayne Tinkle Montana 3rd 41–54 () 18–36 () 4 0 0Stanford Jerod Haase UAB 1st 14–17 () 6–12 () 0 0 0UCLA Steve Alford New Mexico 4th 93–43 () 44–28 () 10 0 0USC Andy Enfield Florida Gulf Coast 4th 68–62 () 24–48 () 3 0 0Utah Larry Krystkowiak New Jersey Nets (assistant) 6th 115–84 () 54–55 () 4 0 0Washington Lorenzo Romar Saint Louis 15th 298–197 () 143–120 () 7 0 0Washington State Ernie Kent Oregon 3rd 36–58 () 15–40 () 6 0 0
Postseason
Pac-12 tournament
The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday March 8–11, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV. Oregon and Arizona were seeded one and two respectively. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 8, 2017. 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.
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship No. 2 West Arizona No. 15 North Dakota, 100–82 No. 7 Saint Mary's, 69–60 No. 11 Xavier, 71–73 No. 3 Midwest Oregon No. 14 Iona, 93–77 No. 11 Rhode Island, 75–72 No. 7 Michigan, 69–68 No. 1 Kansas, 74–60 No. 1 North Carolina, 76–77 No. 3 South UCLA No. 14 Kent State, 97–80 No. 6 Cincinnati, 79–67 No. 2 Kentucky, 75–86 No. 11 East USC No. 11 Providence, 75–71 No. 6 SMU, 66–65 No. 3 Baylor, 78–824 BidsW-L (%):1–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 TOTAL: 10–4
National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 California California vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 66–73 3 Illinois St. Utah vs. Boise State, 68–73 5 Illinois St. Colorado at UCF, 74–79 3 BidsW-L (%):0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–3
Index to colors and formattingPac-12 member wonPac-12 member lost
Awards and honors
Player of the Week
Nov. 14 – Tres Tinkle, Oregon State Nov. 21 – Charlie Moore, California Nov. 28 – Lonzo Ball, UCLA Dec. 5 – T. J. Leaf, UCLA Dec. 12 – Derrick White, Colorado Dec. 19 – T. J. Leaf, UCLA (2)
Dec. 25 – Jordan McLaughlin, USC Jan. 2 – Dillon Brooks, Oregon Jan. 9 – Ivan Rabb, California Jan. 16 – Bryce Alford, UCLA Jan. 23 – Lauri Markkanen, Arizona Jan. 30 – Shaqquan Aaron, USC
Feb. 6 – Dillon Brooks, Oregon (2) Feb. 13 – Lonzo Ball, UCLA (2) Feb. 20 – Lauri Markkanen, Arizona (2) Feb. 27 – Dillon Brooks, Oregon (3) Mar. 6 – Jordan McLaughlin, USC (2)
All-Americans
AP First team Lonzo Ball (UCLA) Second team Dillon Brooks (Oregon) Third team Markelle Fultz (Washington) Lauri Markkanen (Arizona)
USBWA First team Lonzo Ball (UCLA) Second team Dillon Brooks (Oregon)
USBWA: Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Lonzo Ball (UCLA)
NABC First team Lonzo Ball (UCLA) Second team Dillon Brooks (Oregon) Third team Markelle Fultz (Washington) Lauri Markkanen (Arizona)
Sporting News First team Lonzo Ball (UCLA) Second team Dillon Brooks (Oregon) Third team Lauri Markkanen (Arizona) Markelle Fultz (Washington)
All-District NABC
District 20 first team Lonzo Ball (UCLA) Dillon Brooks (Oregon) Markelle Fultz (Washington) Lauri Markkanen (Arizona) Ivan Rabb (California) District 20 second team T. J. Leaf (UCLA) Kyle Kuzma (Utah) Reid Travis (Stanford) Josh Hawkinson (Washington State) Derrick White (Colorado)
USBWA
District VIII: All-District Team Kyle Kuzma (Utah) Derrick White (Colorado)
District IX: Player of the Year Lonzo Ball (UCLA) District IX: All-District Team Lonzo Ball (UCLA) Jordan Bell (Oregon) Dillon Brooks (Oregon) Markelle Fultz (Washington) T. J. Leaf (UCLA) Lauri Markkanen (Arizona) Ivan Rabb (California)
Conference awards Voting was by conference coaches.
Individual awards
+Pac-12 individual awards Award Recipient(s)Player of The YearDillon Brooks, junior, OregonCoach of the YearSean Miller, ArizonaDefensive Player of The Year Jordan Bell, junior, OregonFreshman of The YearLonzo Ball, freshman, UCLAScholar-Athlete of the Year Josh Hawkinson, senior, Washington StateMost Improved Player of The YearChimezie Metu, sophomore, USC
All-Pac-12
First Team
NameSchool Pos. Yr. Ht., wt. Hometown (last school)Bryce AlfordUCLAGSr.6-3, 185Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS)Lonzo BallUCLAGFr.6-6, 190Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS)Dillon BrooksOregonFJr.6-7, 225Mississauga, Ontario (Findlay Prep (Nev.))Markelle FultzWashingtonGFr.6-4, 195Upper Marlboro, Md. (DeMatha Catholic HS)Kyle KuzmaUtahFJr.6-9, 221Flint, Mich. (Bentley HS)T. J. LeafUCLAFFr.6-10, 225 El Cajon, Calif. (Foothills Christian HS)Lauri MarkkanenArizonaFFr.7-0, 230Jyväskylä, Finland (Helsinki Academy)Ivan RabbCaliforniaFSo.6-11, 220Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd HS)Reid TravisStanfordFRS So.6-8, 245Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS)Derrick WhiteColoradoGRS Sr.6-5, 200Parker, Colo. (UCCS)
Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., wt.Kadeem AllenArizonaGR-Sr.6-3, 205Jordan BellOregonFJr.6-9, 225Josh HawkinsonWashington StateFSr.6-10, 230Chimezie MetuUSCFSo.6-11, 225Allonzo TrierArizonaGSo.6-5, 205
All-Freshman Team
Name School Pos. Ht., wt.Rawle AlkinsArizonaG6-5, 220Lonzo BallUCLAG6-6, 190Markelle FultzWashingtonG6-4, 195T. J. LeafUCLAF6-10, 225Lauri MarkkanenArizonaF7-0, 230
All-Defensive Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., wt.Kadeem AllenArizonaGR-Sr.6-3, 205Marcus AllenStanfordGSr.6-3, 190Jordan BellOregonFJr.6-9, 225Chris BoucherOregonFSr.6-10, 200Derrick WhiteColoradoGSr.6-5, 200
NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team 1 1 PG Philadelphia 76ers Washington (Fr.) 1 2 PG Los Angeles Lakers UCLA (Fr.) 1 7 PF Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Chicago) Arizona (Fr.) 1 18 PF Indiana Pacers UCLA (Fr.) 1 27 PF Los Angeles Lakers (from Boston via Brooklyn) Utah (Jr.) 1 29 PG San Antonio Spurs Colorado (Sr.) 2 35 PF Orlando Magic (traded to Memphis Grizzles) California (So.) 2 38 PF Chicago Bulls (from Sacramento via Cleveland) Oregon (Jr.) 2 41 SG Atlanta Hawks Oregon (Jr.) 2 45 SF Houston Rockets (traded to Memphis Grizzles) Oregon (Jr.) 2 47 C Indiana Pacers UCLA (Fr.) 2 53 PG Boston Celtics Arizona (Sr.) 2 56 SG Boston Celtics California (Sr.)
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