2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament explained
The 2011 Pacific Life Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament was played on March 9–11, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.[1] The tournament champion became the NCAA tournament automatic qualifier from the conference. The Arizona Wildcats, finish the season atop of the conference with a 14–4 record, and the UCLA Bruins were the two top-seed teams in the tournament. The third-seeded Washington Huskies won the tournament. This was the final tournament ever held under the "Pac-10" name, as Colorado and Utah joined the conference in July, making it the "Pac-12."
Seeds
Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
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- 1
| Arizona | 14–4 | 25–6 | |
- 2
| UCLA | 13–5 | 22–9 | |
- 3
| Washington | 11–7 | 20–10 | |
- 4
| USC | 10–8 | 18–13 | 1–1 vs. Cal, 1–1 vs. UA |
- 5
| California | 10–8 | 17–13 | 1–1 vs. USC, 0–2 vs. UA |
- 6
| Washington State | 9–9 | 19–11 | |
- 7
| Oregon | 7–11 | 14–16 | |
- 8
| Stanford | 7–11 | 15–15 | |
- 9
| Oregon State | 5–13 | 10–19 | |
- 10
| Arizona State | 4–14 | 12–18 | |
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Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance |
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| First Round – Wednesday, March 9 |
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| 1 | | 6:00 PM | - 8 Stanford vs #9 Oregon State
| 67–69 | FSN | 7,814 |
| 8:30 PM | - 7 Oregon vs #10 Arizona State
| 76–69 | FSN |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 |
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| 2 | | 12:00 PM | - 4 USC vs #5 Cal
| 70–56 | FSN | 10,782 |
| 2:30 PM | - 1 Arizona vs #9 Oregon State
| 78–69 | FSN |
| 3 | | 6:00 PM | - 2 UCLA vs #7 Oregon
| 59–76 | FSN | 12,191 |
| 8:30 PM | - 3 Washington vs #6 Washington State
| 89–87 | FSN |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 |
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| 4 | | 6:00 PM | - 4 USC vs. #1 Arizona
| 62–67 | FSN | 13,190 |
| 8:30 PM | - 7 Oregon vs. #3 Washington
| 51–69 | FSN |
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 12 |
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| | 3:00 PM | - 1 Arizona vs. #3 Washington
| 75–77 | CBS | |
- Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[2]
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Bracket
Tournament notes
- Both men’s and women’s basketball tournament semi-final and final games were held at the Staples Center.
- The annual Coach of the Year Award was renamed to honor Coach John Wooden.[3] Sean Miller of the Arizona Wildcats was the 2011 winner.
- Chick Hearn Court between Staples Center and LA Live was the location for the new Pac-10 FanFest, featuring a basketball sport court, beer garden, family-friendly activities like face painting and sign making, a live DJ, band and cheer performances, and Wolfgang Puck food specials. The Women's trophy presentation and institutional headquarters were also located at the FanFest.
- The championship game was the first title game in conference history to require an overtime period.[4]
- Washington and Washington St. were the only arch rivals to meet up in this year. It was the first arch rival tournament game of any pair in two years.
- Klay Thompson of Washington State had a record setting 29 FG attempts vs. Washington. His record still stands. He was 15 of 29 .
- Jeremy Green's 15 3-pt. FG attempts vs. Oregon State set a tournament record. Playing for Stanford, he was 7 of 15.[5]
- With the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, Washington made its 16th appearance. Three other teams were invited to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship: UCLA, USC, and Arizona.
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player
2011 Hall of Honor inductees
See main article: Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Hall of Honor. The induction ceremony took place on Saturday, March 12, 2011, during the Pac-10 Hall of Honor breakfast:
See also
- 2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Pac-10 Tournament official site . 2010-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090222050923/http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/2009-mbb-tournament.html . 2009-02-22 . dead .
- Web site: Pacific Life Pac-10 Basketball Tournament. pac-10.org. 2 March 2011.
- http://www.pac-10.org/News/tabid/863/Article/214943/pac-10-to-honor-wooden-host-combined-mens-and-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx Pac-10 To Honor Wooden, Host Combined Men's And Women's Basketball Tournament
- Associated Press, Isaiah Thomas' fadeaway beats buzzer, crowns Washington as Pac-10 champions, ESPN.com, March 12, 2011
- 2013-14 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide
