2013–14 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season explained

2013–14 Pac-12 men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:12
Tv:ESPN, Fox Sports 1, CBS, Pac-12 Network
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Arizona Wildcats
Second Place:UCLA Bruins
Mvp:Nick Johnson
Mvp Link:Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Nick Johnson, Arizona
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2014 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
Finals Champ:UCLA Bruins
Finals Runner-Up:Arizona
Finals Mvp:Kyle Anderson, UCLA
Finals Mvp Link:Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:12–13
Nextseason Link:2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:14–15

The 2013–14 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season begins with practices in October 2013 and ends with the 2014 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament on March 15, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2013, with the conference schedule started in December 2013.

This is the third season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 55th 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 99th season of men's basketball.

Pre-season

Men’s Basketball Media Poll

PlaceTeamPointsFirst place votes
1Arizona27321
2UCLA2121
3Colorado2111
4Oregon196
5California 194
6Stanford166
7Arizona State 159
8Washington 121
9Utah68
10Oregon State67
11USC63
12Washington State39
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Rankings

See main article: article and 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

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Conference Schedule

Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Arizona Arizona StCaliforniaColoradoOregonOregon StStanfordUCLAUSCUtahWashingtonWashington St
ASU CAL COL ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU -->vs. Arizona1–11–10–21–10–20–20–10–10–20–10–1
vs. Arizona State1–10–21–11–11–11–11–00–11–11–00–1
vs. California1–12–00–10–10–11–12–01–11–00–20–2
vs. Colorado2–01–11–00–10–10–12–00–21–11–10–2
vs. Oregon1–11–11–01–01–11–01–10–20–11–10–2
vs. Oregon State2–01–11–01–01–10–11–10–21–02–00–2
vs. Stanford2–01–11–11–00–11–01–10–20–10–10–2
vs. UCLA1–00–10–20–21–11–11–10–21–10–11–0
vs. USC1–01–01–12–02–02–02–02–02–01–00–1
vs. Utah2–01–10–11–11–01–01–01–10–21–11–1
vs. Washington1–00–12–01–11–10–21–11–00–11–11–1
vs. Washington State1–01–02–02–02–02–02–00–11–01–11–1
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Total15–3 10–8 10–8 10–8 10–8 8–10 10–8 12–6 2–16 9–9 9–9 3–15

Conference tournament

See main article: article and 2014 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament.

The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday, March 12–15, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada. Arizona and UCLA were seeded one and two respectively. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 12. 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.

Head coaches

Sean Miller, Arizona

Herb Sendek, Arizona State

Mike Montgomery, California

Tad Boyle, Colorado

Dana Altman, Oregon

Craig Robinson, Oregon State

Johnny Dawkins, Stanford

Steve Alford, UCLA

Andy Enfield, USC

Larry Krystkowiak, Utah

Lorenzo Romar, Washington

Ken Bone, Washington State

Post season

NCAA tournament

See main article: article and 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolSecond roundThird roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
1WestArizona
  1. 16 Weber State - March 21, San Diego - W, 68–59
  1. 9 Gonzaga - March 23, San Diego - W, 84–61
  1. 4 San Diego State - March 27, Anaheim - W, 70–64
  1. 2 Wisconsin - March 29, Anaheim - L, 63–64 (OT)
4SouthUCLA
  1. 13 Tulsa - March 21, San Diego - W, 76–59
  1. 12 Stephen F. Austin -March 23, San Diego - W, 77–60
  1. 1 Florida -March 27, Memphis - L 68–79
7WestORE
  1. 10 BYU March 20, Milwaukee - W, 87–68
  1. 2 Wisconsin March 22, Milwaukee - L, 77–85
7 MidwestASU
  1. 10 Texas March 20, Milwaukee - L, 85–87
8 SouthCOLO
  1. 9 Pittsburgh March 20, Orlando - L, 48–77
10SouthSTAN
  1. 7 New Mexico March 21, St. Louis - W, 58–53
  1. 2 Kansas March 23, St. Louis - W, 60–57
  1. 11 Dayton March 27, Memphis - L, 72–82
6 BidsW-L (%):4–2 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 8–6

National Invitation tournament

See main article: article and 2014 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
2SMUCalifornia
  1. 7 Utah Valley - Mar. 19, Berkeley - W, 77–64
  1. 3 Arkansas - Mar. 24, Berkeley - W, 75-64
  1. 1 SMU - Mar. 26, Dallas- L, 65–67
5MinnesotaUtah
  1. 4 Saint Mary's - Mar. 18, Moraga - L, 58–70
2 BidsW-L (%):1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 2–2

College Basketball Invitational

See main article: article and 2014 College Basketball Invitational.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Oregon StateRadford - Mar. 19, Corvallis - L, 92–96
1 BidW-L (%):0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–1

Highlights and notes

Awards and honors

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Player-of-the-Week

All-Americans

All-Pac-12 teams

Voting was by conference coaches:

Nick Johnson, Arizona

Aaron Gordon, Arizona

Jordan Bachynski, Arizona State

Anthony Brown, Stanford

Sean Miller, Arizona

First Team

NameSchoolPos.Yr.Ht., Wt.Hometown (Last School)
Jordan AdamsUCLA G So.6-5, 220 Atlanta, Ga. (Oak Hill Academy)
Kyle AndersonUCLA G So. 6-9, 230 Fairview, N.J. (St. Anthony HS)
ASU G So. 5-11, 180 Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS)
CAL G Sr. 6-2, 195 Los Angeles, Calif. (Minnesota)
Aaron GordonARIZ F Fr. 6-8, 210 San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty)
Nick JohnsonARIZ G Jr. 6-3, 200 Gilbert, Ariz. (Findlay Prep)
STAN F Sr. 6-10, 235 Toronto, Ontario, Canada (IMG Academy)
STANG Jr. 6-1, 180 Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS)
COLO F So. 6-10, 245 Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS)
UTAH G Jr. 6-5, 180 Lawndale, Calif. (City College of San Francisco)

Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

Name SchoolPos.Ht., Wt.
UCLA G 6-3, 180
Aaron Gordon Arizona F 6-8, 210
Arizona F 6-7, 205
UCLA G 6-5, 180
Washington G 6-3, 185

Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht., Wt.
Arizona State C Sr. 7-2, 250
Stanford F Sr. 6-7, 230
Nick JohnsonArizona G Jr. 6-3, 200
Arizona G Sr. 6-1, 190
Utah G Jr. 6-5, 180

All-Academic

First Team:

Second Team:

USBWA All-District team

District VIII

NameSchool
Askia BookerColorado
Josh ScottColorado
Delon WrightUtah

District IX

NameSchool
Jordan AdamsUCLA
Kyle AndersonUCLA
Jordan BachynskiArizona State
Jahii CarsonArizona State
Aaron GordonArizona
Nick JohnsonArizona
C. J. WilcoxWashington
Joseph YoungOregon

NABC All District Team

District 20First Team

Second Team

NBA draft

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://pac-12.com/news/2013/10/17/media-pick-clear-favorite-pac-12-mens-basketball-race.aspx Media pick clear favorite in Pac-12 men's basketball race
  2. http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2014/alldistrict140311.html USBWA Names 2013-14 Men's All-District Teams