2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season explained

2014–15 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
Second Place:Oregon
Utah
Mvp:Joe Young, Oregon
Mvp Link:Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Joe Young
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
Finals Champ:Arizona
Finals Runner-Up:Oregon
Finals Mvp:Brandon Ashley, Arizona
Finals Mvp Link:Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2013–14 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:13–14
Nextseason Link:2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:15–16

The 2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014 and ended with the 2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2014, with the conference schedule starting in December 2014.

This was the fourth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 56th 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 100th season of men's basketball.

Preseason

Men’s Basketball Media Preseason Poll
PlaceTeamPointsFirst place votes
1Arizona383(31)
2Utah317
3Colorado316
4UCLA290(1)
5Stanford264
6Washington189
7California188
8Oregon159
9Arizona State155
10USC106
11Washington State84
12Oregon State45

first place votes

Rankings

See main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

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  Improvement in ranking
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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 St
ASU CAL COL ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU -->vs. Arizona– 1–10–20–20–21–10–20–10–10–20–10–1
vs. Arizona State1–1– 0–21–12–01–11–10–10–12–00–11–0
vs. California2–02–0– 0–11–00–12–01–11–11–00–21–1
vs. Colorado2–01–11–0– 1–01–00–11–10–22–01–00–1
vs. Oregon2–00–20–10–1– 0–20–11–10–20–11–11–1
vs. Oregon State1–11–11–00–12–0– 1–01–11–11–01–10–2
vs. Stanford2–01–10–21–01–00–1– 2–00–21–00–21–1
vs. UCLA1–01–01–11–11–11–10–2– 0–21–10–10–1
vs. USC1–01–01–12–02–01–12–02–0– 2–00–11–0
vs. Utah2–00–20–10–21–00–10–11–10–2– 1–10–2
vs. Washington1–01–02–01–11–11–12–01–01–01–1– 1–1
vs. Washington State1–00–11–11–11–12–01–11–00–12–01–1–
ASU CAL COL ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU -->
Total16–2 9–9 7–11 7–11 13–5 8–10 9–9 11–7 3–15 13–5 5–13 7–11

Head coaches

Sean Miller, Arizona

Herb Sendek, Arizona State

Cuonzo Martin, California

Tad Boyle, Colorado

Dana Altman, Oregon

Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State

Johnny Dawkins, Stanford

Steve Alford, UCLA

Andy Enfield, USC

Larry Krystkowiak, Utah

Lorenzo Romar, Washington

Ernie Kent, Washington State

Postseason

Pac-12 tournament

See main article: 2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament. The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday, March 11–14, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada. Arizona, and Oregon were seeded one and two respectively. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 11. 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

See main article: 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolSecond roundThird roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
2WestArizona
  1. 15 Texas Southern, W 93–72
  1. 10 Ohio State, W 73–58
  1. 6 Xavier, W 68–60
  1. 1 Wisconsin, L 78–85
N/AN/A
8WestOregon
  1. 9 Oklahoma State, W 79–73
  1. 1 Wisconsin, L 62–72
N/AN/AN/AN/A
5SouthUtah
  1. 12 Stephen F. Austin, W 57–50
  1. 4 Georgetown, W 75–64
  1. 1 Duke, L 57–61
N/AN/AN/A
11SouthUCLA
  1. 6 SMU, W 60–59
  1. 14 UAB, W 92–75
  1. 2 Gonzaga, L 62–74
N/AN/AN/A
4 BidsW-L (%):4–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 TOTAL: 8–4

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
2RichmondStanfordvs UC Davis, W 77–64vs Rhode Island, W 74–65vs Vanderbilt, W 78–75Old Dominion, W 67–60Miami (FL), W 66–64 OT
5Colorado StateArizona Stateat Connecticut, W 68–61at Richmond, L 70–76 OTN/AN/AN/A
2 BidsW-L (%):2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 TOTAL: 6–1

College Basketball Invitational

See main article: 2015 College Basketball Invitational.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Coloradovs Gardner-Webb, W 87–78at Seattle L 65–72N/AN/AN/A
1 BidW-L (%):1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 1–1

Awards and honors

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

All-Americans

All-Pac-12 teams

Voting was by conference coaches:

Joe Young, Oregon

Stanley Johnson, Arizona

Gary Payton II, Oregon State

Josh Hawkinson, Washington State

Dana Altman, Oregon

First Team

NameSchoolPos.Yr.Ht., Wt.Hometown (Last School)
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonArizonaFSo.6-7, 220Chester, Pa. (Chester HS)
Stanley JohnsonArizonaFFr.6-7, 245Fullerton, Calif. (Mater Dei HS)
Washington StateGSr.6-4, 210Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis HS)
ArizonaGSr.6-1, 195Pittsburgh, Pa. (Duquesne)
Gary Payton IIOregon StateGJr.6-3, 175Las Vegas, Nev. (Salt Lake CC)
Norman PowellUCLAGSr.6-4, 215San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln HS)
StanfordGSr.6-2, 185Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS)
Tyrone WallaceCaliforniaGJr.6-5, 200Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS)
UtahGSr.6-5, 190Lawndale, Calif. (City College of San Francisco)
OregonG Sr.6-2, 180Houston, Texas (Houston)

Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

Name SchoolPos.Ht., Wt.
Jordan BellOregonF6-9, 215
Dillon BrooksOregonF6-6, 225
Tra HolderArizona StateG6-1, 180
Stanley JohnsonArizonaF6-7, 245
Kevon LooneyUCLAF6-9, 220
Jordan McLaughlinUSCG6-1, 170
Jakob PöltlUtahF 7-0, 235

Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht., Wt.
Jordan BellOregonFFr.6-9, 215
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonArizonaFSo.6-7, 220
T. J. McConnellArizonaGSr.6-1, 195
Gary Payton IIOregon StateGJr.6-3, 175
Delon WrightUtahGSr.6-5, 190

USBWA

The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[1]

District VIIIPlayer of the Year: Delon Wright, Utah

All-District Team

District IXAll-District Team

NABC All-District 20 Team

National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following to their All-District 20 team:[2]

First Team
Second Team

Notes and References

  1. USBWA NAMES 2014-15 MEN'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS . March 10, 2015 . USBWA . https://web.archive.org/web/20150312152158/http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2015/alldistrict150310.html . March 12, 2015 . live .
  2. National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2014-15 Division I All-District Teams and UPS All-District Coaches . March 27, 2015 . National Association of Basketball Coaches . https://web.archive.org/web/20160330144443/http://static.psbin.com/w/9/2qxdhr73x7aqb1/2014-15_NABC_Division_I_All-District_Teams_and_Coaches-2.pdf . March 30, 2016 . live .

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