2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season explained

2016–17 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, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network, CBS
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Oregon
Arizona
Second Place:UCLA
Mvp:Dillon Brooks, Oregon
Mvp Link:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Markelle Fultz, Washington
Top Scorer Link:Markelle Fultz
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2017 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
Finals Champ:Arizona
Finals Runner-Up:Oregon
Finals Mvp:Allonzo Trier, Arizona
Finals Mvp Link:Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:15–16
Nextseason Link:2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:17–18

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

Men’s basketball media preseason poll
PlaceTeamPointsFirst 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! 247Sports!Signees
Arizona
  1. 7
  1. 3
  1. 7
  1. 5
3
Arizona State
  1. 16
  1. 21
  1. 23
  1. 26
4
California - - - - 1
Colorado - - - - 4
Oregon
  1. 37
  1. 12
  1. 17
  1. 20
3
Oregon State - - - - 2
Stanford - - - - 2
UCLA
  1. 5
  1. 5
  1. 4
  1. 6
3
USC
  1. 31
- - - 4
Utah - - -
  1. 29
2
Washington
  1. 32
  1. 26
  1. 18
  1. 22
3
Washington State - - - - 4

Rankings

See main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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.

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  Improvement in ranking
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ArizonaAP 10108162019181817161475954774NA
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CaliforniaAP RV25RVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVNA
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ColoradoAP RVRVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNA
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OregonAP 541323242220211513111013576659NA
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StanfordAP NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNA
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UCLAAP 1616141122224438111065338NA
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WashingtonAP RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNA
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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– 0–20–20–11–00–10–21–10–20–10–20–2
vs. Arizona State2–0– 2–00–11–00–10–22–01–11–00–22–0
vs. California2–00–2– 1–12–00–21–11–00–11–10–10–1
vs. Colorado1–01–01–1– 1–10–20–21–01–02–01–11–1
vs. Oregon0–10–10–21–1– 0–20–21–10–20–20–10–1
vs. Oregon State1–01–02–02–02–0– 2–02–02–01–11–01–0
vs. Stanford2–02–01–12–02–00–2– 1–01–01–10–10–1
vs. UCLA1–10–20–10–11–10–20–1– 1–10–10–20–2
vs. USC2–01–11–00–12–00–20–11–1– 1–00–20–2
vs. Utah1–00–11–10–22–01–11–11–00–1– 0–20–2
vs. Washington2–02–01–01–11–00–11–02–02–02–0– 2–0
vs. Washington State2–00–21–01–11–00–11–02–02–02–00–2–
ASU CAL COL ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU -->
Total16–2 7–11 10–8 8–10 16–2 1–17 6–12 15–3 10–8 11–7 2–16 6–12

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifference
Arizona23321992340
Arizona State24382527-89
California1964187490
Colorado23432221122
Oregon24562006450
Oregon State19592254-295
Stanford20742106-32
UCLA28312326505
USC24452266179
Utah23682029339
Washington22952435-140
Washington 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.

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolOverall recordPac-12 recordNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
ArizonaSean MillerXavier8th 215–65 107–37 1000
Arizona StateBobby HurleyBuffalo2nd 30–35 12–24 100
CaliforniaCuonzo MartinTennessee3rd 61–37 29–25 200
ColoradoTad BoyleNorthern Colorado7th 149–94 64–61 400
OregonDana AltmanCreighton7th 182–68 85–41 1200
Oregon StateWayne TinkleMontana3rd41–54 18–36 400
StanfordJerod HaaseUAB1st 14–17 6–12 000
UCLASteve AlfordNew Mexico4th 93–43 44–28 1000
USCAndy EnfieldFlorida Gulf Coast4th 68–62 24–48 300
UtahLarry KrystkowiakNew Jersey Nets (assistant)6th 115–84 54–55 400
WashingtonLorenzo RomarSaint Louis15th 298–197 143–120 700
Washington StateErnie KentOregon3rd 36–58 15–40 600

Postseason

Pac-12 tournament

[1]

See main article: 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball 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

See main article: 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst roundSecond roundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship
No. 2WestArizonaNo. 15 North Dakota, 100–82No. 7 Saint Mary's, 69–60No. 11 Xavier, 71–73
No. 3MidwestOregonNo. 14 Iona, 93–77No. 11 Rhode Island, 75–72No. 7 Michigan, 69–68No. 1 Kansas, 74–60No. 1 North Carolina, 76–77
No. 3SouthUCLANo. 14 Kent State, 97–80No. 6 Cincinnati, 79–67No. 2 Kentucky, 75–86
No. 11EastUSCNo. 11 Providence, 75–71No. 6 SMU, 66–65No. 3 Baylor, 78–82
4 BidsW-L (%):1–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 TOTAL: 10–4

National Invitation Tournament

See main article: 2017 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1CaliforniaCalifornia vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 66–73
3Illinois St.Utahvs. Boise State, 68–73
5Illinois St.Coloradoat UCF, 74–79
3 BidsW-L (%):0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–3
Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost

Awards and honors

Player of the Week

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All-Americans

[3]

See main article: 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

AP
First team

Second team

Third team

USBWA
First team

Second team

USBWA: Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year

NABC
First team

Second team

Sporting News
First team

Second team

Third team

All-District

USBWA[4]

District VIII: All-District Team

District IX: Player of the Year

District IX: All-District Team

Conference awards

Voting was by conference coaches.

Individual awards

[5]

Pac-12 individual awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of The YearDillon Brooks, junior, Oregon
Coach of the YearSean Miller, Arizona
Defensive Player of The YearJordan Bell, junior, Oregon
Freshman of The YearLonzo Ball, freshman, UCLA
Scholar-Athlete of the YearJosh Hawkinson, senior, Washington State
Most Improved Player of The YearChimezie Metu, sophomore, USC

All-Pac-12

First Team
NameSchoolPos.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, 225El 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 SchoolPos. Yr.Ht., wt.
Kadeem AllenArizonaGR-Sr.6-3, 205
Jordan BellOregonFJr.6-9, 225
Josh HawkinsonWashington StateFSr.6-10, 230
Chimezie MetuUSCFSo.6-11, 225
Allonzo TrierArizonaGSo.6-5, 205

All-Freshman Team

Name SchoolPos.Ht., wt.
Rawle AlkinsArizonaG6-5, 220
Lonzo BallUCLAG6-6, 190
Markelle FultzWashingtonG6-4, 195
T. J. LeafUCLAF6-10, 225
Lauri MarkkanenArizonaF7-0, 230

All-Defensive Team

Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht., wt.
Kadeem AllenArizonaGR-Sr.6-3, 205
Marcus AllenStanfordGSr.6-3, 190
Jordan BellOregonFJr.6-9, 225
Chris BoucherOregonFSr.6-10, 200
Derrick WhiteColoradoGSr.6-5, 200

NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool/club team
11PGWashington (Fr.)
12PGLos Angeles LakersUCLA (Fr.)
17PFMinnesota Timberwolves (traded to Chicago)Arizona (Fr.)
118PFIndiana PacersUCLA (Fr.)
127PFLos Angeles Lakers (from Boston via Brooklyn)Utah (Jr.)
129PGSan Antonio SpursColorado (Sr.)
235PFOrlando Magic (traded to Memphis Grizzles)California (So.)
238PFChicago Bulls (from Sacramento via Cleveland)Oregon (Jr.)
241SGAtlanta HawksOregon (Jr.)
245SFHouston Rockets (traded to Memphis Grizzles)Oregon (Jr.)
247CIndiana PacersUCLA (Fr.)
253PGBoston CelticsArizona (Sr.)
256SGBoston CelticsCalifornia (Sr.)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 PAC-12 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710142450/http://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/mens-basketball-tournament. dead. July 10, 2015.
  2. Web site: Men's Basketball Players of the Week. https://web.archive.org/web/20150325131658/http://pac-12.com/sport/mens-basketball/players-week. dead. March 25, 2015.
  3. Web site: Sporting News 2017 college basketball All-Americans.
  4. Web site: USBWA NAMES 2016-17 MEN'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS.
  5. Web site: 2016-17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors.

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