2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season explained

2021–22 Pac–12 men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:12
Tv:ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network, CBS
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Arizona Wildcats
Season Champ Name:Regular season champions
Mvp:Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona Wildcats
Mvp Link:Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Terrell Brown Jr., Washington Huskies
Finals:Pac-12 tournament
Finals Link:2022 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
Finals Champ:Arizona Wildcats
Finals Runner-Up:UCLA
Finals Mvp:Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona
Finals Mvp Link:Most Outstanding Player
Finals Mvp Name:Tournament MVP
Seasonslistnames:Pac-12 men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Nextseason Link:2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2022–23

The 2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices starting in October, followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which started on November 9. Conference play began on November 28. This was the tenth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 62nd 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 was the Pac-12's 106th season of basketball.[1]

The Pac-12 tournament was played March 9–12, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes

Rankings! Team! ESPN[2] ! Rivals[3] ! On3 Recruits [4] !Scout/247 Sports[5] !Signees
style= width=75Arizona — No. 44 No. 50 No. 79 2
style= width=90Arizona State ― No. 14 No. 11 No. 28 6
style= width=85California ― No. 38 ― No. 64 3
style= width=75Colorado No. 17 No. 9 No. 37 No. 13 5
style= width=75Oregon ― ― No. 7 No. 73 2
style= width=90Oregon State ― ― ― No. 69 2
style= width=75Stanford No. 16 No. 15 No. 20 No. 21 4
style= width=75UCLA No. 15 No. 5 No. 14 No. 36 2
style= width=75USC ― ― No. 44 No. 41 3
style= width=75Utah ― ― ― ― 1
style= width=75Washington ― No. 46 No. 47 No. 48 3
style= width=75Washington State ― No. 58No. 30 No. 59 2

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Preseason All-American teams

ESPNCBS[14] USAAP[15] Blue
Ribbon		Athlon
Sports[16] 		NBC
Sports		Street & Smith's Sporting News[17] Sports
Illustrated[18]
1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
2nd 3rd 3rd

Preseason polls

AP[19] Athlon Sports[20] Blue Ribbon[21] CBS Sports[22] Coaches[23] ESPN[24] KenPom[25] Lindy's
Sports[26] 		Sports
Illustrated[27] 		Sporting
News[28]
style= width=75ArizonaRV – – No. 29 RV – No. 47 – No. 29 –
style= width=75Arizona State– – – No. 82 – – No. 58 – No. 58 –
style= width=75California– – – No. 119 – – No. 101 – No. 163 –
style= width=75ColoradoRV – – No. 62 RV – No. 35 – No. 72 –
style= width=75OregonNo. 13 No. 13 No. 19 No. 12 No. 12 No. 12 No. 29 No. 8 No. 12 No. 12
style= width=75Oregon State– – – No. 78 – – No. 73 – No. 92 –
style= width=75Stanford– – – No. 73 – – No. 68 – No. 75 –
style= width=75UCLANo. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 6 No. 2 No. 3 No. 7 No. 2 No. 4 No. 2
style= width=75USCRV No. 22 – No. 21 RV – No. 20 – No. 37 –
style= width=75Utah– – – No 103 – – No. 93 – No. 99 –
style= width=75Washington– – – No. 94 – – No. 102 – No. 105 –
style= width=75Washington State– – – No. 52 – – No. 63 – No. 51 –

Pac-12 Media days

The Pac-12 will conduct its 2021 Pac-12 media days at the Pac-12 Studio, in San Francisco, California, on October 13, 2021 (Pac-12 Network).[29]

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Men's Basketball Media Preseason Poll
PlaceTeamPointsFirst place votes
1. ! style= width=75UCLA 404 32
2. ! style= width=112Oregon 373 2
3. ! style= width=75USC 320 --
T4. ! style= width=75Arizona 245 --
T4. ! style= width=75Oregon State 245 --
6. ! style= width=75Colorado 235 --
7. ! style= width=75Arizona State 224 --
8. ! style= width=75Washington State 221 --
9. ! style= width=75Stanford 151 --
10. ! style= width=75Utah 105 --
11. ! style= width=75Washington 85 --
12. ! style= width=75California 44 --
Source:[30]

Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference

First Team[31]
NameSchoolPos.Yr.Ht., Wt.Hometown (Last School)
Oregon State Sr. F 6'8”, 210 Westside HS
Arizona State So. F 6'8", 215 Sheldon HS
Colorado R-Sr. F 6'8”, 259 Villa Park HS
UCLA R-Jr. G 5'11”, 180 La Lumiere School
UCLA Jr. G/F 6'7”, 225 Camarillo HS
UCLA Jr. G 6'7”, 215 Harvard-Westlake School
Arizona So. G 6'6”, 210 NBA Academy Latin America (MX)
USC Jr. F 6'10”, 240 Rancho Christian School
Oregon Sr. G 6'5”, 180 Oak Hill Academy
Washington State Jr. G 6'5”, 195 O'Dea HS
Second Team[31]
Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht., Wt.Hometown (Last School)
USC Jr. G 6'3”, 185 Mission Bay
Oregon Jr. F 6'8”, 220 Thetford Academy
Oregon Jr. G 6'2”, 180 John Guyer HS
Oregon State Jr. G 6'4”, 195 Los Altos HS
Arizona So. F 6'11”, 245 Rytas Vilnius
Honorable MentionEfe Abogidi (So., WSU); Daejon Davis (Gr., WASH); Jaiden Delaire (Sr., STAN); Harrison Ingram (Fr., STAN); Jabari Walker (So., COLO); Peyton Watson (Fr., UCLA).

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Regular season

The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by CBS Sports, FOX Sports, ESPN Inc. family of networks including ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the Pac-12 Network.

Early season tournaments

TeamTournamentFinish
ArizonaRoman Main Event1st[44]
Arizona StateBattle 4 Atlantis8th [45]
CaliforniaFort Myers Tip-Off4th [46]
ColoradoParadise Jam4th[47]
OregonMaui Invitational4th [48]
Oregon StateEmerald Coast Classic4th[49]
StanfordDiamond Head ClassicN/A
UCLAEmpire Classic2nd[50]
USCWooden Legacy1st[51]
UtahSunshine Slam1st(Bracket A)[52]
WashingtonSanford Pentagon Crossover ClassicRound Robin
Washington StateWashington State Multi-Team EventRound Robin

Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference opponents through the 2022 Season:

Regular season

Power ConferencesRecord
ACC2–2
Big East3–1
Big Ten2–1
Big 120–6
SEC0–5
Power Conferences Total7–15
Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecord
American4–2
America East1–0
A-103–0
ASUN6–0
Big Sky14–1
Big South2–1
Big West9–3
CAA0–0
C-USA0–0
Horizon1–0
Ivy League3–1
MAAC1–0
MAC0–1
MEAC0–0
MVC1–2
Mountain West8–5
NEC0–0
OVC0–0
Patriot League0–0
SoCon0–1
Southland1–0
SWAC4–0
The Summit2–1
Sun Belt0–0
WAC8–2
WCC7–6
Other Division I Total75–26
Division II Total1–0
NCAA Division I Total83–41

Postseason

Power ConferencesRecord
ACC0–1
Big East0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big 121–2
SEC0–1
Power Conferences Total1–4
Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecord
American1–1
America East0–0
A-100–1
ASUN0–0
Big Sky0–0
Big South0–0
Big West0–0
CAA0–0
C-USA0–0
Horizon1–0
Ivy League0–0
MAAC0–0
MAC1–0
MEAC0–0
MVC0–0
Mountain West1–0
NEC0–0
OVC0–0
Patriot League0–0
SoCon0–0
Southland0–0
SWAC0–0
The Summit0–0
Sun Belt0–0
WAC0–0
WCC3–0
Other Division I Total7–2
NCAA Division I Total8–6

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov 12 ― UCLA 86―77 OT 1―0
Nov 20 ― Baylor 86―48 1―1
Nov 21 Arizona† Arizona 80―622―1
Nov 22 California† Florida 80―60 2―2
Nov 23 No. 2 UCLA† T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Gonzaga 83―63 2―3
Nov 24 Oregon† Michelob Ultra Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Houston 78―49 2―4
Nov 24 California† Suncoast Credit Union Arena ● Fort Myers, FL Fort Myers Tip-Off Seton Hall 62―59 2―5
Nov 24 No. 6 Baylor Arizona State† Baylor 75―63 2―6
Nov 27 Utah BYU 75―64 2―7
Dec 4 ― Tennessee 69―54 2―8
Dec 18 No. 1 Baylor ― Baylor 78―70 2―9
Dec 19 Stanford† T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Texas 60―53 2―10
Dec 22 No. 6 Arizona No. 19 Tennessee ― Tennessee 77―73 2―11

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Conference schedule

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[53]

  style= width=75Arizonastyle= width=100ASUstyle= width=75Californiastyle= width=75Coloradostyle= width=75Oregonstyle= width=75OSUstyle= width=75Stanfordstyle= width=75UCLAstyle= width=75USCstyle= width=75Utahstyle= width=75Washingtonstyle= width=110WSU
ASU CAL COL ORE ORST STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU -->vs. Arizona– 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1
vs. Arizona State2–0 – 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1
vs. California2–0 1–1 – 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Colorado1–1 1–1 0–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1
vs. Oregon1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1
vs. Oregon State2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 – 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Stanford2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 – 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1
vs. UCLA1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 – 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1
vs. USC2–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 – 0–2 0–1 0–2
vs. Utah2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 – 2–0 2–0
vs. Washington2–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 – 1–1
vs. Washington State1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 –
ASU CAL COL ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU -->
Total18–2 10–10 5–15 12–8 11–9 1–19 8–12 15–5 14–6 4–16 11–9 11–9

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifference
style= width=75Arizona3,1072,518589
style= width=100Arizona State2,0272,084-57
style= width=75California2,0182,114-96
style= width=75Colorado2,3452,224121
style= width=75Oregon2,5322,44092
style= width=75Oregon State2,1172,422-305
style= width=75Stanford2,1242,198-74
style= width=75UCLA2,6392,256383
style= width=75USC2,4612,243218
style= width=75Utah2,0912,115-24
style= width=75Washington2,2602,314-54
style= width=120Washington State2,6442,400244
Through 2022 Season[54]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NVNo votes received
Team Poll Pre Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Wk
13 		Wk
14 		Wk
15 		Wk
16 		Wk
17 		Wk
18 		Wk
19 		Final
ArizonaAPRVRV1711118698633 7432222−
CRVRV1911864т7763355423226
Arizona StateAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV−
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CaliforniaAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV−
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
ColoradoAPRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV−
CRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
OregonAP1312RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVRVNVRVNVNVNVNVNV−
C121223NVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVRVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Oregon StateAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV−
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
StanfordAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV−
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
UCLAAP222544555397т3121312171311−
C222543655398412141318131211
USCAPRV25242016108775161519211716162122−
CRVRV24181599987151519211716162122RV
UtahAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV−
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
WashingtonAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV−
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Washington StateAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV−
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
^AP poll is not released for the Final Week.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On March 16, 2021, Utah fired Larry Krystkowiak as head coach after 10 seasons.[55] Utah hired former Utah State coach Craig Smith in March 27, 2021.[56]

On April 7, 2021, Arizona fired Sean Miller as head coach after 12 seasons. April 15, Arizona announced it hired long time Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd.[57]

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.[58]

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolOverall recordPac-12 recordPac-12 titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
style= width=75ArizonaTommy LloydGonzaga (assistant)1st0–0 0–0 0000
style= width=100Arizona StateBobby HurleyBuffalo6th104–83 50–57 0200
style= width=75CaliforniaMark FoxGeorgia3rd23–38 10–28 0000
style= width=75ColoradoTad BoyleNorthern Colorado12th233–143 98–84 0500
style= width=75OregonDana AltmanCreighton12th280–110 132–66 3710
style= width=75Oregon StateWayne TinkleMontana8th113–109 52–76 1200
style= width=75StanfordJerod HaaseUAB6th82–74 44–48 0000
style= width=75UCLACincinnati3rd41–22 25–12 0110
style= width=75USCAndy EnfieldFlorida Gulf Coast9th157–110 70–75 0300
style= width=75UtahCraig SmithUtah State1st0–0 0–0 0000
style= width=75WashingtonMike HopkinsSyracuse (assistant)5th68–60 34–40 0100
style= width=120Washington StateKyle SmithSan Francisco3rd30–29 13–24 0000
Notes:

Post season

Pac-12 tournament

See main article: 2022 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament.

The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 9–12, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV. The top four teams had a bye on the first day. 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: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Three teams from the conference were selected to participate: Arizona, UCLA, and USC

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst roundSecond roundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship
No. 1South RegionArizonastyle="background:#fff; text-align:center;" -defeated No. 16 Wright State 87–70defeated No. 9 TCU 85–80 OTlost to No. 5 Houston 60–72–––
No. 4East RegionUCLA–defeated No. 13 Akron 57–53defeated No. 5 Saint Mary's 72–56lost to No. 8 North Carolina 66–73–––
No. 7Midwest RegionUSC–lost to No. 10 Miami 66–68–––––
3 BidsW-L (%):TOTAL:

National Invitation Tournament

Three teams from the conference were selected to participate: Colorado, Oregon, and Washington State.

See main article: 2022 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
No. 4OklahomaColoradolost to No. 5 St. Bonaventure 68−76−−−−
No. 4SMUWashington Statedefeated No. 5 Santa Clara 63−50defeated No. 1 SMU 75−63defeated No. 2 BYU 77−58lost to No. 1 Texas A&M−
No. 5Texas A&MOregondefeated No. 4 Utah State 83−72lost to No. 1 Texas A&M 60−75−−−
3 BidW-L (%):TOTAL:
Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost

Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Pac-12 offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[59]

Weekwidth=165Player of the Weekwidth=100School width=165Freshman of the Weekwidth=145School Ref.
Nov. 15Johnny JuzangUCLAHarrison IngramStanford[60]
Nov. 22Christian KolokoArizonaMouhamed GueyeWashington State[61]
Nov. 29Terrell Brown Jr.WashingtonK.J. SimpsonColorado[62]
Dec. 6Bennedict MathurinArizonaLazar StefanovicUtah[63]
Dec. 13Bennedict Mathurin (2)ArizonaHarrison Ingram (2)Stanford[64]
Dec. 20Chevez GoodwinUSCHarrison Ingram (3)Stanford[65]
Dec. 27Grant AnticevichCaliforniaHarrison Ingram (4)Stanford[66]
Jan. 3Will RichardsonOregonGlenn Taylor Jr.Oregon State[67]
Jan. 10Tyger CampbellUCLAJulian Hammond IIIColorado[68]
Jan. 17Will Richardson (2)OregonMouhamed Gueye (2)Washington State[69]
Jan. 24Johnny Juzang (2)UCLALazar Stefanovic (2)Utah[70]
Jan. 31Terrell Brown Jr. (2)WashingtonHarrison Ingram (5)Stanford[71]
Feb. 7Ąžuolas TubelisArizonaMouhamed Gueye (3)Washington State[72]
Feb. 14Drew PetersonUSCHarrison Ingram (6)Stanford[73]
Feb. 21Bennedict Mathurin (3)ArizonaK.J. Simpson (2)Colorado[74]
Feb. 28Drew Peterson (2)USCMouhamed Gueye (4)Washington State[75]
Mar. 7Jaime Jaquez Jr.UCLAMouhamed Gueye (5)Washington State[76]

Totals per School

[59]

width=125School Total
Stanford6
Arizona5
Washington State5
UCLA4
Colorado3
USC3
Oregon2
Utah2
Washington 2
California1
Oregon State 1
Arizona State 0

National honors

All-Americans

See main article: 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

Coach of the year

All-District

The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[84]

District VIIIAll-District Team
District IXCoach of the Year

Tommy Lloyd, Arizona

All-District Team

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[85]

District 19Coach of the Year

Tommy Lloyd, Arizona

All-District First Team

All-District Second Team

Conference awards

Voting was by conference coaches.

Individual awards

Pac-12 individual awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of The YearBennedict Mathurin, So., Arizona
Coach of the YearTommy Lloyd, Arizona
Defensive Player of The YearChristian Koloko, Jr., Arizona
Freshman of The YearHarrison Ingram, Fr., Stanford
Scholar-Athlete of the YearSam Beskind, RS Jr., Stanford
Most Improved Player of The YearChristian Koloko, Jr., Arizona
Sixth Man of The YearPelle Larsson, So., Arizona

All-Pac-12

First Team[86]
NameSchoolPos.Yr.Ht., Wt.Hometown (Last School)
Washington PG Gr. 6−3, 185 Seattle, Wash. (Garfield High School)
Tyger Campbell †† UCLA PG R-Jr. 5−11, 180 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (La Lumiere School)
UCLA SF Jr. 6−7, 225 Camarillo, Calif. (Camarillo HS)
UCLAUCLAJr. Jr. 6−6, 210Tarzana, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake School)
Arizona C Jr. 7−1, 230 Douala, Cameroon (Sierra Canyon)
Bennedict Mathurin ‡ Arizona SG So. 6−6, 210 Montreal, Canada (NBA Academy Latin America)
USC PF Sr. 6−10, 240 Murrieta, Calif. (Rancho Christian High School)
USC SG Sr. 6−6, 195 Libertyville, Ill. (Brother Rice High School)
Arizona PF So. 6−11, 245 Vilnius, Lithuania (Rytas Vilnius)
Colorado PF So. 6−9, 215 Inglewood, Calif. (AZ Compass Prep)
Second Team
Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht., Wt.Hometown (Last School)
Colorado PF Sr. 6−8, 259 Los Angeles, Calif. (Villa Park High School)
Utah C Sr. 6−9, 215 South Jordan, Utah (Bingham High School)
Washington State PG Gr. 6−1, 190 Southfield, Mich. (Southfield A&T High School)
Jalen Graham Arizona State PF Jr. 6−9, 220 Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe High School)
Oregon PG Sr. 6−5, 180 Hinesville, Ga. (Oak Hill Academy)
Honorable Mention

All-Freshman Team

Name SchoolPos.Ht., Wt.
Mouhamed Gueye † Washington State PF 6−11, 210
Harrison Ingram ‡ Stanford SF6−7, 230
Colorado PG 6−2, 177
Lazar Stefanovic Utah SG 6−7, 186
Glenn Taylor Jr. Oregon State SF 6−6, 200
† Pac-12 Player of the Year‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
Honorable Mention

All-Defensive Team

Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht., Wt.
UCLA SG So. 6−5, 210
Jaime Jaquez Jr. †† UCLA SF Jr. 6−7, 225
UCLA C R-Sr. 6−10, 255
Christian Koloko ‡ Arizona C So. 7−1, 230
Arizona SG So. 6−7, 195
Honorable Mention

Scholar Athlete of the year

The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20[87] [88] [89]

2022 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool
16Bennedict MathurinSGIndiana PacersArizona (So.)
118Dalen TerryPGChicago BullsArizona (So.)
130Peyton WatsonSFOklahoma City ThunderUCLA (Fr.)
233Christian KolokoCToronto RaptorsArizona (Jr.)
249Isaiah MobleyPFCleveland CavaliersUSC (Jr.)
257Jabari WalkerPFPortland Trail BlazersColorado (So.)

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Game 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Game 17Game 18Total Average% of Capacity
style= width=75ArizonaMcKale Center14,65512,42111,86212,05911,73313,07711,94314,26312,49613,51514,16414,644†14,644†14,644†12,90514,644†14,38214,644†228,04013,41491.60%
style= width=100Arizona StateDesert Financial Arena14,1006,9127,5946,9776,79311,3916,4037,5486,4827,2469,13513,233†8,2967,2347,0616,860119,1657,94456.34%
style= width=75CaliforniaHaas Pavilion11,8583,9364,2183,9773,8574,5053,1324,6063,9773,7122,9764,8118,325†7,5824,0384,3614,3964,2488,77385,4304,74649.02%
style= width=75ColoradoCoors Events Center11,0646,9317,1155,6336,2218,6885,7826,3885,8885,5436,1457,4758,7747,6116,9187,9887,21111,079†121,3907,14164.54%
style= width=75OregonMatthew Knight Arena12,3647,0378,1645,7395,7396,1305,2517,6825,3505,6556,3786,17610,712†6,9526,7625,7868,95910,021118,6836,98156.47%
style= width=75Oregon StateGill Coliseum9,6044,4483,4913,3683,9182,9543,0152,8733,2455,422†3,8333,1803,6843,0603,6854,5843,88858,6483,66638.17%
style= width=75StanfordMaples Pavilion7,2333,0802,4922,7222,3794,1812,3521001001003,0722,1722,6554,288†2,4373,26335,3932,36032.62%
style= width=75UCLAPauley Pavilion13,8005,61813,659†7,1297,1037,0017,941236 11914111,2687,45710,2837,91610,5868,03713,659†118,1537,38553.51%
style= width=75USCGalen Center10,2583,3212,1893,7542,6085,5613,253002,4384,1484,2932,18910,258†3,2184,26810,258†61,7563,86037.63%
style= width=75UtahJon M. Huntsman Center15,0002,3556,8056,63811,443†6,5486,6457,6736,9647,5787,7857,8467,3887,7568,2638,9407,724118,3517,39749.31%
style= width=75WashingtonAlaska Airlines Arena10,0006,3566,2975,3155,6705,7036,0845,6185,4486,6275,5937,729†5,1548,5037,2696,2488,9228,884111,4206,55465.54%
style= width=120Washington StateBeasley Coliseum12,0582,5723,8782,9282,3702,7204,0692,9002,7022,4382,6123,0513,0642,6475,012†3,3944,5103,0994,16958,1353,23026.78%
Total11,8331,234,5646,23552.69%

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

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