2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season explained

2022–23 Pac–12 men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:12
Tv:ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network, Fox Sports 1, FOX, CBS
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:UCLA Bruins
Season Champ Name:Regular season champions
Mvp:Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Mvp Link:Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:Ąžuolas Tubelis, Arizona Wildcats
Finals:Pac-12 tournament
Finals Link:2023 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Arizona Wildcats
Finals Runner-Up:UCLA Bruins
Finals Mvp:Ąžuolas Tubelis, Arizona
Finals Mvp Link:Most Outstanding Player
Finals Mvp Name:Tournament MVP
Seasonslistnames:Pac-12 men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2021–22
Nextseason Link:2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2023–24

The 2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which started on November 7, 2022. Conference play began in December 2022. This was the eleventh season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 64th since the current Pac-12 charter was established in 1959. Because the Pac-12 includes the history of the Pacific Coast Conference, which existed from 1915 to 1959, in its own history, this was the 108th season of Pac-12 men's basketball.

The Pac-12 tournament took place in March 2023 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes

Rankings! Team! ESPN[1] ! Rivals[2] !On3 Recruits[3] !247 Sports[4] !Signees
style= width=75Arizona No. 37 No. 19 No. 73 4
style= width=90Arizona State No. 49 No. 44 No. 54 2
style= width=85California No. 73 No. 92 No. 70 2
style= width=75Colorado No. 67 No. 65 No. 86 2
style= width=75Oregon No. 42 No. 4 No. 48 3
style= width=90Oregon State No. 58 No. 96 No. 66 6
style= width=75Stanford No. 51 No. 47 No. 50 3
style= width=75UCLA No. 9 No. 10 No. 12 4
style= width=75USC No. 15 No. 18 No. 7 4
style= width=75Utah No. 58 No. 72 No. 89 3
style= width=75Washington No. 60 No. 43 3
style= width=100Washington State No. 91 No. 38 No. 79 4

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

PlayerWooden [5] Naismith [6] Cousy [7] West [8] Erving [9] Malone[10] Abdul-Jabbar [11] Olson[12]
Amari Bailey
Oumar Ballo
Adem Bona
Tyger Campbell
Harrison Ingram
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Kerr Kriisa
Pelle Larsson
Drew Peterson
Will Richardson
Ąžuolas Tubelis
Kel'el Ware

Preseason All-American teams

PlayerThe Athletic[13] Blue Ribbon Sports[14] CBS[15] College Hoops Today[16]
Jaime Jaquez Jr.1st 2nd 1st 2nd

Preseason polls

247 Sports[17] AP[18] Blue Ribbon[19] CBS Sports[20] Coaches[21] ESPN[22] KenPom[23] Lindy's
Sports
NCAA Sports[24] Sports
Illustrated
[25]
style= width=75Arizona No. 17 No. 19 No. 17 No. 13 No. 17 No. 10 No. 18No. 31No. 17
style= width=90Arizona State No. 75
style= width=85California No. 146
style= width=75Colorado No. 61
style= width=75Oregon No. 24No. 21 No. 22 No. 21 No. 19 No. 29 No. 22 No. 24
style= width=90Oregon State No. 228
style= width=75Stanford No. 58
style= width=75UCLA No. 9No. 8 No. 8 No. 10 No. 7 No. 10 No. 11 No. 12 No. 4No. 7
style= width=75USC RV RV No. 36 No. 38 No. 23
style= width=75Utah No. 72
style= width=75Washington No. 113
style= width=100Washington State No. 71

Pac-12 Media days

The Pac-12 will conduct its 2022 Pac-12 media days at the Pac-12 Studio, in San Francisco, California, on October 26, 2022 on the Pac-12 Network.[26]

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
PlaceTeamPointsFirst place votes
1. ! style= width=75UCLA 386 26
2. ! style= width=75Arizona 352 3
3. ! style= width=112Oregon 336 3
4. ! style= width=75USC 300 --
5. ! style= width=75Stanford 239 1
6. ! style= width=75Colorado 207 --
7. ! style= width=75Arizona State 193 --
8. ! style= width=75Washington State 185 --
9. ! style= width=75Washington 158 --
10. ! style= width=75Utah 102 --
11. ! style= width=75California 69 --
12. ! style= width=75Oregon State 47 --
Source:[27]

Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference

First Team[28]
NameSchoolPos.Yr. Ht.Hometown (Last School)
! style= width=75UCLA PG R-Sr. 5−11, 180 La Porte, IN (La Lumiere School)
! style= width=75Utah C Sr. 7−0, 228 South Jordan, UT (Bingham High School)
! style= width=75USC PG Jr. 6−3, 185 San Diego, CA (Mission Bay)
! style= width=75Washington State PF So. 6−11, 210 Dakar, Senegal (Prolific Prep)
! style= width=75Stanford SF So. 6−7, 230 Dallas, Tex. (St. Mark's)
! style= width=75UCLA SF Jr. 6−7, 225 Camarillo, Calif. (Camarillo High School)
Spencer Jones ! style= width=75Stanford SF Jr. 6−7, 225 Roeland Park, Kan. (Bishop Miege)
! style= width=75USC SG Sr. 6−9, 205 Libertyville, Ill. (Brother Rice High School)
! style= width=112Oregon PG Sr. 6−5, 180 Hinesville, Ga. (Oak Hill Academy)
! style= width=75Arizona PF So. 6−11, 245 Vilnius, Lithuania (Rytas Vilnius)
Second Team
Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht., Wt.Hometown (Last School)
Marcus Bagley! style= width=75Arizona State SF So. 6−8, 225 Phoenix, Ariz. (Sheldon High School)
! style= width=75Colorado PF Jr. 6−9, 217 Munich, Germany
! style= width=75Arizona State PG Jr. 6−1, 175 Raleigh, N.C. (Cary High School)
! style= width=75Arizona PG Jr. 6−3, 180 Tartu, Estonia
! style= width=75Arizona SF Jr. 6−5, 220 Nacka, Sweden
Honorable Mention

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

PlayerWooden[29] Naismith[30] Naismith DPOY[31] Robertson[32] Cousy [33] Erving [34] Malone[35] Abdul-Jabbar [36]
Oumar Ballo
Tyger Campbell
Jaylen Clark
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Ąžuolas Tubelis

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

PlayerWooden[37] Naismith[38] Naismith DPOY[39] Robertson[40] Erving[41] Malone[42] Olson[43]
Jaylen Clark
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Ąžuolas Tubelis

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 ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, FOX and FS1, CBS Sports, and the Pac-12 Network.

Early season tournaments

TeamTournamentFinish
ArizonaMaui Invitational1st
Arizona StateLegends Classic1st
CaliforniaEmerald Coast Classic4th
ColoradoMyrtle Beach Invitational6th
OregonPhil Knight Invitational7th
Oregon StatePhil Knight Legacy8th
StanfordESPN Events Invitational6th
UCLAContinental Tire Main Event4th
USCBattle 4 Atlantis4th
UtahFort Myers Tip-Off2nd
WashingtonWooden Legacy1st
Washington StateDiamond Head Classic4th

Records against other conferences

Records against non-conference foes for the 2022–23 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Regular season

Power ConferencesRecord
ACC2–2
Big East3–2
Big Ten3–4
Big 120–7
SEC5–5
Power Conferences Total13–20
Other NCAA Division I ConferencesRecord
American3–2
America East1–0
A-103–1
ASUN4–1
Big Sky9–3
Big West9–4
C-USA1–0
Horizon4–0
Independent1–0
Ivy League1–0
MAAC1–0
MEAC2–0
Mountain West5–5
NEC1–0
Southland2–0
SWAC6–4
The Summit3–0
Sun Belt1–1
WAC8–3
WCC6–4
Other Division I Total71–29
Division II NAIA Total1–0
NCAA Division I Total85–48

Postseason

Power ConferencesRecord
Big East1–0
Big Ten1–2
Big 120–1
Power Conferences Total2–3
Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecord
American1–0
Big Sky0–1
Big South1–0
Big West1–0
Ivy League0–1
Mountain West1–0
WAC0–1
WCC0–1
Other Division I Total4–4
NCAA Division I Total6–7

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. 13 ColoradoColorado 78−66 1−0
Nov. 15 No. 17 San Diego State San Diego State 74−62 1−1
Nov. 17 Arizona StateArizona State 87−62 2−1
Nov. 18 ColoradoColorado 103−75 3−1
Nov. 18 No. 19 Illinois No. 8 UCLAIllinois 79−703−2
Nov. 20 No. 5 Baylor No. 8 UCLA† T-Mobile Arena ● Paradise, NV Continental Tire Main Event Baylor 80−75 3−3
Nov. 20 No. 3 Houston Houston 66−56 3−4
Nov. 22 No. 14 ArizonaArizona 87−70 4−4
Nov. 23 No. 14 ArizonaLahaina Civic Center ● Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament Arizona 81−79 5−4
Nov. 24 No. 22 Tennessee USCTennessee 73−66 5−5
Nov. 24 No. 8 Duke Oregon StateDuke 54−51 5−6
Nov. 24 No. 20 UConn Oregon† Moda Center ● Portland, OR UConn 83−59 5−7
Nov. 25 No. 12 Michigan State Oregon† Moda Center ● Portland, OR Michigan State 74−70 5−8
Dec. 9 No. 18 Gonzaga Gonzaga 77−60 5−9
Dec. 10 No. 10 ArizonaMGM Grand Garden Arena ● Paradise, NV Las Vegas Clash Arizona 85−75 6−9
Dec. 14 No. 16 UCLA UCLA 87−60 7−9
Dec. 17 No. 16 UCLAUCLA 63−53 8−9
Dec. 17 No. 6 Tennessee No. 9 Arizona Arizona 75−70 9−9
Dec. 18 No. 7 Texas Stanford† Texas 72−62 9−10
Dec. 18 USC USC 74−71 10−10
Dec. 18 No. 11 Baylor Washington StateAmerican Airlines Center ● Dallas, TX Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge Baylor 65−59 10−11
Dec. 21 No. 23 Auburn Washington Auburn 84−61 10−12
Dec. 21 No. 20 TCU UtahTCU 75−71 10−13

Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series

On September 20, 2021 the Pac-12 and Southwestern Athletic Conference will debut the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series, an educational and basketball scheduling partnership between the two collegiate athletics conferences, to tip off the 2022-23 season. The Legacy Series will incorporate an array of educational opportunities for competing teams and student-athletes featuring expert speakers and prominent alumni, community engagement, campus traditions, historic site visits, and book/film discussions.[44] The two conferences split the series 3−3.

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov. 7 Florida A&MNo. 21 Oregon Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series Oregon 80−55 1−0
Nov. 10 Alabama StateUSC Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series USC 96−58 2−0
Nov. 11 Grambling State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series Grambling State 83−74 2−1
Nov. 11 No. 17 Arizona Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series Arizona 95−78 3−1
Nov. 13 Texas Southern Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series Texas Southern 67−66OT 3−2
Nov. 15 Prairie View A&M Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series Prairie View A&M 70−59 3−3

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

Conference schedule

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

  ArizonaASUCaliforniaColoradoOregonOSUStanfordUCLAUSCUtahWashingtonWSU
ASU CAL COL ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU -->vs. Arizona1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1
vs. Arizona State1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1
vs. California2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Colorado1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
vs. Oregon1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1
vs. Oregon State2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0
vs. Stanford0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
vs. UCLA1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. USC2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1
vs. Utah1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–2
vs. Washington2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
vs. Washington State1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2
ASU CAL COL ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU -->
Total14–6 11–9 2–18 8–12 12–8 5–15 7–13 18–2 14–6 10–10 8–12 11–9

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifference
Arizona2,8662,490376
Arizona State2,5592,447112
California1,8662,243-377
Colorado2,4452,34897
Oregon2,5422,386156
Oregon State1,9592,144-185
Stanford2,3212,25665
UCLA2,7432,245498
USC2,3912,224167
Utah2,1972,043154
Washington2,2132,250-37
Washington State2,3242,23596
Through the 2023 season[45]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NVNo votes received
Team Poll Pre Wk
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Final
ArizonaAP171414410955591165487888
C1312124995549118648799817
Arizona StateAPNVRVRVRVRVRV25NVNVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVRVNVNVRVRVRVNVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CaliforniaAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
ColoradoAPNVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
OregonAP21RVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
C21RVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Oregon StateAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
StanfordAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
UCLAAP88192119161311107589744427
C77172118149887577434268
USCAPRVNVNVNVNVNVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVNV
CRVNVNVNVNVNVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVRVNVNVRVNVNVRV
UtahAPNVNVNVNVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV NVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
WashingtonAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
Washington StateAPNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV NVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV
CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV

Head coaches

Coaches

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

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at schoolRecord at schoolPac-12 recordPac-12 titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
style= width=75ArizonaTommy LloydGonzaga (assistant)2nd33–4 18–2 1100
style= width=100Arizona StateBobby HurleyBuffalo7th118–100 60–67 0200
style= width=75CaliforniaMark FoxGeorgia4th34–58 15–43 0000
style= width=75ColoradoTad BoyleNorthern Colorado13th254–155 118–100 0500
style= width=75OregonDana AltmanCreighton13th300–125 143–75 3710
style= width=75Oregon StateWayne TinkleMontana9th116–136 53–95 1200
style= width=75StanfordJerod HaaseUAB7th98–90 52–60 0000
style= width=75UCLACincinnati4th68–30 40–17 0210
style= width=75USCAndy EnfieldFlorida Gulf Coast10th183–118 84–82 0300
style= width=75UtahCraig SmithUtah State2nd11–20 4–16 0000
style= width=75WashingtonMike HopkinsSyracuse (assistant)6th85–75 45–49 0100
style= width=120Washington StateKyle SmithSan Francisco4th52–44 24–33 0000
Notes:
† On March 9, 2023 Cal fired head coach Mark Fox.[46]

Post season

Pac-12 tournament

See main article: 2023 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament.

The conference tournament was played in March 8−11, 2023 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV. The top four teams received 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.

All-Tournament Team

NamePos.HeightWeightYear Team
Ąžuolas TubelisPower forward6–11245Juniorstyle= width=125Arizona
Oumar BalloCenter7−0260RS-Juniorstyle= width=125Arizona
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Small forward6−7225Seniorstyle= width=125UCLA
Tyger Campbell5−11180Seniorstyle= width=125UCLA
Amari BaileyShooting guard6−5185Freshmanstyle= width=125UCLA
Desmond Cambridge Jr.Shooting guard6−4180Graduate Seniorstyle= width=125Arizona State

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Four teams from the conference were selected to participate: Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA & USC.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst Four1st round2nd roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
No. 2South RegionArizona-lost to No. 15 Princeton 55−59-----
No. 2West RegionUCLA-defeated No. 15 UNC Asheville 86−53defeated No. 7 Northwestern 68−63lost to No. 3 Gonzaga 76−79---
No. 10East RegionUSC-lost to No. 7 Michigan State 62−72-----
No. 11West RegionArizona Statedefeated No. 11 Nevada 98−73lost to No. 6 TCU 70−72-----
BidsW-L (%):TOTAL:

National Invitation Tournament

Three members from the conference were selected to participate: Colorado, Oregon & Washington State.

See main article: 2023 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
3RutgersColoradodefeated Seton Hall 65−64lost Utah Valley 69−81
1OregonOregondefeated UC Irvine 84−58defeated UCF 68−54lost to Wisconsin 58−61
4Oklahoma StateWashington Statelost to Eastern Washington 65−64
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 regular season, the Pac-12 offices will honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.

WeekPlayer of the WeekSchool Freshman of the WeekSchool Ref.
Nov. 14KJ Simpsonstyle= width=125ColoradoJordan Popestyle= width=125Oregon State[47]
Nov. 21Desmond Cambridge Jr.style= width=125Arizona StateAustin Nunezstyle= width=125Arizona State[48]
Nov. 28Oumar Ballostyle= width=125ArizonaAmari Baileystyle= width=125UCLA[49]
Dec. 5Rollie Worsterstyle= width=125UtahAmari Bailey (2)style= width=125UCLA[50]
Dec. 12Will Richardsonstyle= width=125OregonDylan Andrewsstyle= width=125UCLA[51]
Dec. 19Jaime Jaquez Jr.style= width=125UCLATre Whitestyle= width=125USC[52]
Dec. 26Ąžuolas Tubelisstyle= width=125ArizonaGrant Newellstyle= width=125California[53]
Jan. 2KJ Simpson (2)style= width=125ColoradoAdem Bonastyle= width=125UCLA[54]
Jan. 9Tristan da Silvastyle= width=125ColoradoAdem Bona (2)style= width=125UCLA[55]
Jan. 16Desmond Cambridge Jr.(2)style= width=125Arizona StateKoren Johnsonstyle= width=125Washington[56]
Jan. 23Branden Carlsonstyle= width=125UtahJordan Pope (2)style= width=125Oregon State[57]
Jan. 30Boogie Ellisstyle= width=125USCJordan Pope (3)style= width=125Oregon State[58]
Feb. 6Ąžuolas Tubelis (2)style= width=125ArizonaTre Whitestyle= width=125USC[59]
Feb. 13Jaime Jaquez Jr. (2)style= width=125UCLAAmari Bailey (3)style= width=125UCLA[60]
Feb. 20Boogie Ellis (2)style= width=125USCKeyon Menifieldstyle= width=125Washington[61]
Feb. 27Desmond Cambridge Jr.(3)style= width=125Arizona StateAmari Bailey (4)style= width=125UCLA[62]
Mar. 6Jaime Jaquez Jr. (3)style= width=125UCLAKylan Boswellstyle= width=125Arizona[63]

Totals per School

School Total
style= width=125UCLA10
style= width=125Arizona4
Arizona State4
style= width=125USC4
style= width=125Colorado3
style= width=125Oregon State3
style= width=125Utah2
style= width=125Washington2
style= width=125California1
style= width=125Oregon1
style= width=125Stanford0
style= width=125Washington State0

National honors

All-Americans

See main article: 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

PlayerSchoolPositionSelectorConsensus
Second Team All-Americans
Jaime Jaquez Jr.style= width=125UCLASFAP, NABC, SN, USBWA, ESPN, John R. Wooden, SI
Ąžuolas Tubelisstyle= width=125ArizonaPFAP, NABC, SN, USBWA, ESPN, John R. Wooden, SI
AP Honorable Mention:

Sources:

Awards

PlayerSchoolPositionSelector
Award
Jaylen ClarkUCLASGNABC Defensive Player of the Year
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
Jaime Jaquez Jr.style= width=125UCLASG/SFLute Olson Award

All-District

The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[64]

District VIII

All-District Team

District IXPlayer of the YearJaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA

All-District Team

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[65]

District 19First Team

Second Team

Coach of the YearMick Cronin, UCLA

Pac-12 season awards

Pac-12 individual awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearJaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Coach of the YearMick Cronin, UCLA
Defensive Player of the YearJaylen Clark, UCLA
Freshman of the YearAdem Bona, UCLA
Most Improved Player of the YearOumar Ballo, Arizona
Sixth Player of the YearReese Dixon-Waters, USC
Scholar-Athlete of the YearJames Keefe, Stanford

All-Pac-12

All-Pac-12 first team[66] !Name!School! Pos.! Yr.! Ht.! Hometown (Last School)
Oumar Ballo! style= width=125ArizonaCR-Jr.7−0, 260Koulikoro, Mali (Gonzaga)
Tyger Campbell†††! style= width=125UCLAGR-Jr.5−11, 180Cedar Rapids, Iowa (La Lumiere School)
Branden Carlson! style= width=125UtahCSr.7−0, 228South Jordan, Utah (Bingham)
N'Faly Dante! style= width=125OregonCSr.6−11, 230Bamako, Mali (Sunrise Christian Academy)
Tristan da Silva! style= width=125ColoradoFJr.6−9, 217Munich, Germany (Ludwigsgymnasium Munich)
Boogie Ellis! style= width=125USCGSr.6−3, 185Camarillo, Calif. (Memphis)
Mouhamed Gueye! style= width=125Washington StateFSo.6−1, 210Dakar, Senegal (Prolific Prep)
Jaime Jaquez Jr.‡††! style= width=125UCLAG/FSr.6−7, 225Camarillo, Calif. (Camarillo HS)
Drew Peterson††! style= width=125USCGG-Sr.6−9, 205Libertyville, Ill. (Brother Rice High School)
Ąžuolas Tubelis††! style= width=125ArizonaFJr.6−11, 245Vilnius, Lithuania (Rytas Vilnius)
All-Pac-12 second team!Name !School! Pos. ! Yr.! Ht.! Hometown (Last School)
Keion Brooks Jr.! style= width=125WashingtonF Sr. 6−7, 210 Fort Wayne, Ind. (Kentucky)
Desmond Cambridge Jr.! style="" width="125" Arizona StateG G-Sr. 6−4, 180 Nashville, Tenn. (Nevada)
Jaylen Clark! style= width=125UCLAG Jr. 6−5, 205 Riverside, Calif. (Etiwanda)
Spencer Jones! style= width=125StanfordF Sr . 6−7, 225 Roeland Park, Kan. (Bishop Miege)
KJ Simpson! style= width=125ColoradoG So. 6−2, 175 West Hills, Calif. (Chaminade)
Honorable Mention

All-Freshman Team

Name SchoolPos.Ht.
Amari Bailey! style= width=125UCLAG 6−5,185
Adem Bona! style= width=125UCLAF 6−10, 235
Keyon Menifield! style= width=125WashingtonG 6−1, 150
Jordan Pope! style= width=125Oregon StateG 6−2, 165
Tre White! style= width=125USCG 6−7, 210
‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
Honorable Mention

All-Defensive Team

Name SchoolPos. Yr.Ht.
Adem Bona! style= width=125UCLAF Fr. 6−10, 235
Jaylen Clark‡††! style= width=125UCLAG Jr. 6−5, 205
Kobe Johnson! style= width=125USCG So. 6−6, 200
Braxton Meah! style= width=125WashingtonC Jr. 7−1, 250
Joshua Morgan! style= width=125USCF R-Jr .6−11, 235
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

2022–23 Season statistic leaders

Source:[67]

Scoring leaders
1672 19.8
2659 17.8
3531 17.7
3583 17.7
5507 16.4
Rebound leaders
1Ąžuolas Tubelis 320 9.1
2302 8.6
3260 8.4
3276 8.4
5Jaime Jaquez Jr. 304 8.2
Field goal leaders (avg 5 fga/gm)
1Braxton Meah 108 153 70.6%
2104 154 67.5%
3Oumar Ballo 189 292 64.7%
4N'Faly Dante 172 280 61.4%
5Ąžuolas Tubelis 274 481 57.0%
Assist leaders
1180 5.1
1168 5.1
3Rollie Worster 149 5.0
3186 5.0
5146 4.3
Block leaders
1Joshua Morgan 63 2.2
2Branden Carlson 63 2.0
3Warren Washington 60 1.8
3Adem Bona 57 1.7
5Braxton Meah 50 1.6
Free throw leaders
1Tyger Campbell 101 118 85.6%
269 82 84.1%
3111 133 83.5%
493 113 82.3%
5107 131 81.7%
Steal leaders
178 2.6
2Kobe Johnson 72 2.2
3Desmond Cambridge Jr. 57 1.7
4Jaime Jaquez Jr. 57 1.5
4KJ Simpson 49 1.5
Three point leaders
1Jabe Mullins 55 128 43.0%
278 183 42.6%
3David Singleton 73 172 42.4%
483 206 40.3%
5Cedric Henderson 37 92 40.2%

2023 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool/club team
118Jaime Jaquez Jr.SFMiami HeatUCLA (Sr.)
239Mouhamed GueyePFCharlotte HornetsWashington State (So.)
241Amari BaileySGCharlotte HornetsUCLA (Fr.)
253Jaylen ClarkSGMinnesota TimberwolvesUCLA (Jr.)

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 Center14,64412,63513,48512,75214,35213,85414,68813,60614,02113,56214,17614,68814,68814,68814,68814,68814,68814,688239,94714,11596.38%
style= width=100Arizona StateDesert Financial Arena14,1986,3046,9256,2635,2637,2436,33612,5825,8607,02013,363†10,5058,0329,8157,5018,046121,0588,07156.84%
style= width=75CaliforniaHaas Pavilion11,8583,1283,6071,3641,2113,648†1,2972,0401,1301,4681,2533,648†2,3412,0723,2892,0881,3291,72536,6382,15518.17%
style= width=75ColoradoCoors Events Center11,0645,3885,7806,91710,033†5,1256,0155,1086,3256,2036,9746,7126,9746,6388,6808,432101,3046,75461.04%
style= width=75OregonMatthew Knight Arena12,3645,8976,4545,3477,0025,3795,4164,7385,0745,0647,0015,9557,9705,6808,228†7,00510,2725,9087,458115,8486,43652.05%
style= width=75Oregon StateGill Coliseum9,6043,3204,7782,9733,4823,3032,5372,5812,6174,1263,7893,2523,7893,5243,7967,270†3,1223,39061,6493,62637.76%
style= width=75StanfordMaples Pavilion7,2333,3803,9452,2634,8482,5832,6402,7592,7823,5422,4065,1123,9235,313†2,5304,73852,7643,51848.63%
style= width=75UCLAPauley Pavilion13,8006,0969,8116,0568,1076,0018,0936,4597,42113,65911,7718,1068,30910,11710,24113,65910,13213,659157,6979,27667.21%
style= width=75USCGalen Center10,2582,3552,0761,8381,5903,2731,5311,8354,5173,1784,6719,605†3,7515,7063,6985,3747,04310,25872,7994,25341.46%
style= width=75UtahJon M. Huntsman Center15,0005,8786,2836,3285,5035,1096,4955,2955,2236,4718,2356,5997,8157,3186,7316,1338,49710,134†114,0476,70944.72%
style= width=75WashingtonAlaska Airlines Arena10,0006,4456,7865,4015,6667,2614,8885,7338,5027,6907,4945,6926,2977,3329,268†7,0797,5129,268118,3146,96069.60%
style= width=120Washington StateBeasley Coliseum11,6712,4433,2752,0092,2683,2382,6503,2083,5905,2254,1205,647†2,6914,46744,8313,44928.74%
Total11,8351,236,5376,34153.58%-

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

See also

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