2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018 followed by the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 6, 2018. The conference schedule will begin in December 2018. This is the seventh season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 59th 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 103rd season of basketball.[1]
2018–19 Pac–12 men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network, CBS |
Regular season | |
Regular season champions | Washington |
Season MVP | Jaylen Nowell, Washington |
Top scorer | Tres Tinkle, Oregon State |
Pac-12 tournament | |
Champions | Oregon |
Runners-up | Washington |
Tournament MVP | Payton Pritchard, Oregon |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 25 | – | 13 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The Pac-12 tournament was held from March 13–16, 2019, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Pre-season
Recruiting classes
Team | ESPN[2] | Rivals[3] | Scout[4] | 247Sports[5] | Signees |
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Arizona | No. 31 | No. 35 | No. 19 | No. 22 | 3 |
Arizona State | No. 19 | No. 24 | No. 7 | No. 11 | 4 |
California | - | No. 41 | No. 34 | No. 44 | 4 |
Colorado | - | No. 92 | No. 97 | No. 85 | 3 |
Oregon | No. 4 | No. 4 | No. 3 | No. 3 | 5 |
Oregon State | - | No. 52 | No. 71 | No. 84 | 3 |
Stanford | No. 28 | No. 26 | No. 22 | No. 20 | 5 |
UCLA | No. 3 | No. 5 | No. 10 | No. 6 | 6 |
USC | No. 15 | No. 21 | No. 14 | No. 18 | 3 |
Utah | - | No. 29 | No. 35 | No. 39 | 6 |
Washington | No. 23 | No. 33 | No. 43 | No. 40 | 5 |
Washington State | - | - | No. 136 | No. 145 | 1 |
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason All-American teams
ESPN | CBS | AP[12] | USA | Blue Ribbon |
Athlon Sports |
NBC Sports [13] |
Street & Smith's | Sporting News | Sports Illustrated | |
Preseason polls
AP[14] | Athlon Sports[15] |
Bleacher Report[16] |
Blue Ribbon Yearbook[17] |
CBS Sports[18] | Coaches[19] | ESPN[20] | KenPom[21] | Lindy's Sports[22] |
NBC Sports[23] | SBNation[24] | Sporting News[25] |
Street & Smith's[26] |
Sports Illustrated[27] |
USBWA[28] | |
Arizona | No. 42 | No. 39 | No. 76 | No. 16 | No. 25 | No. 49 | |||||||||
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Arizona State | No. 60 | No. 53 | No. 62 | ||||||||||||
California | No. 190 | No. 157 | No. 229 | ||||||||||||
Colorado | No. 24 | No. 75 | No. 81 | No. 60 | |||||||||||
Oregon | No. 14 | No. 18 | No. 18 | No. 9 | No. 12 | No. 16 | No. 27 | No. 13 | No. 18 | No. 16 | No. 15 | No. 16 | |||
Oregon State | No. 77 | No. 90 | No. 82 | ||||||||||||
Stanford | No. 111 | No. 105 | No. 106 | ||||||||||||
UCLA | No. 21 | No. 14 | No. 17 | No. 14 | No. 24 | No. 20 | No. 47 | No. 22 | No. 16 | No. 14 | No. 14 | No. 21 | |||
USC | No. 35 | No. 38 | No. 61 | No. 35 | No. 48 | ||||||||||
Utah | No. 81 | No. 73 | No. 76 | ||||||||||||
Washington | No. 25 | No. 21 | No. 22 | No. 24 | No. 46 | No. 29 | No. 33 | No. 28 | |||||||
Washington State | No. 181 | No. 179 | No. 247 |
Pac-12 Media days
Source:[29]
Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
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1. | Oregon | 288 pts | 16 |
2. | UCLA | 264 pts | 6 |
3. | Washington | 249 pts | 2 |
4. | Arizona | 205 pts | 1 |
5. | USC | 203 pts | -- |
6. | Arizona State | 165 pts | -- |
7. | Colorado | 161 pts | -- |
8. | Utah | 122 pts | -- |
9. | Stanford | 109 pts | -- |
10. | Oregon State | 102 pts | -- |
11. | California | 45 pts | -- |
12. | Washington State | 35 pts | -- |
(first place votes) |
- October 11–12, 2018 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco, Calif.
Early season tournaments
Team | Tournament | Finish |
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Arizona | Maui Invitational | 4th[30] |
Arizona State | MGM Resorts Main Event | 1st[31] |
California | Legends Classic | 4th[32] |
Colorado | Diamond Head Classic | 7th[33] |
Oregon | 2K Sports Classic | 3rd[34] |
Oregon State | Paradise Jam | 3rd[35] |
Stanford | Battle 4 Atlantis | 7th[36] |
UCLA | Las Vegas Invitational | 4th[37] |
USC | CBE Hall of Fame Classic | 3rd[38] |
Utah | Wooden Legacy | 6th[39] |
Washington | Vancouver Showcase | 2nd[40] |
Washington State | Las Vegas Classic | 4th[41] |
Midseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
Regular season
The Schedule will be released in late September. Before the season, it was announced that for the sixth 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.
Records against other conferences
2018-19 records against non-conference foes as of (Jan. 2, 2018):
Regular season
Record against ranked non-conference opponentsThis is a list of games against ranked opponents only (Rankings from the AP Poll):[42]
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 scheduleThis table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[43]
Points scored
Through March 11, 2019[44] Rankings
Head coachesCoachesNote: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.[45]
Notes:
Post seasonPac-12 tournamentOregon won the conference tournament held March 13–16, 2019, 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.
* denotes overtime period NCAA tournamentThree teams from the conference were selected to participate: Oregon, Washington and Arizona State.
National Invitation TournamentOne team from the conference were selected to participate: Colorado.
Awards and honorsPlayers of the WeekThroughout the conference regular season, the Pac-12 offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[47]
Totals per School
All-AmericansAll-DistrictConference awardsVoting was by conference coaches. Individual awards
All-Pac-12
All-Freshman Team
‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
All-Defensive Team
‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
All-Academic team
2019 NBA draft
Home game attendance
Bold – At or Exceed capacity References
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