2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October followed by the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which starts in November 2023. Conference play will begin in December 2023. This will be the twelfth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 65th 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 is the 109th season of Pac-12 men's basketball.

2023–24 Pac–12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network, Fox Sports 1, FOX, CBS
Regular season
Pac-12 tournament
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Arizona0–0 –0–0  –
Arizona State0–0 –0–0  –
California0–0 –0–0  –
Colorado0–0 –0–0  –
Oregon0–0 –0–0  –
Oregon State0–0 –0–0  –
Stanford0–0 –0–0  –
UCLA0–0 –0–0  –
No. 21 USC0–0 –0–0  –
Utah0–0 –0–0  –
Washington0–0 –0–0  –
Washington State0–0 –0–0  –
† 2024 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

It will be the final season for ten Pac-12 members, with UCLA, USC, Oregon & Washington moving to the Big Ten Conference,[1] Colorado returning to its previous home of the Big 12 Conference, with Utah, Arizona & Arizona State following suit[2] and with California and Stanford moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2023–24 academic year.

The Pac-12 tournament will take place on March 13-16, 2024 at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip, just outside the city limits of Las Vegas.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team ESPN[3] Rivals[4] On3 Recruits[5] 247 Sports[6] Signees
Arizona―No. 45No. 69No. 724
Arizona State―No. 37No. 64No. 492
California―No. 51No. 84No. 582
Colorado―No. 13No. 28No. 254
OregonNo. 6No. 6No. 3No. 113
Oregon State――No. 114No. 1193
StanfordNo. 18No. 19No. 33No. 333
UCLANo. 12No. 16No. 15No. 137
USCNo. 13No. 2No. 4No. 33
Utah―No. 57No. 143No. 863
Washington―No. 71No. 42No. 672
Washington State――No. 54No. 554

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Player Wooden Naismith Cousy[7] West[8] Erving[9] Malone[10] Abdul-Jabbar[11] Olson
Oumar Ballo Green tickY
Adem Bona Green tickY
Branden Carlson Green tickY
Isaiah Collier Green tickY
N'Faly Dante Green tickY
Boogie Ellis Green tickY
Keshad Johnson Green tickY
Caleb Love Green tickY
Aday Mara Green tickY
Tristan da Silva Green tickY
Jaylon Tyson Green tickY

Preseason All-American teams
Player The Athletic Blue Ribbon Sports CBS College Hoops Today

Preseason polls
Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
247 Sports[12] AP[13] Blue Ribbon CBS Sports[14] Coaches[15] ESPN[16] Fox Sports[17] KenPom[18] Lindy's
Sports		 NCAA Sports[19] Sports
Illustrated[20]
Arizona No. 18No. 12No. 15No. 17No. 11No. 11 No. 17No. 6– No. 16No. 15
Arizona State –––––– –No. 81– ––
California –––––– –No. 146– ––
Colorado No. 24–No. 23––– –No. 28– No. 34–
Oregon –––––– –No. 41– ––
Oregon State –––––– –No. 175– ––
Stanford –––––– –No. 42– ––
UCLA ––––No. 25– –No. 26– No. 29No. 22
USC No. 23No. 21No. 21No. 12No. 22No. 21 No. 24No. 21– No. 12No. 13
Utah –––––– –No. 52– ––
Washington –––––– –No. 78– ––
Washington State –––––– –No. 84– ––

Pac-12 media days

The Pac-12 will conduct its 2023 Pac-12 media days in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 11, 2023 on the Pac-12 Network.[21]

The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Place Team Points First place votes
1.Arizona30318
2.USC2644
3.UCLA2494
4.Oregon228—
5.Colorado210—
6.Arizona State148—
7.Utah139—
8.Stanford131—
9.Washington108—
10.Washington State94—
11.California67—
12.Oregon State42—

Source:[22]

First-place votes shown in parentheses.

Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams
First Team[23]
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Oumar BalloArizonaCRedshirt Sr.7′ 0″, 260Koulikoro, Mali (Gonzaga)
Adem BonaUCLAC/FSo.6′ 10″, 245Ebonyi, Nigeria (Prolific Prep)
Keion Brooks Jr.WashingtonFGr.6′ 7″, 210Fort Wayne, IN (La Lumiere School)
Branden CarlsonUtahCGr.7′ 0″, 225South Jordan, UT(Bingham HS)
Isaiah CollierUSCGFr.6′ 5″, 210Atlanta, GA (Wheeler HS)
N'Faly DanteOregonCSr.6′ 11″, 245Bamako, Mali (Christian Academy)
Tristan da SilvaColoradoFSr.6′ 9″, 230Munich, Germany (Ludwigsgymnasium Munich)
Boogie EllisUSCGGr.6′ 3″, 190San Diego, CA (Mission Bay HS)
Spencer JonesStanfordFGr.6′ 7″, 225Roeland Park, KS (Bishop Miege)
KJ SimpsonColoradoGJr.6′ 2″, 190West Hills, CA (Chaminade Prep)
Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Fardaws AimaqCaliforniaFGr.6′ 11″, 245Vancouver, BC (Texas Tech)
Kylan BoswellArizonaGSo.6′ 2″, 195Champaign, Ill (Compass Prep)
Kobe JohnsonUSCGJr.6′ 6″, 230Milwaukee, WI (Nicolet HS)
Caleb LoveArizonaGSr.6′ 4″, 200St. Louis, MO (North Carolina)
Jordan PopeOregon StateGSo.6′ 2″, 165Oakley, CA (Prolific Prep)
Honorable Mention:
Arizona: Pelle Larsson, Sr.
Colorado: Cody Williams, Fr.
Oregon: Kwame Evans Jr., Fr.
UCLA: Aday Mara, Fr.

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.

Multi-team tournaments[24]
Team Tournament Finish
Arizona −
Arizona State Wooden Legacy
California SoCal Challenge
Colorado Sunshine Slam
Oregon Emerald Coast Classic
Oregon State NIT Season Tip-Off
Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis
UCLA Maui Invitational
USC Rady Children’s Invitational
Utah Charleston Classic
Washington Roman Main Event
Washington State Hall of Fame Tip-Off

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 2023–24 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.[25][26]

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference record
Nov. 10Grambling StateColoradoCoors Event Center ● Boulder, COPac−12/SWAC Legacy Series−0−0
Nov. 10Prairie View A&MWashington StateBeasley Coliseum ● Pullman, WA−0−0
Nov. 11Texas SouthernArizona StateDesert Financial Arena ● Tempe, AZ−0−0
Nov. 13SouthernArizonaMcKale Center ● Tucson, AZ−0−0
Nov. 20OregonFlorida A&MAl Lawson Center ● Tallahassee, FL−0−0
Dec. 19USCAlabama StateDunn-Oliver Acadome ● Montgomery, AL−0−0

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

Records vs other conferences

The Pac-12 has a record of 0–0 in non-conference play for the 2023–24 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference record
Nov. 10No. 12 ArizonaNo. 2 DukeCameron Indoor Stadium ● Durham, NC−−0−0

Conference schedule

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

  Arizona ASU California Colorado Oregon OSU Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington WSU
vs. Arizona –0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Arizona State 0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. California 0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Colorado 0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oregon 0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oregon State 0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Stanford 0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. UCLA 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. USC 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
vs. Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
vs. Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Washington State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
Total 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

Points scored
Team For Against Difference
Arizona 0 0 0
Arizona State 0 0 0
California 0 0 0
Colorado 0 0 0
Oregon 0 0 0
Oregon State 0 0 0
Stanford 0 0 0
UCLA 0 0 0
USC 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0
Washington 0 0 0
Washington State 0 0 0

Through [27]

Rankings
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
TeamPollPreWk
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
Arizona AP 12
C 11
Arizona State AP NV
C NV
California AP NV
C NV
Colorado AP RV
C RV
Oregon AP NV
C RV
Oregon State AP NV
C NV
Stanford AP NV
C NV
UCLA AP RV
C 25
USC AP 21
C 22
Utah AP NV
C NV
Washington AP NV
C NV
Washington State AP NV
C NV

Head coaches

Coaching changes
Coach School Reason Replacement
Mark Fox California Resigned Mark Madsen

Coaches

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

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Record at school Pac-12 record Pac-12 titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Arizona Tommy Lloyd Gonzaga (assistant) 3rd 61–11 (.847) 32–8 (.800) 2 2 0 0
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 8th 141–113 (.555) 71–76 (.483) 0 3 0 0
California Mark Madsen Utah Valley 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0
Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 14th 272–172 (.613) 126–1112 (.529) 0 5 0 0
Oregon Dana Altman Creighton 14th 321–140 (.696) 155–83 (.651) 3 7 1 0
Oregon State Wayne Tinkle Montana 10th 127–158 (.446) 58–110 (.345) 1 2 0 0
Stanford Jerod Haase UAB 8th 112–109 (.507) 59–72 (.450) 0 0 0 0
UCLA Mick Cronin Cincinnati 5th 97–36 (.729) 57–19 (.750) 0 3 1 0
USC Andy Enfield Florida Gulf Coast 11th 205–128 (.616) 98–88 (.527) 0 4 0 0
Utah Craig Smith Utah State 3rd 28–35 (.444) 14–26 (.350) 0 0 0 0
Washington Mike Hopkins Syracuse (assistant) 7th 101–91 (.526) 51–61 (.455) 0 1 0 0
Washington State Kyle Smith San Francisco 5th 69–61 (.531) 35–42 (.455) 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.

Pac-12 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.

Week Player of the week School Freshman of the week School Ref.
November 13, 2023

Totals per school
School Total
Arizona 0
Arizona State 0
California 0
Colorado 0
Oregon 0
Oregon State 0
Stanford 0
UCLA 0
USC 0
Utah 0
Washington 0
Washington State 0

Awards and honors

2023–24 Season statistic leaders

Source:

2024 NBA draft
PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchoolNationality

Home game attendance
Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Total Average % of Capacity
Arizona McKale Center 14,644
Arizona State Desert Financial Arena 14,198
California Haas Pavilion 11,858
Colorado Coors Events Center 11,064
Oregon Matthew Knight Arena 12,364
Oregon State Gill Coliseum 9,604
Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233
UCLA Pauley Pavilion 13,800
USC Galen Center 10,258
Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000
Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 10,000
Washington State Beasley Coliseum 11,671
Total 11,835 -


Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

See also
  • 2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season

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