2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season


The 2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2011 and ended with the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament from March 7–10, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The regular season began on the weekend of November 5, with the conference schedule starting on December 29.

2011–12 Pac-12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular Season
Season championsWashington Huskies
  Runners-upCalifornia Golden Bears
Oregon Ducks
Season MVPJorge Gutiérrez, California
Tournament
ChampionsColorado Buffaloes
  Runners-upArizona Wildcats
Finals MVPCarlon Brown, Colorado
Basketball seasons
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
California 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Oregon 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Arizona 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Colorado 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
UCLA 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Stanford 10 8   .556 26 11   .703
Oregon State 7 11   .389 21 15   .583
Washington State 7 11   .389 19 18   .514
Arizona State 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Utah 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
USC 1 17   .056 6 26   .188
Conference tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

This was the first season under the Pac-12 Conference name. In July 2011, two schools joined the conference. Colorado arrived from the Big 12 and Utah entered from the Mountain West.

Pre-season

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  • Pre-season media day was held on October 28, 2011 at L.A. Live's Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.
  • 2011–12 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Poll:
Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
1. UCLA (14) 421
2. California (13) 405
3. Arizona (11) 404
4. Washington 355
5. Oregon 282
6. Stanford 255
7. USC 194
8. Oregon State 188
9. Arizona State 148
10. Colorado 119
11. Washington State 119
12. Utah 74

Rankings

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  • Three conference teams were ranked in the pre-season poll: Arizona No. 16; UCLA No. 20; and Cal No. 24.
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Non-Conference games

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Conference games

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Composite Matrix

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

  Arizona Arizona St California Colorado Oregon Oregon St Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington Washington St
vs. Arizona 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2
vs. Arizona St 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
vs. California 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0
vs. Colorado 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1
vs. Oregon 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
vs. Oregon St 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–0
vs. Stanford 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0
vs. UCLA 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2
vs. USC 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Utah 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Washington 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2
vs. Washington St 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0
Total 12–6 6–12 13–5 11–7 13–5 7–11 10–8 11–7 1–17 3–15 14–4 7–11

Conference tournament

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First round
March 7, 2012
Quarterfinals
March 8, 2012
Semifinals
March 9, 2012
Championship Game
March 10, 2012
            
1 Washington 84
9 Oregon State 86
8 Washington State 64
9 Oregon State 69
9 Oregon State 61
4 Arizona 72
4 Arizona 66
5 UCLA 58
5 UCLA 55
12 USC 40
4 Arizona 51
6 Colorado 53
2 California 77
7 Stanford 71
7 Stanford 85
10 Arizona State 65
2 California 59
6 Colorado 70
3 Oregon 62
6 Colorado 63
6 Colorado 53
11 Utah 41

Head coaches

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Sean Miller, Arizona
Herb Sendek, Arizona State
Mike Montgomery, California
Tad Boyle, Colorado
Dana Altman, Oregon
Craig Robinson, Oregon State
Johnny Dawkins, Stanford
Ben Howland, UCLA
Kevin O'Neill, USC
Larry Krystkowiak, Utah
Lorenzo Romar, Washington
Ken Bone, Washington State

Post season

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  • March 14, 2012 – California defeated by South Florida 65–54
  • March 15, 2012 - Colorado 68, UNLV 64
  • March 17, 2012 - Baylor 80, Colorado 63
  • March 13, 2012 – Washington def. UT-Arlington 82–72
  • March 14, 2012 – Arizona defeated by Bucknell 65–54
  • March 13, 2012 – Oregon def. LSU 96–74
  • March 13, 2012 – Stanford def. Cleveland State 76–65
  • March 13, 2012 – Washington State def. San Francisco 89–75
  • March 14, 2012 – Oregon State def. Western Illinois 80-59
  • March 19, 2012 – Oregon State def. TCU 101-81
  • March 19, 2012 – Washington State def. Wyoming 61-41
  • March 21, 2012 - Washington State def. Oregon State 72-55
  • March 26, 2012 - Washington State def. Pittsburgh 67-66
  • March 28, 2012 - Pittsburgh def. Washington State 57-53
  • March 30, 2012 - Pittsburgh def. Washington State 71-65

Highlights and notes

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Awards and honors

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  • The Pac-12 Coach of the Year Award in both men’s and women’s basketball is now known as the John Wooden Coach of the Year Award.

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

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Player-of-the-Week

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All-Americans

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All-Pac-12 teams

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Voting was by conference coaches:

FIRST TEAM:

Name School Pos. Year Ht., Wt. Hometown (Prev. School)
Allen Crabbe CAL G So. 6-6, 205 Los Angeles, Calif. (Price HS)
Jared Cunningham OSU G Jr. 6-4, 182 Oakland, Calif. (San Leandro HS)
Kyle Fogg ARIZ G Sr. 6-3, 190 Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda HS)
Jorge Gutierrez CAL G Sr. 6-3, 195 Chihuahua, Mexico (Findlay College Prep, Nev.)
Solomon Hill ARIZ F Jr. 6-6, 226 Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS)
Devoe Joseph ORE G Sr. 6-4, 180 Pickering, Ont., Canada (Minnesota)
Brock Motum WSU F Jr. 6-10, 230 Brisbane, Aus. (Australia Institute of Sport)
André Roberson COLO F So. 6-7, 210 San Antonio, Texas (Wagner HS)
Terrence Ross WASH G So. 6-6, 195 Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS)
Tony Wroten WASH G Fr. 6-4, 205 Seattle, Wash. (Garfield HS)

All-Academic

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First Team:

Player, School Year GPA Major

Second Team:

Player, School Year GPA Major

USBWA All-District team

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References

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