2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014 and ended with the 2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2014, with the conference schedule starting in December 2014.

2014–15 Pac-12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, Fox Sports 1, CBS, Pac-12 Network
Regular Season
Season championsArizona
  Runners-upOregon
Utah
Season MVPJoe Young, Oregon
Top scorerJoe Young
Tournament
ChampionsArizona
  Runners-upOregon
Finals MVPBrandon Ashley, Arizona
Basketball seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 16 2   .889 34 4   .895
No. 25 Oregon 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
No. 19 Utah 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
UCLA 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Stanford 9 9   .500 24 13   .649
Arizona State 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Oregon State 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
California 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Colorado 7 11   .389 16 18   .471
Washington State 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Washington 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
USC 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

This was the fourth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 56th 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 100th season of men's basketball.

Preseason

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Freshman recruits Stanley Johnson (black jersey) of Arizona and Kevon Looney of UCLA at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Men’s Basketball Media Preseason Poll
Place Team Points First place votes
1 Arizona 383 (31)
2 Utah 317
3 Colorado 316
4 UCLA 290 (1)
5 Stanford 264
6 Washington 189
7 California 188
8 Oregon 159
9 Arizona State 155
10 USC 106
11 Washington State 84
12 Oregon State 45

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Rankings

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Pac-12 regular season

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Conference Schedule

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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 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1
vs. Arizona State 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
vs. California 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
vs. Colorado 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Oregon 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Oregon State 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2
vs. Stanford 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–1
vs. UCLA 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1
vs. USC 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Utah 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
vs. Washington 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1
vs. Washington State 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1
Total 16–2 9–9 7–11 7–11 13–5 8–10 9–9 11–7 3–15 13–5 5–13 7–11

Head coaches

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Postseason

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Pac-12 tournament

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The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday, March 11–14, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada. Arizona, and Oregon were seeded one and two respectively. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 11. 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.

First round
Wednesday March 11
Quarterfinals
Thursday March 12
Semifinals
Friday March 13
Championship
Saturday March 14
            
1 #5 Arizona 73
8 California 51
8 California 84
9 Washington State 59
1 #5 Arizona 70
4 UCLA 64
4 UCLA 96
12 USC 70
5 Arizona State 64
12 USC 67
1 #5 Arizona 80
2 Oregon 52
2 Oregon 93
10 Colorado 85
7 Oregon State 71
10 Colorado 78
2 Oregon 67
3 #17 Utah 64
3 #17 Utah 80
6 Stanford 56
6 Stanford 71
11 Washington 69

NCAA tournament

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Seed Region School Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
2 West Arizona #15 Texas Southern, W 93–72 #10 Ohio State, W 73–58 # 6 Xavier, W 68–60 #1 Wisconsin, L 78–85 N/A N/A
8 West Oregon #9 Oklahoma State, W 79–73 #1 Wisconsin, L 62–72 N/A N/A N/A N/A
5 South Utah #12 Stephen F. Austin, W 57–50 #4 Georgetown, W 75–64 #1 Duke, L 57–61 N/A N/A N/A
11 South UCLA #6 SMU, W 60–59 #14 UAB, W 92–75 #2 Gonzaga, L 62–74 N/A N/A N/A
4 Bids W-L (%): 4–0 1.000 3–1 .750 1–2 .333 0–1 .000 0–0 – TOTAL: 8–4 .667

National Invitation tournament

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Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
2 Richmond Stanford vs UC Davis, W 77–64 vs Rhode Island, W 74–65 vs Vanderbilt, W 78–75 Old Dominion, W 67–60 Miami (FL), W 66–64 OT
5 Colorado State Arizona State at Connecticut, W 68–61 at Richmond, L 70–76 OT N/A N/A N/A
2 Bids W-L (%): 2–0 1.000 1–1 .500 1–0 1.000 1–0 1.000 TOTAL: 6–1 .857

College Basketball Invitational

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Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Colorado vs Gardner-Webb, W 87–78 at Seattle L 65–72 N/A N/A N/A
1 Bid W-L (%): 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 1–1 .500

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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Player of the Year Joe Young of Oregon

Voting was by conference coaches:

First Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Arizona F So. 6-7, 220 Chester, Pa. (Chester HS)
Stanley Johnson Arizona F Fr. 6-7, 245 Fullerton, Calif. (Mater Dei HS)
DaVonté Lacy Washington State G Sr. 6-4, 210 Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis HS)
T. J. McConnell Arizona G Sr. 6-1, 195 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Duquesne)
Gary Payton II Oregon State G Jr. 6-3, 175 Las Vegas, Nev. (Salt Lake CC)
Norman Powell UCLA G Sr. 6-4, 215 San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln HS)
Chasson Randle Stanford G Sr. 6-2, 185 Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS)
Tyrone Wallace California G Jr. 6-5, 200 Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS)
Delon Wright Utah G Sr. 6-5, 190 Lawndale, Calif. (City College of San Francisco)
Joe Young Oregon G Sr. 6-2, 180 Houston, Texas (Houston)

Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

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Jakob Pöltl of Utah
Name School Pos. Ht., Wt.
Jordan Bell Oregon F 6-9, 215
Dillon Brooks Oregon F 6-6, 225
Tra Holder Arizona State G 6-1, 180
Stanley Johnson Arizona F 6-7, 245
Kevon Looney UCLA F 6-9, 220
Jordan McLaughlin USC G 6-1, 170
Jakob Pöltl Utah F 7-0, 235

Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

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Defensive Player of the Year Gary Payton II of Oregon
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt.
Jordan Bell Oregon F Fr. 6-9, 215
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Arizona F So. 6-7, 220
T. J. McConnell Arizona G Sr. 6-1, 195
Gary Payton II Oregon State G Jr. 6-3, 175
Delon Wright Utah G Sr. 6-5, 190

USBWA

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The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[1]

District VIII

Player of the Year: Delon Wright, Utah

All-District Team

  • Askia Booker, Colorado
  • Delon Wright, Utah
District IX

All-District Team

  • Norman Powell (UCLA)
  • Stanley Johnson (Arizona)
  • T. J. McConnell (Arizona)
  • Tyrone Wallace (California)
  • Joe Young (Oregon)
  • Chasson Randle (Stanford)
  • Gary Payton II (Oregon State)

NABC All-District 20 Team

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National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following to their All-District 20 team:[2]

First Team
  • Joe Young (Oregon)
  • Delon Wright (Utah)
  • Chasson Randle (Stanford)
  • T. J. McConnell (Arizona)
  • Stanley Johnson (Arizona)
Second Team
  • Norman Powell (UCLA)
  • Tyrone Wallace (California)
  • Gary Payton II (Oregon State)
  • Kevon Looney (UCLA)
  • Askia Booker (Colorado)

References

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  1. ^ "USBWA NAMES 2014-15 MEN'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS" (Press release). USBWA. March 10, 2015. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2014-15 Division I All-District Teams and UPS All-District Coaches" (PDF) (Press release). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 27, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 30, 2016.