2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season


The 2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015 and ended with the 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2015, with the conference schedule starting in December 2015.

2015–16 Pac-12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network, CBS
Regular Season
Season championsOregon
  Runners-upUtah
Season MVPJakob Pöltl, Utah
Tournament
ChampionsOregon
  Runners-upUtah
Finals MVPElgin Cook, Oregon
Basketball seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
No. 23 California 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Colorado 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
USC 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Oregon State 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Washington 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
UCLA 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Arizona State 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Washington State 1 17   .056 9 22   .290
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

This was the fifth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 57th 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 was the Pac-12's 101st season of men's basketball.

Preseason

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  • October 15, 2015 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco
Men's Basketball Media Preseason Poll
Place Team Points First place votes
1. Arizona 406 (18)
2. California 378 (9)
3. Utah 360 (7)
4. Oregon 338 (1)
5. UCLA 304 (1)
6. Oregon State 235 ---
7. Colorado 188 ---
8. Arizona State 165 ---
9. Stanford 145 ---
10. USC 111 ---
11. Washington 96 ---
12. Washington State 65 ---

() first place votes

Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team ESPN[1] Rivals[2] Scout[3] 247 Sports[4] Signees
Arizona #4 #3 #4 #4 4
Arizona State - - - - 2
California #5 #7 #3 #7 4
Colorado - - - - 2
Oregon #22 #15 - #22 4
Oregon State #19 #23 #24 #23 6
Stanford - #29 - - 3
UCLA #25 #24 #17 #21 4
USC #30 #30 #22 #28 2
Utah - - - - 2
Washington #12 #10 #6 #16 8
Washington State - - - - 4

Rankings

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The Pac-12 had 4 teams ranked and 3 others receiving votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll. It had four teams ranked in the preseason AP Poll and one other receiving votes.

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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 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2
vs. Arizona State 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2
vs. California 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1
vs. Colorado 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2
vs. Oregon 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1
vs. Oregon State 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Stanford 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1
vs. UCLA 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
vs. USC 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2
vs. Utah 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2
vs. Washington 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1
vs. Washington State 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0
Total 12–6 5–13 12–6 10–8 14–4 9–9 8–10 6–12 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–15

Head coaches

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

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Pac-12 record NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Arizona Sean Miller Xavier 8th 188–61 (.755) 91–35 (.722) 9 0 0
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 2nd 15–17 (.469) 5–13 (.278) 1 0 0
California Cuonzo Martin Tennessee 3rd 41–25 (.621) 19–17 (.528) 2 0 0
Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 7th 130–79 (.622) 56–50 (.528) 4 0 0
Oregon Dana Altman Creighton 7th 154–64 (.706) 69–39 (.639) 11 0 0
Oregon State Wayne Tinkle Montana 3rd 36–27 (.571) 17–19 (.472) 4 0 0
Stanford Johnny Dawkins Duke (associate HC) 8th 156–115 (.576) 66–78 (.458) 0 0 0
UCLA Steve Alford New Mexico 4th 64–37 (.634) 28–22 (.560) 9 0 0
USC Andy Enfield Florida Gulf Coast 4th 44–54 (.449) 13–36 (.265) 2 0 0
Utah Larry Krystkowiak New Jersey Nets (assistant) 6th 95–73 (.565) 42–47 (.472) 4 0 0
Washington Lorenzo Romar Saint Louis 15th 288–171 (.627) 141–111 (.560) 7 0 0
Washington State Ernie Kent Oregon 3rd 22–30 (.423) 8–28 (.222) 6 0 0

Postseason

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Pac-12 tournament

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The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday March, 9-12, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena located in Paradise, Nevada. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 9, 2016. 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 9
Quarterfinals
Thursday March 10
Semifinals
Friday March 11
Championship
Saturday March 12
            
1 Oregon 83
8 Washington 77
8 Washington 91
9 Stanford 68
1 Oregon 95*
4 Arizona 89
4 Arizona 82
5 Colorado 78
5 Colorado 80
12 Washington State 56
1 Oregon 88
2 Utah 57
2 Utah 80
7 USC 72
7 USC 95
10 UCLA 71
2 Utah 82*
3 California 78
3 California 76
6 Oregon State 68
6 Oregon State 75
11 Arizona State 66

* denotes each overtime period played

NCAA tournament

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Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 West Oregon #16 Holy Cross, W 91–52 #8 Saint Joseph's, W 69–64 #4 Duke, W 82–68 #2 Oklahoma, L 68–80
3 Midwest Utah #14 Fresno State, W 80–69 #11 Gonzaga, L 59–82
4 South California #13 Hawaii, L 66–77
6 South Arizona #11 Wichita State, L 55–65
7 West Oregon State #10 VCU, L 67–75
8 South Colorado #9 Connecticut, L 67–74
8 East USC #9 Providence, L 69–70
7 Bids W-L (%): 2–5 .286 1–1 .500 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 – TOTAL: 4–7 .364

National Invitation tournament

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Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
3 South Carolina Washington vs. Long Beach State, W 107–102 at San Diego State, L 78–93
1 Bid W-L (%): 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 1–1 .500
Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost

Awards and honors

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Pac-12 Tournament MVP

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All-Pac-12 Tournament Teams

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First Team Second Team

Player of the Week

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Source[5]

All-Americans

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Conference awards

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Voting was by conference coaches.

Individual awards

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Pac-12 individual awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of The Year Jakob Pöltl, So., Utah
Coach of the Year Dana Altman, Oregon
Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton II, Sr., Oregon State
Freshman of The Year Jaylen Brown, Fr., California
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Brandon Taylor, Sr., Utah
Most Improved Player of The Year George King, So., Colorado

All-Pac-12

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First team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Rosco Allen Stanford F Sr. 6-9, 220 Duapest, Hungary (Bishop Gorman HS)
Ryan Anderson Arizona F Sr. 6-9, 235 Long Beach, California (Boston College)
Andrew Andrews Washington G Sr. 6-2, 200 Portland, Ore. (Benson Tech HS)
Dillon Brooks Oregon F So. 6-7, 225 Mississauga, Ont. (Findlay Prep)
Jaylen Brown California F Fr. 6-7, 225 Atlanta, Ga. (Wheeler HS)
Elgin Cook Oregon F Sr. 6-6, 205 Milwaukee, Wis. (Northwest Florida State)
Julian Jacobs USC G Jr. 6-4, 180 Las Vegas, Nev. (Desert Pines HS)
Gary Payton II Oregon State G Sr. 6-3, 190 Seattle (Salt Lake CC)
Jakob Poeltl Utah F So. 7-0, 248 Vienna, Austria (Arkadia Traiskirchen)
Josh Scott Colorado F Sr. 6-10, 245 Monument, Colorado (Lewis-Palmer HS)
Second team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt.
Isaac Hamilton UCLA G Jr. 6-5, 185
Dejounte Murray Washington G Fr. 6-4, 170
Ivan Rabb California F Fr. 6-11, 220
Kaleb Tarczewski Arizona C Sr. 7-0, 250
Gabe York Arizona G Sr. 6-3, 190

All-Freshman Team

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Name School Pos. Ht., Wt.
Jaylen Brown California F 6-7, 225
Tyler Dorsey Oregon G 6-4, 180
Dejounte Murray Washington G 6-4, 170
Ivan Rabb California F 6-11, 220
Allonzo Trier Arizona G 6-6, 210

All-Defensive Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt.
Chris Boucher Oregon F Sr. 6-10, 190
Gary Payton II Oregon State G Sr. 6-3, 190
Josh Scott Colorado F Sr. 6-10, 245
Brandon Taylor Utah G Sr. 5-10, 170
Kaleb Tarczewski Arizona C Sr. 7-0, 250

NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
1 3 Jaylen Brown SF   United States Boston Celtics (from Brooklyn) California (Fr.)
1 8 Marquese Chriss PF   United States Sacramento Kings (traded to Phoenix Suns) Washington (Fr.)
1 9 Jakob Pöltl C   Austria Toronto Raptors (from Denver via New York) Utah (So.)
1 29 Dejounte Murray PG/SG   United States San Antonio Spurs Washington (Fr.)
2 60 Tyrone Wallace PG   United States Utah Jazz (from Golden State) California (Sr.)

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Basketball Class Rankings". ESPN.Go.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2015 Team Recruiting Rankings". Sports.yahoo.com. April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "2015". Archived from the original on March 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 Basketball Recruiting Team Rankings". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Player of the Week". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on January 20, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2016.