2013–14 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2013–14 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season begins with practices in October 2013 and ends with the 2014 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament on March 15, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2013, with the conference schedule started in December 2013.

2013–14 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 Wildcats
Runners-upUCLA Bruins
Season MVPNick Johnson
Top scorerNick Johnson
Tournament
ChampionsUCLA Bruins
  Runners-upArizona
Finals MVPKyle Anderson
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Arizona153 .833  335  .868
No. 20 UCLA126 .667  289  .757
Oregon108 .556  2410  .706
Colorado108 .556  2312  .657
Arizona State108 .556  2112  .636
Stanford108 .556  2313  .639
California108 .556  2114  .600
Utah99 .500  2112  .636
Washington99 .500  1715  .531
Oregon State810 .444  1616  .500
Washington State315 .167  1021  .323
USC216 .111  1121  .344
2014 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This is the third season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 55th 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 99th season of men's basketball.

Pre-season

  • October 17, 2013 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco, Calif.

Men’s Basketball Media Poll

Place Team Points First place votes
1Arizona27321
2UCLA2121
3Colorado2111
4Oregon196
5California194
6Stanford166
7Arizona State159
8Washington121
9Utah68
10Oregon State67
11USC63
12Washington State39

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Rankings

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Arizona AP 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 -
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Oregon AP 19 18 17 14 13 15 13 12 10 17 RV -
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Conference Schedule

Composite Matrix

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 1–11–10–21–10–20–20–10–10–20–10–1
vs. Arizona State 1–10–21–11–11–11–11–00–11–11–00–1
vs. California 1–12–00–10–10–11–12–01–11–00–20–2
vs. Colorado 2–01–11–00–10–10–12–00–21–11–10–2
vs. Oregon 1–11–11–01–01–11–01–10–20–11–10–2
vs. Oregon State 2–01–11–01–01–10–11–10–21–02–00–2
vs. Stanford 2–01–11–11–00–11–01–10–20–10–10–2
vs. UCLA 1–00–10–20–21–11–11–10–21–10–11–0
vs. USC 1–01–01–12–02–02–02–02–02–01–00–1
vs. Utah 2–01–10–11–11–01–01–01–10–21–11–1
vs. Washington 1–00–12–01–11–10–21–11–00–11–11–1
vs. Washington State 1–01–02–02–02–02–02–00–11–01–11–1
Total 15–310–810–810–810–88–1010–812–62–169–99–93–15

Conference tournament

The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday, March 12–15, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada. Arizona and UCLA were seeded one and two respectively. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 12. 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
March 12
Quarterfinals
March 13
Semifinals
March 14
Championship
March 15
                                     
       
  1 #4 Arizona 71  
    8 Utah 39  
8 Utah 67
9 Washington 61  
  1 #4 Arizona 63  
  5 Colorado 43  
       
       
  4 California 56
    5 Colorado 59  
5 Colorado 59
12 USC 56  
  1 #4 Arizona 71
  2 UCLA 75
       
       
  2 UCLA 82
    7 Oregon 63  
7 Oregon 88
10 Oregon State 74  
  2 UCLA 84
  6 Stanford 59  
       
       
  3 Arizona State 58
    6 Stanford 79  
6 Stanford 74
11 Washington State 63  

Head coaches

Post season

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 West Arizona #16 Weber State - March 21, San Diego - W, 68–59 #9 Gonzaga - March 23, San Diego - W, 84–61 #4 San Diego State - March 27, Anaheim - W, 70–64 #2 Wisconsin - March 29, Anaheim - L, 63–64 (OT)
4 South UCLA #13 Tulsa - March 21, San Diego - W, 76–59 #12 Stephen F. Austin -March 23, San Diego - W, 77–60 #1 Florida -March 27, Memphis - L 68–79
7 West ORE #10 BYU March 20, Milwaukee - W, 87–68 #2 Wisconsin March 22, Milwaukee - L, 77–85
7 Midwest ASU #10 Texas March 20, Milwaukee - L, 85–87
8 South COLO #9 Pittsburgh March 20, Orlando - L, 48–77
10 South STAN #7 New Mexico March 21, St. Louis - W, 58–53 #2 Kansas March 23, St. Louis - W, 60–57 #11 Dayton March 27, Memphis - L, 72–82
6 Bids W-L (%): 4–2 .667 3–1 .750 1–2 .333 0–1 .000 0–0 TOTAL: 8–6 .571

National Invitation Tournament

Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
2 SMU California #7 Utah Valley - Mar. 19, Berkeley - W, 77–64 #3 Arkansas - Mar. 24, Berkeley - W, 75-64 #1 SMU - Mar. 26, Dallas- L, 65–67
5 Minnesota Utah #4 Saint Mary's - Mar. 18, Moraga - L, 58–70
2 Bids W-L (%): 1–1 .500 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 TOTAL: 2–2 .500

College Basketball Invitational

Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Oregon State Radford - Mar. 19, Corvallis - L, 92–96
1 Bid W-L (%): 0–1 .000 0–0 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 0–1 .000

Highlights and notes

  • February 1, 2014 – Arizona's perfect season ended by California (58–60) at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA.

Awards and honors

  • 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

Player-of-the-Week

All-Americans

All-Pac-12 teams

Voting was by conference coaches:

First Team

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Jordan AdamsUCLAGSo.6-5, 220Atlanta, Ga. (Oak Hill Academy)
Kyle AndersonUCLAGSo.6-9, 230Fairview, N.J. (St. Anthony HS)
Jahii CarsonASUGSo.5-11, 180Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS)
Justin CobbsCALGSr.6-2, 195Los Angeles, Calif. (Minnesota)
Aaron GordonARIZFFr.6-8, 210San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty)
Nick JohnsonARIZGJr.6-3, 200Gilbert, Ariz. (Findlay Prep)
Dwight PowellSTANFSr.6-10, 235Toronto, Ontario, Canada (IMG Academy)
Chasson RandleSTANGJr.6-1, 180Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS)
Josh ScottCOLOFSo.6-10, 245Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer HS)
Delon WrightUTAHGJr.6-5, 180Lawndale, Calif. (City College of San Francisco)

Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

Name School Pos. Ht., Wt.
Bryce AlfordUCLAG6-3, 180
Aaron GordonArizonaF6-8, 210
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonArizonaF6-7, 205
Zach LaVineUCLAG6-5, 180
Nigel Williams-GossWashingtonG6-3, 185

Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt.
Jordan BachynskiArizona StateCSr.7-2, 250
Josh HuestisStanfordFSr.6-7, 230
Nick JohnsonArizonaGJr.6-3, 200
T. J. McConnellArizonaGSr.6-1, 190
Delon WrightUtahGJr.6-5, 180

All-Academic

First Team:

Player, School Year GPA Major

Second Team:

USBWA All-District team

District VIII

Name School
Askia BookerColorado
Josh ScottColorado
Delon WrightUtah

District IX

  • Player of The Year: Nick Johnson, Arizona[2]
  • Coach of The Year: Sean Miller, Arizona
Name School
Jordan AdamsUCLA
Kyle AndersonUCLA
Jordan BachynskiArizona State
Jahii CarsonArizona State
Aaron GordonArizona
Nick JohnsonArizona
C. J. WilcoxWashington
Joseph YoungOregon

NABC All District Team

District 20 First Team

  • Nick Johnson, Arizona
  • Kyle Anderson, UCLA
  • Justin Cobbs, CAL
  • Jordan Adams, UCLA
  • C. J. Wilcox, WASH

Second Team

  • Dwight Powell, Stanford
  • Jahii Carson, Arizona State
  • Delon Wright, Utah
  • Aaron Gordon, Arizona
  • Chasson Randle, Stanford

References

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