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 MVPJoseph Young
Top scorerJoseph Young
Tournament
ChampionsArizona
  Runners-upOregon
Finals MVPBrandon Ashley
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Arizona162 .889  344  .895
No. 25 Oregon135 .722  2610  .722
No. 19 Utah135 .722  269  .743
UCLA117 .611  2214  .611
Stanford99 .500  2413  .649
Arizona State99 .500  1816  .529
Oregon State810 .444  1714  .548
California711 .389  1815  .545
Colorado711 .389  1618  .471
Washington State711 .389  1318  .419
Washington513 .278  1615  .516
USC315 .167  1220  .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

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
1Arizona383(31)
2Utah317
3Colorado316
4UCLA290(1)
5Stanford264
6Washington189
7California188
8Oregon159
9Arizona State155
10USC106
11Washington State84
12Oregon State45

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Rankings

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Pac-12 regular season

Conference Schedule

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 1–10–20–20–21–10–20–10–10–20–10–1
vs. Arizona State 1–10–21–12–01–11–10–10–12–00–11–0
vs. California 2–02–00–11–00–12–01–11–11–00–21–1
vs. Colorado 2–01–11–01–01–00–11–10–22–01–00–1
vs. Oregon 2–00–20–10–10–20–11–10–20–11–11–1
vs. Oregon State 1–11–11–00–12–01–01–11–11–01–10–2
vs. Stanford 2–01–10–21–01–00–12–00–21–00–21–1
vs. UCLA 1–01–01–11–11–11–10–20–21–10–10–1
vs. USC 1–01–01–12–02–01–12–02–02–00–11–0
vs. Utah 2–00–20–10–21–00–10–11–10–21–10–2
vs. Washington 1–01–02–01–11–11–12–01–01–01–11–1
vs. Washington State 1–00–11–11–11–12–01–11–00–12–01–1
Total 16–29–97–117–1113–58–109–911–73–1513–55–137–11

Head coaches

Postseason

Pac-12 Tournament

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

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

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

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

  • 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

Player of the Year Joseph Young of Oregon

Voting was by conference coaches:

First Team

Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonArizonaFSo.6-7, 220Chester, Pa. (Chester HS)
Stanley JohnsonArizonaFFr.6-7, 245Fullerton, Calif. (Mater Dei HS)
DaVonté LacyWashington StateGSr.6-4, 210Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis HS)
T. J. McConnellArizonaGSr.6-1, 195Pittsburgh, Pa. (Duquesne)
Gary Payton IIOregon StateGJr.6-3, 175Las Vegas, Nev. (Salt Lake CC)
Norman PowellUCLAGSr.6-4, 215San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln HS)
Chasson RandleStanfordGSr.6-2, 185Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS)
Tyrone WallaceCaliforniaGJr.6-5, 200Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS)
Delon WrightUtahGSr.6-5, 190Lawndale, Calif. (City College of San Francisco)
Joseph YoungOregonGSr.6-2, 180Houston, Texas (Houston)

Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

Jakob Pöltl of Utah
Name School Pos. Ht., Wt.
Jordan BellOregonF6-9, 215
Dillon BrooksOregonF6-6, 225
Tra HolderArizona StateG6-1, 180
Stanley JohnsonArizonaF6-7, 245
Kevon LooneyUCLAF6-9, 220
Jordan McLaughlinUSCG6-1, 170
Jakob PöltlUtahF7-0, 235

Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

Defensive Player of the Year Gary Payton II of Oregon
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt.
Jordan BellOregonFFr.6-9, 215
Rondae Hollis-JeffersonArizonaFSo.6-7, 220
T.J. McConnellArizonaGSr.6-1, 195
Gary Payton IIOregon StateGJr.6-3, 175
Delon WrightUtahGSr.6-5, 190

USBWA

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)
  • Joseph Young (Oregon)
  • Chasson Randle (Stanford)
  • Gary Payton II (Oregon State)

NABC All-District 20 Team

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

First Team
  • Joseph 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

  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 April 1, 2015.
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