2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017 followed by the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 10, 2017. The conference schedule began on December 29, 2017. The season was the seventh season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 59th 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 103rd season of basketball.[1]
2017–18 Pac–12 men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Arizona Wildcats |
Season MVP | Deandre Ayton, Arizona |
Top scorer | Aaron Holiday, UCLA |
Tournament | |
Champions | Arizona |
Runners-up | USC Trojans |
Finals MVP | Deandre Ayton, Arizona |
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Arizona † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Arizona won the regular season conference championship by two games over second-place USC.
The Pac-12 Tournament was held from March 7–10, 2018[2] at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Arizona defeated USC in the tournament championship. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference' automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA received bids to the NCAA Tournament. The conference achieved an 0–3 record in the Tournament.
Pre-season
Recruiting classes
Team | ESPN[4] | Rivals[5] | Scout[6] | 247Sports[7] | Signees |
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Arizona | No. 3 | No. 3 | No. 3 | No. 3 | 5 |
Arizona State | No. 34 | No. 36 | No. 29 | No. 23 | 2 |
California | - | - | - | No. 54 | 4 |
Colorado | No. 39 | No. 25 | No. 27 | No. 24 | 4 |
Oregon | No. 12 | No. 13 | No. 11 | No. 13 | 4 |
Oregon State | No. 35 | - | - | No. 48 | 3 |
Stanford | No. 24 | No. 12 | - | No. 14 | 4 |
UCLA | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 5 | No. 4 | 6 |
USC | No. 18 | No. 30 | - | No. 31 | 3 |
Utah | - | - | - | No. 51 | 4 |
Washington | No. 32 | No. 26 | No. 18 | No. 66 | 4 |
Washington State | - | - | - | No. 119 | 1 |
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason All-American teams
ESPN[18] | CBS[19] | AP[20] | USA Today [21] |
Blue Ribbon[22] |
Athlon Sports[23] |
NBC Sports [24] |
Street & Smith's [25] | Sporting News [26] | Sports Illustrated[27] | |
Deandre Ayton | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | HM | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | HM | |
Beanie Boatright | 3rd | |||||||||
Jordan McLaughlin | HM | |||||||||
Chimezie Metu | 4th | |||||||||
Allonzo Trier | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
Reid Travis | 4th | HM | ||||||||
Preseason polls
AP[28] | Athlon Sports[29] |
Bleacher Report[30] |
Blue Ribbon Yearbook[31] |
CBS Sports[32] | Coaches[33] | ESPN[34] | KenPom[35] | Lindy's Sports[36] |
NBC Sports[37] | SBNation[38] | Street & Smith's[39] | Sports Illustrated[40] |
USBWA[41] | |
Arizona | No. 3 | No. 1 | No. 3 | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 5 | No. 1 | No. 3 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 2 | No. 1 | No. 1 | No. 3 |
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Arizona State | No. 57 | No. 93 | No. 70 | |||||||||||
California | No. 163 | No. 100 | No. 208 | |||||||||||
Colorado | No. 77 | No. 95 | No. 101 | |||||||||||
Oregon | RV | No. 34 | RV | No. 45 | No. 35 | No. 32 | ||||||||
Oregon State | No. 82 | No. 66 | No. 99 | |||||||||||
Stanford | No. 42 | No. 54 | No. 118 | |||||||||||
UCLA | No. 21 | No. 18 | No. 22 | No. 20 | No. 18 | No. 34 | No. 29 | No. 14 | No. 14 | No. 15 | No. 20 | No. 23 | ||
USC | No. 10 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 11 | No. 8 | No. 11 | No. 11 | No. 12 | No. 12 | No. 12 | No. 8 | No. 13 | No. 9 | |
Utah | No. 71 | No. 55 | No. 67 | |||||||||||
Washington | No. 141 | No. 114 | No. 117 | |||||||||||
Washington State | No. 201 | No. 230 | No. 206 |
Pac-12 Media days
Source:[42]
Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
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1. | Arizona | 273 pts | 22 |
2. | USC | 251 pts | 1 |
3. | UCLA | 223 pts | -- |
4. | Oregon | 203 pts | -- |
5. | Stanford | 182 pts | -- |
6. | Arizona State | 146 pts | -- |
7. | Utah | 129 pts | -- |
8. | Oregon State | 125 pts | -- |
9. | Colorado | 112 pts | -- |
10. | Washington | 71 pts | -- |
11. | California | 46 pts | -- |
12. | Washington State | 33 pts | -- |
(first place votes) |
- October 11–12, 2017 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco, Calif.
Early season tournaments
Team | Tournament | Finish |
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Arizona | Battle 4 Atlantis | 8th[43] |
Arizona State | Las Vegas Invitational | 1st[44] |
California | Maui Invitational | 8th[45] |
Colorado | Paradise Jam | 1st[46] |
Oregon | Phil Knight Invitational – Victory | 6th[47] |
Oregon State | AdvoCare Invitational | 7th[48] |
Stanford | Phil Knight Invitational – Motion | 8th[49] |
UCLA | CBE Hall of Fame Classic | 3rd[50] |
USC | Diamond Head Classic | 1st[51] |
Utah | MGM Resorts Main Event | 2nd[52] |
Washington | 2K Sports Classic | 4th[53] |
Washington State | Wooden Legacy | 1st[54] |
Midseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
Final Watchlists
Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.
John R. Wooden Award[55] | Naismith[63] | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar[64] | |
Deandre Ayton | ||||
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Thomas Welsh |
Regular season
The Schedule will be released in late September. Before the season, it was announced that for the sixth consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by CBS Sports, FOX Sports, ESPN Inc. family of networks including ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the Pac-12 Network.
Records against other conferences
2017-18 records against non-conference foes as of (Dec. 28, 2017):[65]
Regular Season
Record against ranked non-conference opponentsThis is a list of games against ranked opponents only (Rankings from the AP Poll):[66]
Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the came was played, not current or final ranking Conference scheduleThis table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[67]
Points scored
Through March 5, 2018[68] RankingsThe Pac-12 had 3 teams ranked and 1 other receiving votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll & AP Poll.[69][70] There was no coaches poll during week 2 and officially started voting during week 3.
Head coachesCoaching changesOn March 15, 2017, California head coach Cuonzo Martin resigned. On March 24, the school hired assistant coach Wyking Jones as the new head coach.[71] On March 16, 2017, Washington fired Lorenzo Romar after fifteen years as head coach. On March 19, 2017, the school hired Mike Hopkins[72] as head coach. CoachesNote: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.[73]
Notes:
Post seasonPac-12 TournamentThe conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday March 7–10, 2018 at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 7, 2018. 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.
* denotes overtime period NCAA TournamentThree teams from the conference were selected to participate: Arizona, UCLA and Arizona State.
National Invitation TournamentFive teams from the conference were selected to participate: USC, Utah, Stanford, Oregon & Washington.
Awards and honorsPlayers of the WeekThroughout the conference regular season, the Pac-12 offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[74]
Totals per School
All-Americans
All-District
Conference awardsVoting was by conference coaches. Individual awards
All-Pac-12
All-Freshman Team
‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
All-Defensive Team
‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
All-Academic team
2018 NBA Draft
Home game attendance
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