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2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season


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title2011–12 Pac-12 men's basketball season
color#193980
color text#FFFFFF
leagueNCAA Division I
sportBasketball
logo_size120px
no_of_teams12
seasonRegular Season
season_champs[Washington Huskies](2011-12-washington-huskies-men-s-basketball-team)
second_place[California Golden Bears](2011-12-california-golden-bears-men-s-basketball-team)
[Oregon Ducks](2011-12-oregon-ducks-men-s-basketball-team)
MVPJorge Gutiérrez, California
MVP_linkPac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
finalsTournament
finals_link2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
finals_champ[Colorado Buffaloes](2011-12-colorado-buffaloes-men-s-basketball-team)
finals_runner-up[Arizona Wildcats](2011-12-arizona-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team)
finals_MVPCarlon Brown, Colorado
finals_MVP_linkPac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament#Results
seasonslistnamesBasketball
prevseason_link2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season
prevseason_year10–11
nextseason_link2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
nextseason_year12–13

Oregon Ducks | finals_runner-up = Arizona Wildcats

The 2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2011 and ended with the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament from March 7–10, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The regular season began on the weekend of November 5, with the conference schedule starting on December 29.

This was the first season under the Pac-12 Conference name. In July 2011, two schools joined the conference. Colorado arrived from the Big 12 and Utah entered from the Mountain West.

Pre-season

  • Pre-season media day was held on October 28, 2011 at L.A. Live's Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.
  • 2011–12 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Poll: :Rank, School (first-place votes), Points :1. UCLA (14) 421 :2. California (13) 405 :3. Arizona (11) 404 :4. Washington 355 :5. Oregon 282 :6. Stanford 255 :7. USC 194 :8. Oregon State 188 :9. Arizona State 148 :10. Colorado 119 :11. Washington State 119 :12. Utah 74

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

  • Three conference teams were ranked in the pre-season poll: Arizona No. 16; UCLA No. 20; and Cal No. 24.
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Non-Conference games

Conference games

Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

ArizonaArizona StCaliforniaColoradoOregonOregon StStanfordUCLAUSCUtahWashingtonWashington Stvs. Arizonavs. Arizona Stvs. Californiavs. Coloradovs. Oregonvs. Oregon Stvs. Stanfordvs. UCLAvs. USCvs. Utahvs. Washingtonvs. Washington StTotal12–66–1213–511–713–57–1110–811–71–173–1514–47–11
1–10–11–11–00–10–11–10–20–22–00–2
1–11–02–01–00–11–02–00–21–12–01–1
1–00–11–10–21–11–10–20–20–20–11–0
1–10–21–11–11–12–01–00–10–20–10–1
0–10–12–01–11–10–20–10–10–21–10–2
1–01–01–11–11–12–00–10–10–22–02–0
1–00–11–10–22–00–21–10–21–11–01–0
1–10–22–00–11–01–01–10–20–11–10–2
2–02–02–01–01–01–02–02–00–12–02–0
2–01–12–02–02–02–01–11–01–01–00–1
0–20–21–01–01–10–20–11–10–20–10–2
2–01–10–11–02–00–20–12–00–21–02–0

Conference tournament

Main article: 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

  • March 7–10, 2012 – Pac-12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California.

Head coaches

:Sean Miller, Arizona :Herb Sendek, Arizona State :Mike Montgomery, California :Tad Boyle, Colorado :Dana Altman, Oregon :Craig Robinson, Oregon State :Johnny Dawkins, Stanford :Ben Howland, UCLA :Kevin O'Neill, USC :Larry Krystkowiak, Utah :Lorenzo Romar, Washington :Ken Bone, Washington State

Post season

[[2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA tournament]]

  • March 14, 2012 – California defeated by South Florida 65–54
  • March 15, 2012 - Colorado 68, UNLV 64
  • March 17, 2012 - Baylor 80, Colorado 63

[[2012 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]]

  • March 13, 2012 – Washington def. UT-Arlington 82–72
  • March 14, 2012 – Arizona defeated by Bucknell 65–54
  • March 13, 2012 – Oregon def. LSU 96–74
  • March 13, 2012 – Stanford def. Cleveland State 76–65

[[College Basketball Invitational|CBI]]

  • March 13, 2012 – Washington State def. San Francisco 89–75
  • March 14, 2012 – Oregon State def. Western Illinois 80-59
  • March 19, 2012 – Oregon State def. TCU 101-81
  • March 19, 2012 – Washington State def. Wyoming 61-41
  • March 21, 2012 - Washington State def. Oregon State 72-55
  • March 26, 2012 - Washington State def. Pittsburgh 67-66
  • March 28, 2012 - Pittsburgh def. Washington State 57-53
  • March 30, 2012 - Pittsburgh def. Washington State 71-65

NBA draft

Main article: 2012 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool/club team
18SGUnited StatesToronto RaptorsWashington (So.)
24SGUnited StatesCleveland Cavaliers (from L.A. Lakers, traded to Dallas)Oregon State (Jr.)
25PGUnited StatesMemphis GrizzliesWashington (Fr.)

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

  • Nov. 14 – C. J. Wilcox, Washington
  • Nov. 28 – Maurice Jones, USC
  • Dec. 12 – Brock Motum, Washington State
  • Dec. 26 – Solomon Hill, Arizona
  • Jan. 9 – Carlon Brown, Colorado
  • Jan. 23 – Faisal Aden, Washington State
  • Feb. 6 – Kyle Fogg, Arizona
  • Feb. 20 – Justin Cobbs, California
  • March 5 – Lazeric Jones, UCLA
  • Nov. 21 – Jared Cunningham, Oregon State
  • Dec. 5 – Solomon Hill, Arizona
  • Dec. 19 – Ahmad Starks, Oregon State
  • Jan. 2 – Tony Wroten, Washington
  • Jan. 16 – Terrence Ross, Washington
  • Jan. 30 – Jared Cunningham, Oregon State
  • Feb. 13 – E. J. Singler, Oregon
  • Feb. 27 – Kyle Fogg, Arizona

All-Americans

All-Pac-12 teams

Voting was by conference coaches:

  • Player of The Year: Jorge Gutierrez, California
  • Freshman of The Year: Tony Wroten, Washington
  • Defensive Player of The Year: Jorge Gutierrez, California
  • Most Improved Player of The Year: Brock Motum, Washington State
  • John R. Wooden Coach of the Year: Lorenzo Romar, Washington FIRST TEAM:
NameSchoolPos.YearHt., Wt.Hometown (Prev. School)
Allen CrabbeCALGSo.6-6, 205Los Angeles, Calif. (Price HS)
Jared CunninghamOSUGJr.6-4, 182Oakland, Calif. (San Leandro HS)
Kyle FoggARIZGSr.6-3, 190Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda HS)
Jorge GutierrezCALGSr.6-3, 195Chihuahua, Mexico (Findlay College Prep, Nev.)
Solomon HillARIZFJr.6-6, 226Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS)
Devoe JosephOREGSr.6-4, 180Pickering, Ont., Canada (Minnesota)
Brock MotumWSUFJr.6-10, 230Brisbane, Aus. (Australia Institute of Sport)
André RobersonCOLOFSo.6-7, 210San Antonio, Texas (Wagner HS)
Terrence RossWASHGSo.6-6, 195Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS)
Tony WrotenWASHGFr.6-4, 205Seattle, Wash. (Garfield HS)

All-Academic

First Team:

Player, SchoolYearGPAMajor

Second Team:

Player, SchoolYearGPAMajor

USBWA All-District team

References

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