2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

2012–13 Pac-12 men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) ESPN, FSN, CBS, Pac-12 Network
Regular Season
Season champions UCLA Bruins
Runners-up Arizona Wildcats
Oregon Ducks
California Golden Bears
Tournament
Champions Oregon
  Runners-up UCLA
Tournament MVP Jonathan Loyd, Oregon
2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#24 UCLA 13 5   .722     25 10   .714
#21 Arizona 12 6   .667     27 8   .771
#15 Oregon 12 6   .667     28 9   .757
California 12 6   .667     21 12   .636
Colorado 10 8   .556     21 12   .636
Arizona State 9 9   .500     22 13   .629
Stanford 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Washington 9 9   .500     18 16   .529
USC 9 9   .500     14 18   .438
Utah 5 13   .278     15 18   .455
Oregon State 4 14   .222     14 18   .438
Washington State 4 14   .222     13 19   .406
2013 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season begins with practices in October 2012 and ends with the 2013 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament from March 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season begins on the first weekend of November 2012, with the conference schedule starting in December 2012. On March 9, 2013, the Bruins defeated the University of Washington, 61–54 and became the regular season conference Champions. They were seeded as the No. 1 team in the Pac-12 Conference tournament in Las Vegas.

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

Pre-season

The Pac-12 media poll released on November 1, 2012:

1. Arizona (15 first-place votes), 403 points
2. UCLA (16), 402
3. California (3), 325
4. Stanford, 296
5. Washington (2), 278
6. Colorado, 262
7. Oregon, 217
8. Oregon State, 166
9. USC, 163
10. Washington State, 111
11. Arizona State, 107
12. Utah, 78

Rankings

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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 0–21–01–11–00–10–12–01–10–20–20–2
vs. Arizona State 2–00–10–21–00–11–01–11–11–12–00–2
vs. California 0–10–11–10–20–22–01–10–20–21–00–1
vs. Colorado 1–12–01–10–21–10–21–00–11–11–00–1
vs. Oregon 0–10–12–01–00–21–10–10–11–10–20–2
vs. Oregon State 1–01–02–01–02–02–01–01–01–11–11–1
vs. Stanford 1–00–10–22–01–10–22–02–00–21–00–1
vs. UCLA 0–21–11–10–11–00–10–21–10–10–21–1
vs. USC 1–11–12–01–01–00–10–21–10–11–11–1
vs. Utah 2–01–12–01–11–10–12–01–01–00–11–0
vs. Washington 2–00–20–10–12–01–11–12–01–11–00–2
vs. Washington State 2–02–01–01–02–01–11–01–11–00–12–0
Total 12–6 9–8 12–6 10–8 12–6 4–14 9–9 13–5 9–8 5-13 9–9 4–14

Conference tournament

  First Round
March 13, 2013
Quarterfinals
March 14, 2013
Semifinals
March 15, 2013
Championship Game
March 16, 2013
                                     
        
  1  UCLA 80  
    9  Arizona State 75  
8  Stanford 88
9  Arizona State 89OT  
  1  UCLA 66  
  4  Arizona 64  
        
        
  4  Arizona 79
    5  Colorado 69  
5  Colorado 74
12  Oregon State 68  
  1  UCLA 69
  3  Oregon 78
        
        
  2  California 69
    10  Utah 79OT  
7  USC 66
10  Utah 69  
  10  Utah 45
  3  Oregon 64  
        
        
  3  Oregon 80OT
    6  Washington 77  
6  Washington 64
11  Washington State 62  

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
Bob Cantu (interim head coach replaced Kevin O'Neill), USC
Larry Krystkowiak, Utah
Lorenzo Romar, Washington
Ken Bone, Washington State

Post season

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
6 West Arizona #11 Belmont - Mar. 21, Salt Lake City - W, 81–64 #14 Harvard - Mar. 23, Salt Lake City - W, 74–51 #2 Ohio State - Mar. 28, Los Angeles - L, 70–73
6 South UCLA #11 Minnesota - Mar. 22, Austin - L, 63–83
10 East Colorado #7 Illinois - Mar. 22, Austin - L, 49–57
12 East California #5 UNLV - Mar. 21, San Jose - W, 64–61 #4 Syracuse - Mar. 23, San Jose - L, 60–66
12 Midwest Oregon #5 Oklahoma State - Mar. 21, San Jose - W, 68–55 #4 Saint Louis - Mar. 23, San Jose - W, 74–57 #1 Louisville - Mar. 29, Indianapolis - L, 69–77
Bids W-L (%): 3–2 .600 2–1 .667 0–2 .000 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 5–5 .500

National Invitation Tournament

Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
3 Kentucky Arizona State #6 Detroit - Mar. 20, Tempe - W, 83–68 #2 Baylor - Mar. 22, Waco - L, 86–89
4 Alabama Stanford #5 Stephen F. Austin - Mar. 19, Stanford - W, 58–57 #1 Alabama - Mar. 23, Tuscaloosa - L, 54–66
6 Southern Miss Washington #7 BYU - Mar. 19, Provo - L, 79–90
3 Bids W-L (%): 2–1 .667 0–2 .000 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 2–3 .400

Highlights and notes

Awards and honors

Player-of-the-Week

  • Nov. 19 – Askia Booker, Colorado
  • Dec. 3 – Carrick Felix, Arizona State
  • Dec. 17 – André Roberson, Jr., Colorado
  • Dec. 31 – Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
  • Jan. 14 – C. J. Wilcox, Washington
  • Jan. 28 – Carrick Felix, Arizona State
  • Feb. 11 – Allen Crabbe, California
  • Feb. 25 – Justin Cobbs, California
  • Mar. 11 – Brock Motum, Washington State

All Pac-12 teams

Voting was by conference coaches:

First Team:

Name School Pos. Year
Jahii CarsonASUGFr.
Allen CrabbeCalGJr.
Spencer DinwiddieColoradoGSo.
Larry Drew IIUCLAGSr.
Solomon HillArizonaFSr.
Mark LyonsArizonaGSr.
Shabazz MuhammadUCLAG/FFr.
Dwight PowellStanfordFJr.
André RobersonColoradoFJr.
E. J. SinglerOregonFSr.

All-Academic

First Team:

Player, School Year GPA Major

Second Team:

Player, School Year GPA Major

USBWA All-District team

District VIII

Name School Pos. Year
Spencer Dinwiddie ColoradoGSo.
André Roberson Colorado FJr.

District IX

Name School Pos. Year
Jahii CarsonArizona StateGFr.
Allen CrabbeCaliforniaGJr.
Carrick FelixArizona StateG/FSr.
Solomon HillArizonaFSr.
Mark LyonsArizonaGSr.
Brock MotumWashington StateFSr.
Shabazz MuhammadUCLAGFr.

NBA Draft

Several players from the conference declared early for the NBA draft.[2] The following all-conference selections were listed as seniors: Larry Drew II, Solomon Hill, Mark Lyons, E.J. Singler, Carrick Felix, and Brock Motum. Several players were among the 60 players invited to the 2013 NBA Draft Combine.[3]

References

  1. Kevin O'Neill out as USC coach, ESPN, January 14, 2013
  2. "NBA announces early entry candidates for 2013 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  3. Helin, Kurt (2013-05-02). "Complete NBA Draft Combine invite list". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

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