DATE MATCHUP TIME (PT) TV Sat., Dec. 29 Santa Clara vs. WASHINGTON STATE (Spokane, Wash.) 11:00 a.m. PAC12 Sat., Dec. 29 #6 Nevada at UTAH 11:00 a.m. PAC12 Sat., Dec. 29 Princeton at #17 ARIZONA STATE 1:00 p.m. PAC12 Sat., Dec. 29 Liberty at UCLA 3:00 p.m. PAC12 Sat., Dec. 29 OREGON at Boise State 4:30 p.m. CBSSN Sat., Dec. 29 Seattle at CALIFORNIA 5:00 p.m. PAC12 Sat., Dec. 29 Central Connecticut at OREGON STATE 5:00 p.m. PAC12 Sat., Dec. 29 Long Beach State at STANFORD 7:30 p.m. PAC12 Sun., Dec. 30 UC Davis at USC 6:00 p.m. PAC12 Tues., Jan. 1 Cal State Fullerton at WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m. PAC12 Rankings listed are AP poll For Immediate Release \\ Thursday, December 27, 2018 Contacts \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected], 607-329-3925), Carly Fasciglione ([email protected]) 2018-19 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS (thru 12/25/18) PAC-12 OVERALL vs. W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N AP Coach Top 25 Streak Arizona State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 9-2 .818 6-0 1-1 2-1 17 T17 2-1 W1 Colorado 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 9-3 .750 6-0 2-2 1-1 - - 0-0 W1 Arizona 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 9-4 .692 7-1 1-1 1-2 - - 0-2 W2 Oregon 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-4 .667 7-1 0-2 1-1 - - 1-0 L1 Washington 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-4 .667 6-0 0-2 2-2 - - 0-3 W1 Oregon State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-4 .636 4-2 1-1 2-1 - - 0-0 L1 UCLA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-5 .583 7-1 0-1 0-3 - - 0-3 L3 Washington State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-5 .583 7-0 0-2 0-3 - - 0-0 L2 Stanford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-5 .545 4-0 1-3 1-2 - - 0-3 L1 Utah 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-5 .545 5-0 0-2 1-3 - - 0-1 W2 USC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-6 .500 5-2 0-2 1-2 - - 0-1 W1 California 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-6 .455 5-1 0-2 0-3 - - 0-0 W1 87-53 .621 69-8 6-20 12-25 3-14 STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: Based on opponents’ win percent- age through Dec. 25 games, four Pac-12 programs have faced top 25 schedules: 6. WASHINGTON - .714 14. UCLA - .700 23. ARIZONA - .663 25. CALIFORNIA - .662 FRESHMEN COLLECTORS: The Pac-12 boasts two of the most proficient rebounders on both sides of the glass. u OREGON’s Bol Bol leads all freshmen in defensive rebounds per game with 7.44 and ranks 19th nationally. u UCLA’s Moses Brown leads all freshmen in offensive rebounds per game with 3.75 and ranks 11th nationally. MEN OF STEAL: NCAA Division I’s career steals leaders both hail from the Pac-12 as WASHING- TON’s Matisse Thybulle (243) and OREGON’s Ehab Amin (234) rank first and second, respectively. THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE PAC-12 TIPOFF UTAH has won 14 consecutive non-conference home games, dating back to Nov. 25, 2016. This year, the Utes are undefeated in the Huntsman Center (5-0). u The Utes put their home win streak to the test in their final non-conference game against No. 6 Nevada this Saturday. The last time Utah defeated a top 10 non-conference opponent was on Dec. 3, 2014 when the Utes downed No. 8 Wichita State at home in overtime. 14 #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE There have been 57 double-doubles recorded by 25 Pac-12 players through non-conference play. Every league team has seen at least one player record a double-double this year. u UCLA’s Moses Brown had the third-most double doubles among freshmen with four on the year. ARIZONA STATE’s Zylan Cheatham is just one of 16 players in the country to record a triple-double. 57 PAC-12 POW PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK 12/24/18 Rob Edwards, ARIZONA STATE • Edwards averaged 14.5 points on 50 percent shooting (9-18) and 56 percent from deep (5-9) off the bench to help ASU to a 1-1 week highlighted by a victory over No. 1 Kansas on Saturday. • Edwards is the fourth different Sun Devil to garner a Pac-12 weekly award already this season, marking only the fourth time a team accomplished that feat in a season in award history. OREGON STATE’s big man Kylor Kelley has been a blocking machine this season, currently leading the country with 4.09 blocks per game. His nine blocks against Pepperdine on on Dec. 17 set a school record and is tied for the second-most swatted shots by a player this year. u OREGON’s Bol Bol leads all freshmen and ranks 15th nationally in the same category, averaging 2.67 blocked shots per game. 4.09 With a 70-68 win over UC Davis last week, ARIZONA improved to 89-4 at the McKale Center since the start of the 2013-14 season, the best home mark in the country in that stretch. u The Wildcats also have the fifth-highest cumulative attendance of any team in the country and the best in the league. 89-4 ARIZONA STATE handed then-No. 1 Kansas its first loss of the season, 80-76, behind a thrilling sec- ond half rally with five players scoring in double digits. The Sun Devils collected its fourth victory over a top 15 ranked squad in the last two seasons. u This marked the first time ASU defeated a No. 1 team on its home court. The last time the Sun Devils defeated a No. 1 team was against OREGON STATE on the road in 1981. 1
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (PT) TVSat., Dec. 29 Santa Clara vs. WASHINGTON STATE (Spokane, Wash.) 11:00 a.m. PAC12Sat., Dec. 29 #6 Nevada at UTAH 11:00 a.m. PAC12Sat., Dec. 29 Princeton at #17 ARIZONA STATE 1:00 p.m. PAC12Sat., Dec. 29 Liberty at UCLA 3:00 p.m. PAC12Sat., Dec. 29 OREGON at Boise State 4:30 p.m. CBSSNSat., Dec. 29 Seattle at CALIFORNIA 5:00 p.m. PAC12Sat., Dec. 29 Central Connecticut at OREGON STATE 5:00 p.m. PAC12Sat., Dec. 29 Long Beach State at STANFORD 7:30 p.m. PAC12Sun., Dec. 30 UC Davis at USC 6:00 p.m. PAC12Tues., Jan. 1 Cal State Fullerton at WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m. PAC12Rankings listed are AP poll
For Immediate Release \\ Thursday, December 27, 2018Contacts \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected], 607-329-3925), Carly Fasciglione ([email protected])
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: Based on opponents’ win percent-age through Dec. 25 games, four Pac-12 programs have faced top 25 schedules:
6. WASHINGTON - .71414. UCLA - .700
23. ARIZONA - .66325. CALIFORNIA - .662
FRESHMEN COLLECTORS: The Pac-12 boasts two of the most proficient rebounders on both sides of the glass. u OREGON’s Bol Bol leads all freshmen in defensive rebounds per game with 7.44 and ranks 19th nationally.u UCLA’s Moses Brown leads all freshmen in offensive rebounds per game with 3.75 and ranks 11th nationally.
MEN OF STEAL: NCAA Division I’s career steals leaders both hail from the Pac-12 as WASHING-TON’s Matisse Thybulle (243) and OREGON’s Ehab Amin (234) rank first and second, respectively.
THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
PAC-12 TIPOFF
UTAH has won 14 consecutive non-conference home games, dating back to Nov. 25, 2016. This year, the Utes are undefeated in the Huntsman Center (5-0). u The Utes put their home win streak to the test in their final non-conference game against No. 6 Nevada this Saturday. The last time Utah defeated a top 10 non-conference opponent was on Dec. 3, 2014 when the Utes downed No. 8 Wichita State at home in overtime.
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There have been 57 double-doubles recorded by 25 Pac-12 players through non-conference play. Every league team has seen at least one player record a double-double this year. u UCLA’s Moses Brown had the third-most double doubles among freshmen with four on the year. ARIZONA STATE’s Zylan Cheatham is just one of 16 players in the country to record a triple-double.
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PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK12/24/18
Rob Edwards, ARIZONA STATE
• Edwards averaged 14.5 points on 50 percent shooting (9-18) and 56 percent from deep (5-9) off the bench to help ASU to a 1-1 week highlighted by a victory over No. 1 Kansas on Saturday.• Edwards is the fourth different Sun Devil to garner a Pac-12 weekly award already this season, marking only the fourth time a team accomplished that feat in a season in award history.
OREGON STATE’s big man Kylor Kelley has been a blocking machine this season, currently leading the country with 4.09 blocks per game. His nine blocks against Pepperdine on on Dec. 17 set a school record and is tied for the second-most swatted shots by a player this year. u OREGON’s Bol Bol leads all freshmen and ranks 15th nationally in the same category, averaging 2.67 blocked shots per game.
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With a 70-68 win over UC Davis last week, ARIZONA improved to 89-4 at the McKale Center since the start of the 2013-14 season, the best home mark in the country in that stretch. u The Wildcats also have the fifth-highest cumulative attendance of any team in the country and the best in the league.
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ARIZONA STATE handed then-No. 1 Kansas its first loss of the season, 80-76, behind a thrilling sec-ond half rally with five players scoring in double digits. The Sun Devils collected its fourth victory over a top 15 ranked squad in the last two seasons. u This marked the first time ASU defeated a No. 1 team on its home court. The last time the Sun Devils defeated a No. 1 team was against OREGON STATE on the road in 1981.
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PAC-12 AWARDS NOMINEES
NAISMITH MEMORIALBASKETBALL HALL OF FAME AWARDS
WATCH LISTS
Bob Cousy Point Guard of the YearJaylen Hands, UCLA
Payton Pritchard, Oregon
Jerry West Shooting Guard of the YearJaylen Nowell, Washington
Julius Erving Small Forward of the YearLouis King, Oregon
Tres Tinkle, Oregon StateKris Wilkes, UCLA
Matisse Thybulle, WashingtonRobert Franks Jr., Washington State
Karl Malone Power Forward of the YearBennie Boatwright, USC
Noah Dickerson, Washington
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the YearBol Bol, Oregon
Moses Brown, UCLA
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEARWATCH LISTS
Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List (1)Bol Bol, Oregon
John R. Wooden Award Watch List (3)Payton Pritchard, Oregon
Kris Wilkes, UCLABennie Boatwright, USC
Citizen Naismith Trophy Watch List (3)Bol Bol, Oregon
Kris Wilkes, UCLABennie Boatwright, USC
Lute Olson Award Watch List (2)Kris Wilkes, UCLA
Bennie Boatwright, USC
PAC-12 MOMENTUMPac-12 men’s basketball has experienced some of its most competitive campaigns over the past several years, marked by consistent regular-season and postseason depth, and top-flight talent and recruiting:
u 2018-19:- The Pac-12 boasts some of the best incoming talent in Division I basketball, including eight top 40 recruit-ing classes featuring 10 freshmen rated as Top 50 recruits and 19 Top 100 newcomers, both second-best nationally.
u 2017-18:- The Pac-12 had seven programs reach the 20-win plateau in 2017-18, equaling the most in league history.- The Pac-12 sent a Conference-record tying eight teams to the postseason (three NCAA, five NIT) for the fourth time in the past six seasons.- The Pac-12 had a Conference-record nine teams finish in the RPI top 100, the second time in the past three seasons the league accomplished the feat.- The Pac-12 produced a consensus All-American (Arizona’s Deandre Ayton) for the fifth consecutive season, a feat matched only by the ACC. Ayton went on to become the league’s second straight No. 1 overall NBA Draft selection.
u 2016-17:- Oregon reached the NCAA Final Four, the first Pac-12 school to advance to national semifinals since 2008.- Pac-12 posted a 10-4 record in NCAA Tournament play, its most tourney wins since 2007 and the third-most of any league (ACC & SEC - 11).- A Pac-12 program advanced to the Elite Eight for the fourth straight year.- A national-best three teams (Arizona, Oregon, UCLA) finished in the top 10 of the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls.- Four Associated Press All-Americans, the most of any conference in the country and tied for most in league history (1975).- League record and national-best 14 selections in the NBA Draft, including Nos. 1 & 2 overall picks in Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball. Fultz was the league’s first No. 1 pick since Bill Walton in 1974.
u 2015-16:- A league-record seven teams earned NCAA Tournament bids.- Four teams ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll, the most for the league since 2007.- Nine teams finished season in top 100 of NCAA RPI, the most in Conference history.
ROB EDWARDS, ARIZONA STATER-Junior, 6-0, G, Detroit, Mich.
• ARIZONA STATE redshirt junior Rob Edwards collects his first Pac-12 Player of the Week award of his career as voted on by media who cover the league.
• Edwards, who missed six games early due to injury and was held scoreless in his first two contests back from injury, returned to form to average 14.5 points on 50 percent shooting (9-18) including 56 percent from deep (5-9) in 26.0 minutes off the bench to help ASU to a 1-1 week highlighted by a victory over No. 1 Kansas on Saturday.
• The 6-0 guard from Detroit did the bulk of his work in the second half, totaling 24 of his 29 total points in the period across games against Vanderbilt (11-of-14 points) and KU (13-of-15). Edwards’ 13 second-half points proved especially critical against the Jayhawks - all 13 coming inside the final 8:33 including a 3-pointer to give the Sun Devils their first lead, 76-74, with 2:23 left and a pair of clinching free throws with six seconds to play.
• Edwards is the fourth different Sun Devil to garner a Pac-12 weekly award already this season, marking only the fourth time a team accomplished that feat in a season in award history (Arizona - 2008-09, 2000-01, 1997-98). ASU is the fastest to four different recipients, taking just five weeks to do so. It is also only the second time ASU garnered four weekly awards in a season (Eddie House/ASU - 1999-00).
• Arizona State (9-2), which collected its fourth top-15 victory in the last two seasons in toppling top-ranked Kansas, completes non-conference play hosting Princeton this Saturday at 1 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Network.
ALSO NOMINATED: Chase Jeter, ARIZONA; Tres Tinkle, OREGON STATE; Sedrick Barefield, UTAH; Matisse Thybulle, WASHINGTON; CJ Elleby, WASHINGTON STATE.
NATIONAL HONORSNCAA.com POW .......Luguentz Dort, Arizona State (Nov. 26)NCAA.com TOW ..............................Arizona State (Dec. 24)
12 All 12 coaches in the Pac-12 played basketball collegiately, one of two Power 6 confer-ences in which that is the case (Big East). Ten played at the Division I level, trailing only 11 from the 15-team ACC.
6 Six Pac-12 coaches have guided a team to the Sweet 16, Ernie Kent and Sean Miller have reached the Elite Eight, and Dana Altman led Oregon to the 2017 Final Four.
3 Three of the Pac-12’s coaches were both drafted and played in the NBA (Alford, Hurley, Krystkowiak). The other Power 6 conferences have five combined NBA draftees and play-ers (Bryce Drew, Patrick Ewing, Danny Manning, Chris Mullin, Cuonzo Martin).
3 NCAA Division I national championships won by Pac-12 coaches as players (Hurley 1991, 1992; Alford 1987). In total, current Pac-12 coaches played in 29 postseasons (21 NCAAs, 8 NITs), including 11 trips to the Sweet 16 and four national title games.
2 Two Pac-12 coaches earned First Team All-America honors during their playing careers (Hurley, Alford), three total among the other Power 6 conferences (Ewing, Manning, Mul-lin). Enfield (Third Team) and Krystkowiak (Honorable Mention) also earned All-America accolades.
3 Three Pac-12 coaches were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans during their col-legiate careers (Enfield, Haase, Krystkowiak).
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EARLY NLI SIGNEES - ESPN/247 SPORTS RANKINGS (IF AVAILABLE)
12 247 Sports Composite Top 100 signees (+4 JUCO 247 Sports Composite Top 30 signees)12 ESPN Top 100 signees
ARIZONA STATE - #62 247 Sports CompositeJaelen House - 6-2, 160, G, Phoenix, Ariz. (Shadow Mountain HS)Alonzo Verge Jr. - 6-3, 160, G, Villa Park, Ill. (Moberly Area CC) - #3 JUCO 247 Sports Composite
CALIFORNIA - #41 247 Sports CompositeJoel Brown - 6-2, 160, G, Ontario, Canada (Brewster Academy (N.H.))Charles Smith IV - 6-5, 180, G, Houston, Texas (McEachern HS)D.J. Thorpe - 6-8, 230, F, Austin, Texas (Lake Travis HS)
UTAH - #28 247 Sports CompositeMikael Jantunen - 6-8, 215, F, Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki Basketball Academy)Rylan Jones - 6-1, 170, G, Salt Lake City, Utah (Olympus HS)Matt Van Komen - 7-4, 220, C, Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove HS)
WASHINGTON STATEDaron Henson - 6-7, 210, F, Pasadena, Calif. (Salt Lake CC/Utah State) - #8 JUCO 247 Sports CompositeNigel John - 6-9, 250, C, Allen, Texas (Lakeland Christian Academy)Ryan Murphy - 6-2, 190, G, Calabasas, Calif. (New Mexico JC/Charlotte) - #26 JUCO 247 Sports Composite
(as of 12/4/18)
PAC-12 - 2019-20 RECRUITING CLASSES
TEAM RANKINGS
ESPN Recruiting Class Rankings(2 in Top 5, 3 in Top 10, 4 in Top 25)Arizona - #1USC - #3Oregon - #10UCLA - #25
247 Sports Recruiting Class Rankings(2 in Top 5, 3 in Top 10, 5 in Top 30, 6 in Top 50)Arizona - #1USC - #2Oregon - #7UCLA - #26Utah - #29California - #43Oregon State - #53Stanford - #54Washington - #57Arizona State - #64
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Computer RankingsNCAA EVALUATION TOOL(NET - Through 12/25) Arizona State 31 Washington 55 UCLA 61 Arizona 63 Colorado 76 Oregon State 86 Oregon 94 Stanford 106 USC 126 Utah 134 Washington State 163 California 169
KENPOM RATINGSCONFERENCES (12/25)1. BIG 12 +16.982. BIG TEN +16.573. ACC +16.094. SEC +13.685. BIG EAST +12.666. PAC-12 +7.87
TEAMS Oregon 42 Arizona State 44 Washington 52 Arizona 57 UCLA 66 Colorado 76 Oregon State 79 USC 91 Stanford 111 Utah 135 Washington State 159 California 195
SAGARIN RATINGS (12/25) Arizona 40 Arizona State 41 Oregon 46 UCLA 52 Washington 60 Colorado 71 USC 89 Oregon State 93 Stanford 105 Utah 138 Washington State 152 California 172
ESPN.COM BPI (12/25) Arizona State 45 Oregon 47 Arizona 68 Washington 71 Colorado 81 USC 91 Oregon State 96 UCLA 104 Stanford 145 Utah 163 Washington State 188 California 271
OREGON: FAVORED IN PAC-12 MBB & WBBFor the second time in the past three seasons, OREGON has been chosen the favorite to win the Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball title in a vote of media members who cover the league. It marks the first time in Conference history that both the men’s & women’s basketball preseason polls have been topped by the same school.
Media have correctly picked the Conference winner 16 times in 29 tries, while the winner has been accurately chosen in 20 of the 34 all-time preseason votes.
2018-19 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA POLL
Team (First-Place Votes) Pts. 1. Oregon (16) 288 points 2. UCLA (6) 264 3. Washington (2) 249 4. Arizona (1) 205 5. USC 203 6. Arizona State 165 7. Colorado 161 8. Utah 122 9. Stanford 109 10. Oregon State 102 11. California 45 12. Washington State 37
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A total of 69 former Pac-12 student-athletes appeared on 2018-19 NBA opening day rosters. The Confer-ence has representation from each of its 12 members and on 26-of-30 NBA franchises.
Here’s a breakdown of players in the NBA by conference (top six):ACC: 83Pac-12: 69SEC: 57Big 12: 37Big Ten: 36Big East: 31
In terms of players per conference membership, the Pac-12 is second-best among the top six leagues:Pac-12: 5.8 per teamACC: 5.5SEC: 4.1Big 12: 3.7Big East: 3.1Big Ten: 2.6
ARIZONA (12)Rondae Hollis-Jefferson ..................Brooklyn NetsRawle Alkins (TW) ........................... Chicago BullsLauri Markkanen ............................. Chicago BullsChanning Frye ........................Cleveland CavaliersStanley Johnson .............................Detroit PatriotsAndre Iguodala ................... Golden State WarriorsSolomon Hill .......................New Orleans PelicansAllonzo Trier (TW)....................... New York KnicksAaron Gordon ................................Orlando MagicJerryd Bayless ..........................Philadelphia 76ersT.J. McConnell .........................Philadelphia 76ersDeandre Ayton ................................ Phoenix Suns
ARIZONA STATE (1)James Harden ...........................Houston Rockets
CALIFORNIA (6)Jabari Bird ..................................... Boston CelticsJaylen Brown ................................. Boston CelticsAllen Crabbe ...................................Brooklyn NetsTyrone Wallace ..................... Los Angeles ClippersIvan Rabb ................................ Memphis GrizzliesRyan Anderson ............................... Phoenix Suns
COLORADO (5)Spencer Dinwiddie ..........................Brooklyn NetsAndre Roberson ...............Oklahoma City ThunderGeorge King (TW) ............................ Phoenix SunsDerrick White ..........................San Antonio SpursAlec Burks ............................................Utah Jazz
OREGON (5)Tyler Dorsey ................................... Atlanta HawksJordan Bell ......................... Golden State WarriorsDillon Brooks ........................... Memphis GrizzliesChris Boucher (TW) .....................Toronto RaptorsTroy Brown ........................... Washington Wizards
OREGON STATE (1)Drew Eubanks (TW) .................San Antonio Spurs
UCLA (17)Zach LaVine .................................... Chicago BullsKevin Love ..............................Cleveland CavaliersThomas Welsh (TW) .....................Denver NuggetsKevon Looney ..................... Golden State WarriorsIke Anigbogu ................................. Indiana PacersDarren Collison ............................. Indiana PacersAaron Holiday ............................... Indiana PacersTJ Leaf .......................................... Indiana PacersLuc Richard Mbah a Moute ................LA ClippersLonzo Ball ...............................Los Angeles LakersTravis Wear (TW) .....................Los Angeles LakersKyle Anderson .......................... Memphis GrizzliesJrue Holiday ........................New Orleans PelicansRussell Westbrook ............Oklahoma City ThunderJonah Bolden ...........................Philadelphia 76ersTrevor Ariza ..................................... Phoenix SunsNorman Powell ............................Toronto Raptors
USC (6)Dewayne Dedmon .......................... Atlanta HawksTaj Gibson .......................Minnesota TimberwolvesNikola Vucevic ...............................Orlando MagicDe’Anthony Melton .......................... Phoenix SunsDeMar DeRozan .......................San Antonio SpursChimezie Metu .........................San Antonio Spurs
UTAH (3)Kyle Kuzma .............................Los Angeles LakersJakob Poeltl .............................San Antonio SpursDelon Wright ................................Toronto Raptors
WASHINGTON (8)Justin Holiday ................................. Chicago BullsIsaiah Thomas .............................Denver NuggetsMarquese Chriss ........................Houston RocketsC.J. Wilcox (TW) ............................ Indiana PacersTerrence Ross ................................Orlando MagicMarkelle Fultz ..........................Philadelphia 76ersDejounte Murray ......................San Antonio SpursQuincy Pondexter ............................ Chicago Bulls
WASHINGTON STATE (2)Aron Baynes .................................. Boston CelticsKlay Thompson ................... Golden State Warriors
u Pac-12 members were well represented by alumni and former players during the 2018 NBA Playoffs with 37 players (2nd only to ACC’s 42) on 13 playoff teams and representing 11-of-12 league programs.
u The 2018 NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals series between Cleveland and Boston, and Golden State and Houston, featured 12 former Pac-12 standouts, the most of any league.
u For the third straight year, the Pac-12 also led the way in the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and champion Golden State Warriors.
PLAYERS - 6Jordan Bell, OREGON - GSW
Andre Iguodala, ARIZONA - GSWKevon Looney, UCLA - GSW
Kevin Love, UCLA - CLEKlay Thompson, WASHINGTON STATE - GSW
u Seven former Pac-12 men’s basketball stand-outs were selected in the 2018 NBA Draft, includ-ing the No. 1 overall selection in ARIZONA’s Dean-dre Ayton. It marked the first time in Conference history the league has had the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft in back-to-back years.
Ayton was the No. 1 overall selection by the Phoe-nix Suns, joining WASHINGTON’s Markelle Fultz in 2018 and UCLA’s Bill Walton in 1974 and Lew Al-cindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) in 1969 as top picks from Conference members. UTAH’s Andrew Bogut (2005) and Bill McGill (1962) were No. 1 picks prior to the Utes joining the Pac-12.
u The seven selections coupled with the 14 picks from last year’s Draft matched the league’s two-year record total of 21 set in 2008-09.
u Over the past six Drafts, the Pac-12 has amassed 49 picks overall and 26 first-round selections, totals which rank second nationally behind the 15-team ACC (62, 36).
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2018-19 PAC-12 COACHES MEDIA TELECONFERENCE
The Pac-12 Conference will host two media teleconference calls with the Pac-12 men’s basketball coaches during the season.
Thursday, Dec. 27 - First call, taking place prior to start of Conference play.Tuesday, Feb. 5 - Second call, taking place at the mid-point of Conference play.
In order to participate on the call, media must use their work email address to send a request to Jesse Hooker ([email protected]) or Carly Fasciglione ([email protected]) for the conference call phone number.
TENTATIVE ORDER OF COACHES (PT/MT):10:30 a.m. Moderator opens call for the men’s basketball coaches10:32 a.m. (11:32 MT) Sean Miller, Arizona10:40 a.m. (11:40 MT) Bobby Hurley, Arizona State10:48 a.m. (11:48 MT) Tad Boyle, Colorado10:56 a.m. (11:56 MT) Larry Krystkowiak, Utah11:04 a.m. Wayne Tinkle, Oregon State11:12 a.m. Dana Altman, Oregon11:20 a.m. Andy Enfield, USC11:28 a.m. Ernie Kent, Washington State11:36 a.m. Jerod Haase, Stanford11:44 a.m. Wyking Jones, California11:52 a.m. Mike Hopkins, Washington12 noon Steve Alford, UCLA
The teleconferences will be recorded and available online at Pac-12.com that same after-noon as the call.
Media can obtain weekly press releases, updated statistics, and more at www.pac-12.com/media. Those media members who would like to receive the weekly Pac-12 men’s basket-ball release and other pertinent Pac-12 information via e-mail, please provide your e-mail address to Jesse Hooker ([email protected]) or Carly Fasciglione ([email protected]) and we will include it on our weekly distribution list.
You can follow the Pac-12 throughout the year on Twitter (@Pac12) and Facebook (Pac-12Conference).