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


The 2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended 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 began on the first weekend of November 2012, with the conference schedule starting in December 2012. On March 9, 2013, the UCLA Bruins defeated the Washington Huskies 61–54 to clinch the regular season conference title. They were seeded as the No. 1 team in the Pac-12 Conference tournament in Las Vegas.

2012–13 Pac-12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, FSN, CBS, Pac-12 Network
Regular Season
Season championsUCLA Bruins
  Runners-upArizona Wildcats
Oregon Ducks
California Golden Bears
Season MVPAllen Crabbe, California
Tournament
ChampionsOregon
  Runners-upUCLA
Finals MVPJohnathan Loyd, Oregon
Basketball seasons
2012–13 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 UCLA 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
No. 25 Oregon 12 6   .667 28 9   .757
No. 21 Arizona 12 6   .667 27 8   .771
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
Conference tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

This was 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 arrived from the Mountain West.

Pre-season

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UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon State Beavers, at Pauley Pavilion in January 2013

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

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Composite Matrix

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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 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Arizona State 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2
vs. California 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–1
vs. Colorado 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Oregon 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2
vs. Oregon State 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Stanford 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–1
vs. UCLA 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1
vs. USC 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Utah 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Washington 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2
vs. Washington State 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0
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

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First round
March 13, 2013
Quarterfinals
March 14, 2013
Semifinals
March 15, 2013
Championship Game
March 16, 2013
            
1 #21 UCLA 80
9 Arizona State 75
8 Stanford 88
9 Arizona State 89OT
1 #21 UCLA 66
4 #18 Arizona 64
4 #18 Arizona 79
5 Colorado 69
5 Colorado 74
12 Oregon State 68
1 #21 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

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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

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NCAA tournament

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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

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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

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  • November 1, 2012 – Media Day was held in San Francisco
  • January 14, 2013 – USC head coach Kevin O'Neill was removed as head coach and associate head coach Bob Cantu took over as interim head coach, athletic director Pat Haden announced.[1]
  • March 2, 2013 – UCLA set a new attendance record of 13,727 at Pauley Pavilion
  • March 6, 2013 - Washington State breaks a 19-game home losing against UCLA, defeating the Bruins 73–61.
  • March 9, 2013 – UCLA won for the first time at Washington since January 2004.
  • March 24, 2013 – UCLA relieved coach Ben Howland of his duties.
  • March 30, 2013 – Steve Alford was named the UCLA Bruins' 13th head men's basketball coach

Awards and honors

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  • 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

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Player-of-the-Week

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All-Americans

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All-Pac-12 teams

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Voting was by conference coaches:

First Team:

Name School Pos. Year
Jahii Carson ASU G Fr.
Allen Crabbe Cal G Jr.
Spencer Dinwiddie Colorado G So.
Larry Drew II UCLA G Sr.
Solomon Hill Arizona F Sr.
Mark Lyons Arizona G Sr.
Shabazz Muhammad UCLA G/F Fr.
Dwight Powell Stanford F Jr.
André Roberson Colorado F Jr.
E. J. Singler Oregon F Sr.

All-Academic

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First Team:

Player, School Year GPA Major

Second Team:

Player, School Year GPA Major

USBWA All-District team

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District VIII

  • Player of The Year: André Roberson, Colorado
Name School Pos. Year
Spencer Dinwiddie Colorado G So.
André Roberson Colorado F Jr.

District IX

Name School Pos. Year
Jahii Carson Arizona State G Fr.
Allen Crabbe California G Jr.
Carrick Felix Arizona State G/F Sr.
Solomon Hill Arizona F Sr.
Mark Lyons Arizona G Sr.
Brock Motum Washington State F Sr.
Shabazz Muhammad UCLA G Fr.

NBA draft

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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

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  1. ^ Kevin O'Neill out as USC coach, ESPN, January 14, 2013
  2. ^ "NBA announces early entry candidates for 2013 NBA Draft". NBA.com. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Helin, Kurt (May 2, 2013). "Complete NBA Draft Combine invite list". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
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