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

August 2023 2011–12 Pac-12 men's basketball season #193980 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball 120px 12 Regular Season Washington Huskies California Golden Bears Oregon Ducks Jorge Gutiérrez, California Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament Colorado Buffaloes Arizona Wildcats Carlon Brown, Colorado Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament#Results Basketball 2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season 10–11 2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season 12–13 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 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. + Legend     Improvement in ranking   Drop in ranking RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll   Pre/Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalArizona AP 16 15 23 RV RV RV NV NVNV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV C 16 16 23 RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVArizona St AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVCalifornia AP 24 23 20 24 RV RV RV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C 24 22 18 23 RV RV RV NV NV NV RV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVColorado AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVOregon AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVOregon St AP NV NV RV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVStanford AP NV NV NV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C NV NV NV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVUCLA AP 17 RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C 20 RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVUSC AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVUtah AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVWashington AP RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NVWashington St AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV Non-Conference games Conference games Composite Matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.   Arizona Arizona StCaliforniaColoradoOregonOregon StStanfordUCLAUSCUtahWashingtonWashington Stvs. Arizona – 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2vs. Arizona St 1–1 – 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 vs. California 1–0 0–1 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0vs. Colorado 1–1 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1vs. Oregon 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2vs. Oregon St 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–0vs. Stanford 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0vs. UCLA 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 – 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2vs. USC 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 – 0–1 2–0 2–0vs. Utah 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 – 1–0 0–1vs. Washington 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 – 0–2vs. Washington St 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 –Total 12–6 6–12 13–5 11–7 13–5 7–11 10–8 11–7 1–17 3–15 14–4 7–11 Conference tournament 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament March 7–10, 2012 – Pac-12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. Head coaches 22em 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 Postseason 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 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 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 2012 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team 1 8 Terrence RossSG United States Toronto Raptors Washington (So.) 24 Jared CunninghamSG United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from L.A. Lakers, traded to Dallas) Oregon State (Jr.) 25 Tony WrotenPG United States Memphis Grizzlies Washington (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 35em 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: All-Pac-12 men's basketball team NameSchool Pos. Year Ht., Wt. Hometown (Prev. School) Allen CrabbeCAL G So. 6-6, 205 Los Angeles, Calif. (Price HS) Jared Cunningham OSU G Jr. 6-4, 182 Oakland, Calif. (San Leandro HS) Kyle Fogg ARIZ G Sr. 6-3, 190 Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda HS) Jorge Gutierrez CALG Sr.6-3, 195 Chihuahua, Mexico (Findlay College Prep, Nev.) Solomon HillARIZ F Jr.6-6, 226 Los Angeles, Calif. (Fairfax HS) Devoe JosephOREG Sr. 6-4, 180 Pickering, Ont., Canada (Minnesota) Brock MotumWSU FJr. 6-10, 230 Brisbane, Aus. (Australia Institute of Sport) André Roberson COLO F So. 6-7, 210 San Antonio, Texas (Wagner HS) Terrence Ross WASHG So. 6-6, 195 Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) Tony Wroten WASH G Fr. 6-4, 205Seattle, Wash. (Garfield HS) All-Academic First Team: Player, School Year GPA Major Second Team: Player, School Year GPA Major USBWA All-District team References