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2021–22 Pac–12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network, CBS
Regular season
Regular season championsArizona Wildcats
Season MVPBennedict Mathurin, Arizona Wildcats
Top scorerTerrell Brown Jr., Washington Huskies
Pac-12 tournament
ChampionsArizona Wildcats
  Runners-upUCLA
Tournament MVPBennedict Mathurin, Arizona
Pac-12 men's basketball seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona † 18 – 2   .900 33 – 4   .892
No. 11 UCLA 15 – 5   .750 27 – 8   .771
No. 22 USC 14 – 6   .700 26 – 8   .765
Colorado 12 – 8   .600 21 – 12   .636
Oregon 11 – 9   .550 20 – 15   .571
Washington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Washington State 11 – 9   .550 22 – 15   .595
Arizona State 10 – 10   .500 14 – 17   .452
Stanford 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
California 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
Utah 4 – 16   .200 11 – 20   .355
Oregon State 1 – 19   .050 3 – 28   .097
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices starting in October, followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which started on November 9. Conference play began on November 28. This was the tenth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 62nd since the conference was established under its current charter as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959. Including the history of the Pacific Coast Conference, which operated from 1915 to 1959 and is considered by the Pac-12 as a part of its own history, this was the Pac-12's 106th season of basketball.[1]

The Pac-12 tournament was played March 9–12, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Pre-season

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Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team ESPN[2] Rivals[3] On3 Recruits [4] Scout/247 Sports[5] Signees
Arizona — No. 44 No. 50 No. 79 2
Arizona State ― No. 14 No. 11 No. 28 6
California ― No. 38 ― No. 64 3
Colorado No. 17 No. 9 No. 37 No. 13 5
Oregon ― ― No. 7 No. 73 2
Oregon State ― ― ― No. 69 2
Stanford No. 16 No. 15 No. 20 No. 21 4
UCLA No. 15 No. 5 No. 14 No. 36 2
USC ― ― No. 44 No. 41 3
Utah ― ― ― ― 1
Washington ― No. 46 No. 47 No. 48 3
Washington State ― No. 58 No. 30 No. 59 2

Preseason watchlists

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Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden[6] Naismith[7] Robertson Cousy[8] West[9] Erving[10] Malone[11] Abdul-Jabbar[12] Olson[13]
Marcus Bagley Green tickY
Tyger Campbell Green tickY Green tickY
Quincy Guerrier Green tickY
De'Vion Harmon Green tickY
Harrison Ingram Green tickY
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Myles Johnson Green tickY
Johnny Juzang Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Bennedict Mathurin Green tickY
Isaiah Mobley Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Will Richardson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Ąžuolas Tubelis Green tickY
Jabari Walker Green tickY

Preseason All-American teams

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ESPN CBS[14] USA AP[15] Blue
Ribbon 		Athlon
Sports[16] 		NBC
Sports 		Street & Smith's Sporting News[17] Sports
Illustrated[18]
Johnny Juzang 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2nd 3rd 3rd

Preseason polls

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Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
AP[19] Athlon Sports[20] Blue Ribbon[21] CBS Sports[22] Coaches[23] ESPN[24] KenPom[25] Lindy's
Sports[26] 		Sports
Illustrated[27] 		Sporting
News[28]
Arizona RV – – No. 29 RV – No. 47 – No. 29 –
Arizona State – – – No. 82 – – No. 58 – No. 58 –
California – – – No. 119 – – No. 101 – No. 163 –
Colorado RV – – No. 62 RV – No. 35 – No. 72 –
Oregon No. 13 No. 13 No. 19 No. 12 No. 12 No. 12 No. 29 No. 8 No. 12 No. 12
Oregon State – – – No. 78 – – No. 73 – No. 92 –
Stanford – – – No. 73 – – No. 68 – No. 75 –
UCLA No. 2 No. 2 No. 2 No. 6 No. 2 No. 3 No. 7 No. 2 No. 4 No. 2
USC RV No. 22 – No. 21 RV – No. 20 – No. 37 –
Utah – – – No 103 – – No. 93 – No. 99 –
Washington – – – No. 94 – – No. 102 – No. 105 –
Washington State – – – No. 52 – – No. 63 – No. 51 –

Pac-12 Media days

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The Pac-12 will conduct its 2021 Pac-12 media days at the Pac-12 Studio, in San Francisco, California, on October 13, 2021 (Pac-12 Network).[29]

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Men's Basketball Media Preseason Poll
Place Team Points First place votes
1. UCLA 404 32
2. Oregon 373 2
3. USC 320 --
T4. Arizona 245 --
T4. Oregon State 245 --
6. Colorado 235 --
7. Arizona State 224 --
8. Washington State 221 --
9. Stanford 151 --
10. Utah 105 --
11. Washington 85 --
12. California 44 --

Source:[30]

Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference

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Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams
First Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Warith Alatishe Oregon State Sr. F 6'8”, 210 Westside HS
Marcus Bagley Arizona State So. F 6'8", 215 Sheldon HS
Evan Battey Colorado R-Sr. F 6'8”, 259 Villa Park HS
Tyger Campbell UCLA R-Jr. G 5'11”, 180 La Lumiere School
Jaime Jaquez Jr. UCLA Jr. G/F 6'7”, 225 Camarillo HS
Johnny Juzang UCLA Jr. G 6'7”, 215 Harvard-Westlake School
Bennedict Mathurin Arizona So. G 6'6”, 210 NBA Academy Latin America (MX)
Isaiah Mobley USC Jr. F 6'10”, 240 Rancho Christian School
Will Richardson Oregon Sr. G 6'5”, 180 Oak Hill Academy
Noah Williams Washington State Jr. G 6'5”, 195 O'Dea HS
Second Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Boogie Ellis USC Jr. G 6'3”, 185 Mission Bay
Quincy Guerrier Oregon Jr. F 6'8”, 220 Thetford Academy
De'Vion Harmon Oregon Jr. G 6'2”, 180 John Guyer HS
Jarod Lucas Oregon State Jr. G 6'4”, 195 Los Altos HS
Ąžuolas Tubelis Arizona So. F 6'11”, 245 Rytas Vilnius
Honorable Mention

Efe Abogidi (So., WSU); Daejon Davis (Gr., WASH); Jaiden Delaire (Sr., STAN); Harrison Ingram (Fr., STAN); Jabari Walker (So., COLO); Peyton Watson (Fr., UCLA).

Midseason watchlists

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Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

John R. Wooden Award[32] Naismith Naismith DPOY[33] Cousy[34] West[35] Erving[36] Malone[37] Abdul-Jabbar
Tyger Campbell Green tickY
Harrison Ingram Green tickY
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Green tickY Green tickY
Johnny Juzang Green tickY Green tickY
Christian Koloko Green tickY
Bennedict Mathurin Green tickY Green tickY
Isaiah Mobley Green tickY Green tickY
Will Richardson Green tickY
Ąžuolas Tubelis Green tickY

Final watchlists

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Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

John R. Wooden Award[38] Naismith Play of the Year'[39] Naismith Defensive Player of the Year'[40] Cousy[41] West[42] Erving[43]
Tyger Campbell Green tickY
Christian Koloko Green tickY
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Green tickY
Johnny Juzang Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Bennedict Mathurin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Isaiah Mobley Green tickY

Regular season

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The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by CBS Sports, FOX Sports, ESPN Inc. family of networks including ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the Pac-12 Network.

Early season tournaments

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Team Tournament Finish
Arizona Roman Main Event 1st[44]
Arizona State Battle 4 Atlantis 8th [45]
California Fort Myers Tip-Off 4th [46]
Colorado Paradise Jam 4th[47]
Oregon Maui Invitational 4th [48]
Oregon State Emerald Coast Classic 4th[49]
Stanford Diamond Head Classic N/A
UCLA Empire Classic 2nd[50]
USC Wooden Legacy 1st[51]
Utah Sunshine Slam 1st(Bracket A)[52]
Washington Sanford Pentagon Crossover Classic Round Robin
Washington State Washington State Multi-Team Event Round Robin

Records against other conferences

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2021–22 records against non-conference opponents through the 2022 Season:

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov 12 No. 4 Villanova No. 2 UCLA Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA ― UCLA 86―77 OT 1―0
Nov 20 Stanford No. 9 Baylor Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX ― Baylor 86―48 1―1
Nov 21 No. 4 Michigan Arizona† T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Roman Main Event Arizona 80―62 2―1
Nov 22 No. 23 Florida California† Suncoast Credit Union Arena ● Fort Myers, FL Fort Myers Tip-Off Florida 80―60 2―2
Nov 23 No. 1 Gonzaga No. 2 UCLA† T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Empire Classic Gonzaga 83―63 2―3
Nov 24 No. 12 Houston Oregon† Michelob Ultra Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Maui Invitational tournament Houston 78―49 2―4
Nov 24 No. 21 Seton Hall California† Suncoast Credit Union Arena ● Fort Myers, FL Fort Myers Tip-Off Seton Hall 62―59 2―5
Nov 24 No. 6 Baylor Arizona State† Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis Baylor 75―63 2―6
Nov 27 No. 18 BYU Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center ● Salt Lake City, UT BYU–Utah rivalry BYU 75―64 2―7
Dec 4 No. 13 Tennessee Colorado CU Events Center ● Boulder, CO ― Tennessee 69―54 2―8
Dec 18 No. 1 Baylor Oregon Matthew Knight Arena ● Eugene, OR ― Baylor 78―70 2―9
Dec 19 No. 17 Texas Stanford† T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge Texas 60―53 2―10
Dec 22 No. 6 Arizona No. 19 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN ― Tennessee 77―73 2―11

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Conference schedule

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[53]

  Arizona ASU California Colorado Oregon OSU Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington WSU
vs. Arizona – 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1
vs. Arizona State 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1
vs. California 2–0 1–1 – 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Colorado 1–1 1–1 0–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1
vs. Oregon 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1
vs. Oregon State 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 – 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Stanford 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 – 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1
vs. UCLA 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 – 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1
vs. USC 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 – 0–2 0–1 0–2
vs. Utah 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 – 2–0 2–0
vs. Washington 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 – 1–1
vs. Washington State 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 –
Total 18–2 10–10 5–15 12–8 11–9 1–19 8–12 15–5 14–6 4–16 11–9 11–9

Points scored

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Team For Against Difference
Arizona 3,107 2,518 589
Arizona State 2,027 2,084 -57
California 2,018 2,114 -96
Colorado 2,345 2,224 121
Oregon 2,532 2,440 92
Oregon State 2,117 2,422 -305
Stanford 2,124 2,198 -74
UCLA 2,639 2,256 383
USC 2,461 2,243 218
Utah 2,091 2,115 -24
Washington 2,260 2,314 -54
Washington State 2,644 2,400 244

Through 2022 Season[54]

Rankings

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See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
Team Poll Pre Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Wk
17		 Wk
18		 Wk
19		 Final
Arizona AP RV RV 17 11 11 8 6 9 8 6 3 3 7 4 3 2 2 2 2 −
C RV RV 19 11 8 6 4т 7 7 6 3 3 5 5 4 2 3 2 2 6
Arizona State 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
California 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
Colorado AP RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV −
C RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Oregon AP 13 12 RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV RV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV −
C 12 12 23 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Oregon State 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
Stanford 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
UCLA AP 2 2 2 5 4 4 5 5 5 3 9 7т 3 12 13 12 17 13 11 −
C 2 2 2 5 4 3 6 5 5 3 9 8 4 12 14 13 18 13 12 11
USC AP RV 25 24 20 16 10 8 7 7 5 16 15 19 21 17 16 16 21 22 −
C RV RV 24 18 15 9 9 9 8 7 15 15 19 21 17 16 16 21 22 RV
Utah 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
Washington 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
Washington State 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

^AP poll is not released for the Final Week.

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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On March 16, 2021, Utah fired Larry Krystkowiak as head coach after 10 seasons.[55] Utah hired former Utah State coach Craig Smith in March 27, 2021.[56]

On April 7, 2021, Arizona fired Sean Miller as head coach after 12 seasons. April 15, Arizona announced it hired long time Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd.[57]

Coaches

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Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.[58]

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Pac-12 record Pac-12 titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Arizona Tommy Lloyd Gonzaga (assistant) 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 6th 104–83 (.556) 50–57 (.467) 0 2 0 0
California Mark Fox Georgia 3rd 23–38 (.377) 10–28 (.263) 0 0 0 0
Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 12th 233–143 (.620) 98–84 (.538) 0 5 0 0
Oregon Dana Altman Creighton 12th 280–110 (.718) 132–66 (.667) 3 7 1 0
Oregon State Wayne Tinkle Montana 8th 113–109 (.509) 52–76 (.406) 1 2 0 0
Stanford Jerod Haase UAB 6th 82–74 (.526) 44–48 (.478) 0 0 0 0
UCLA Mick Cronin Cincinnati 3rd 41–22 (.651) 25–12 (.676) 0 1 1 0
USC Andy Enfield Florida Gulf Coast 9th 157–110 (.588) 70–75 (.483) 0 3 0 0
Utah Craig Smith Utah State 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0
Washington Mike Hopkins Syracuse (assistant) 5th 68–60 (.531) 34–40 (.459) 0 1 0 0
Washington State Kyle Smith San Francisco 3rd 30–29 (.508) 13–24 (.351) 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Overall and Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2020–21 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools
  • Conference titles refer to amount of tournament titles each coach has and not regular season titles.

Post season

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Pac-12 tournament

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Main article: 2022 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 9–12, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV. The top four teams had a bye on the first day. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

First round
Wednesday, March 9 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
1 #2 Arizona 84
8 Arizona State 70 9 Stanford 80
9 Stanford 71 1 #2 Arizona 82
4 Colorado 72
4 Colorado 80
5 Oregon 86 5 Oregon 69
12 Oregon State 72 1 #2 Arizona 84
2 #13 UCLA 76
2 #13 UCLA 75
7 Washington State 66 7 Washington State 65
10 California 59 2 #13 UCLA 69
3 #21 USC 59
3 #21 USC 65
6 Washington 82 6 Washington 61
11 Utah 70

* denotes overtime period

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Three teams from the conference were selected to participate: Arizona, UCLA, and USC

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
No. 1 South Region Arizona - defeated No. 16 Wright State 87–70 defeated No. 9 TCU 85–80 OT lost to No. 5 Houston 60–72 – – –
No. 4 East Region UCLA – defeated No. 13 Akron 57–53 defeated No. 5 Saint Mary's 72–56 lost to No. 8 North Carolina 66–73 – – –
No. 7 Midwest Region USC – lost to No. 10 Miami 66–68 – – – – –
3 Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 2–1 (.667) 2–0 (1.000) 0–2 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 4–3 (.571)

National Invitation Tournament

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Three teams from the conference were selected to participate: Colorado, Oregon, and Washington State.

Main article: 2022 National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
No. 4 Oklahoma Colorado lost to No. 5 St. Bonaventure 68−76 − − − −
No. 4 SMU Washington State defeated No. 5 Santa Clara 63−50 defeated No. 1 SMU 75−63 defeated No. 2 BYU 77−58 lost to No. 1 Texas A&M −
No. 5 Texas A&M Oregon defeated No. 4 Utah State 83−72 lost to No. 1 Texas A&M 60−75 − − −
3 Bid W-L (%): 2–1 (.667) 1–1 (.500) 1–0 (1.000) 0–1 (.000) TOTAL: 4–3 (.571)
Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost

Awards and honors

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Players of the Week

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Throughout the conference regular season, the Pac-12 offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[59]

Week Player of the Week School Freshman of the Week School Ref.
Nov. 15 Johnny Juzang UCLA Harrison Ingram Stanford [60]
Nov. 22 Christian Koloko Arizona Mouhamed Gueye Washington State [61]
Nov. 29 Terrell Brown Jr. Washington K.J. Simpson Colorado [62]
Dec. 6 Bennedict Mathurin Arizona Lazar Stefanovic Utah [63]
Dec. 13 Bennedict Mathurin (2) Arizona Harrison Ingram (2) Stanford [64]
Dec. 20 Chevez Goodwin USC Harrison Ingram (3) Stanford [65]
Dec. 27 Grant Anticevich California Harrison Ingram (4) Stanford [66]
Jan. 3 Will Richardson Oregon Glenn Taylor Jr. Oregon State [67]
Jan. 10 Tyger Campbell UCLA Julian Hammond III Colorado [68]
Jan. 17 Will Richardson (2) Oregon Mouhamed Gueye (2) Washington State [69]
Jan. 24 Johnny Juzang (2) UCLA Lazar Stefanovic (2) Utah [70]
Jan. 31 Terrell Brown Jr. (2) Washington Harrison Ingram (5) Stanford [71]
Feb. 7 Ąžuolas Tubelis Arizona Mouhamed Gueye (3) Washington State [72]
Feb. 14 Drew Peterson USC Harrison Ingram (6) Stanford [73]
Feb. 21 Bennedict Mathurin (3) Arizona K.J. Simpson (2) Colorado [74]
Feb. 28 Drew Peterson (2) USC Mouhamed Gueye (4) Washington State [75]
Mar. 7 Jaime Jaquez Jr. UCLA Mouhamed Gueye (5) Washington State [76]

Totals per School

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[59]

School Total
Stanford 6
Arizona 5
Washington State 5
UCLA 4
Colorado 3
USC 3
Oregon 2
Utah 2
Washington 2
California 1
Oregon State 1
Arizona State 0

National honors

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All-Americans

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Main article: 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Coach of the year

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All-District

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The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[84]

District VIII

All-District Team

District IX

Coach of the Year

Tommy Lloyd, Arizona

All-District Team

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[85]

District 19

Coach of the Year

Tommy Lloyd, Arizona

All-District First Team

All-District Second Team

Conference awards

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Voting was by conference coaches.

Individual awards

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Pac-12 individual awards[86]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of The Year Bennedict Mathurin, So., Arizona
Coach of the Year Tommy Lloyd, Arizona
Defensive Player of The Year Christian Koloko, Jr., Arizona
Freshman of The Year Harrison Ingram, Fr., Stanford
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Sam Beskind, RS Jr., Stanford
Most Improved Player of The Year Christian Koloko, Jr., Arizona
Sixth Man of The Year Pelle Larsson, So., Arizona

All-Pac-12

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Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams
First Team[86]
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Terrell Brown Jr. Washington PG Gr. 6−3, 185 Seattle, Wash. (Garfield High School)
Tyger Campbell †† UCLA PG R-Jr. 5−11, 180 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (La Lumiere School)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. UCLA SF Jr. 6−7, 225 Camarillo, Calif. (Camarillo HS)
Johnny Juzang UCLA Jr. Jr. 6−6, 210 Tarzana, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake School)
Christian Koloko Arizona C Jr. 7−1, 230 Douala, Cameroon (Sierra Canyon)
Bennedict Mathurin ‡ Arizona SG So. 6−6, 210 Montreal, Canada (NBA Academy Latin America)
Isaiah Mobley USC PF Sr. 6−10, 240 Murrieta, Calif. (Rancho Christian High School)
Drew Peterson USC SG Sr. 6−6, 195 Libertyville, Ill. (Brother Rice High School)
Ąžuolas Tubelis Arizona PF So. 6−11, 245 Vilnius, Lithuania (Rytas Vilnius)
Jabari Walker Colorado PF So. 6−9, 215 Inglewood, Calif. (AZ Compass Prep)
  • ‡ Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • ††† three-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
  • †† two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
  • † two-time All-Pac-12 honoree
Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Evan Battey Colorado PF Sr. 6−8, 259 Los Angeles, Calif. (Villa Park High School)
Branden Carlson Utah C Sr. 6−9, 215 South Jordan, Utah (Bingham High School)
Michael Flowers Washington State PG Gr. 6−1, 190 Southfield, Mich. (Southfield A&T High School)
Jalen Graham Arizona State PF Jr. 6−9, 220 Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe High School)
Will Richardson Oregon PG Sr. 6−5, 180 Hinesville, Ga. (Oak Hill Academy)
Honorable Mention

All-Freshman Team

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Name School Pos. Ht., Wt.
Mouhamed Gueye † Washington State PF 6−11, 210
Harrison Ingram ‡ Stanford SF 6−7, 230
KJ Simpson Colorado PG 6−2, 177
Lazar Stefanovic Utah SG 6−7, 186
Glenn Taylor Jr. Oregon State SF 6−6, 200

† Pac-12 Player of the Year ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

Honorable Mention

All-Defensive Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt.
Jaylen Clark UCLA SG So. 6−5, 210
Jaime Jaquez Jr. †† UCLA SF Jr. 6−7, 225
Myles Johnson UCLA C R-Sr. 6−10, 255
Christian Koloko ‡ Arizona C So. 7−1, 230
Dalen Terry Arizona SG So. 6−7, 195
  • † Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • ‡ Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
  • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree
Honorable Mention

Scholar Athlete of the year

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The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20[87][88][89]

Name School Pos. Ht., Wt. GPA Major
Sam Beskind Stanford G 6'4”, 190 3.64 Management Science & Engineering

2022 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School
1 6 Bennedict Mathurin SG Canada Indiana Pacers Arizona (So.)
1 18 Dalen Terry PG United States Chicago Bulls Arizona (So.)
1 30 Peyton Watson SF United States Oklahoma City Thunder UCLA (Fr.)
2 33 Christian Koloko C Cameroon Toronto Raptors Arizona (Jr.)
2 49 Isaiah Mobley PF United States Cleveland Cavaliers USC (Jr.)
2 57 Jabari Walker PF United States Portland Trail Blazers Colorado (So.)

Home game attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Total Average % of Capacity
Arizona McKale Center 14,655 12,421 11,862 12,059 11,733 13,077 11,943 14,263 12,496 13,515 14,164 14,644† 14,644† 14,644† 12,905 14,644† 14,382 14,644† 228,040 13,414 91.60%
Arizona State Desert Financial Arena 14,100 6,912 7,594 6,977 6,793 11,391 6,403 7,548 6,482 7,246 9,135 13,233† 8,296 7,234 7,061 6,860 119,165 7,944 56.34%
California Haas Pavilion 11,858 3,936 4,218 3,977 3,857 4,505 3,132 4,606 3,977 3,712 2,976 4,811 8,325† 7,582 4,038 4,361 4,396 4,248 8,773 85,430 4,746 49.02%
Colorado Coors Events Center 11,064 6,931 7,115 5,633 6,221 8,688 5,782 6,388 5,888 5,543 6,145 7,475 8,774 7,611 6,918 7,988 7,211 11,079† 121,390 7,141 64.54%
Oregon Matthew Knight Arena 12,364 7,037 8,164 5,739 5,739 6,130 5,251 7,682 5,350 5,655 6,378 6,176 10,712† 6,952 6,762 5,786 8,959 10,021 118,683 6,981 56.47%
Oregon State Gill Coliseum 9,604 4,448 3,491 3,368 3,918 2,954 3,015 2,873 3,245 5,422† 3,833 3,180 3,684 3,060 3,685 4,584 3,888 58,648 3,666 38.17%
Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233 3,080 2,492 2,722 2,379 4,181 2,352 100 100 100 3,072 2,172 2,655 4,288† 2,437 3,263 35,393 2,360 32.62%
UCLA Pauley Pavilion 13,800 5,618 13,659† 7,129 7,103 7,001 7,941 236 119 141 11,268 7,457 10,283 7,916 10,586 8,037 13,659† 118,153 7,385 53.51%
USC Galen Center 10,258 3,321 2,189 3,754 2,608 5,561 3,253 0 0 2,438 4,148 4,293 2,189 10,258† 3,218 4,268 10,258† 61,756 3,860 37.63%
Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000 2,355 6,805 6,638 11,443† 6,548 6,645 7,673 6,964 7,578 7,785 7,846 7,388 7,756 8,263 8,940 7,724 118,351 7,397 49.31%
Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 10,000 6,356 6,297 5,315 5,670 5,703 6,084 5,618 5,448 6,627 5,593 7,729† 5,154 8,503 7,269 6,248 8,922 8,884 111,420 6,554 65.54%
Washington State Beasley Coliseum 12,058 2,572 3,878 2,928 2,370 2,720 4,069 2,900 2,702 2,438 2,612 3,051 3,064 2,647 5,012† 3,394 4,510 3,099 4,169 58,135 3,230 26.78%
Total 11,833 1,234,564 6,235 52.69%

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

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