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PAC-12 TIPOFF:
Following a successful first-of-its-kind event in 2015, Stanford and Harvard will participate in the 2016 Pac-12 China Game at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on Nov. 12. The contest will tip at 12 p.m. local Shanghai time and be televised nationally in the U.S. on Friday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. PT on ESPN2. Last seasons Pac-12 China Game between Washington and Texas - the first regular-season contest by a U.S. sports league, professional or collegiate, in China - was an overwhelming success with more than 7,000 fans at Mercedes-Benz Arena and an ESPN audience in the U.S. witnessing a fast-paced game won by the Pac-12s Huskies, 77-71.
FULL COURT FRIDAY:
Eight of the Pac-12s 10 games on opening night Friday, Nov. 11 will appear on Pac-12 Networks third annual Full Court Friday slate - with all eight games airing across seven networks in one night.
#PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE:
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Number of preseason First Team All-Americans from the Pac-12 according to the
Associated Press
,
CBS Sports
and
Sports Illustrated
: CALIFORNIAs
Ivan Rabb
, OREGONs
Dillon Brooks
, and WASHINGTONs
Markelle Fultz
.
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Number of nationally ranked Pac-12 teams in the AP and Coaches preseason polls, featuring No. 5 OREGON with its highest-ever preseason ranking, No. 10 ARIZONA appearing in the AP Top 25 for the 79th straight time (second only to Kansas 143), and No. 16 UCLA with its highest preseason AP rank since 2012.
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The NCAA Conference RPI ranking of the Pac-12 for both all games and non-conference games in 2015-16, trailing only the Big 12 and ACC. It marked the second time in the past three seasons the Pac-12 rated among the nations top 3 conferences.
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Consecutive years with an Elite Eight participant from the Pac-12, the only conference in the country that can claim the feat: OREGON (2016), ARIZONA (2015), ARIZONA (2014).
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Record number of NCAA Tournament bids earned by the Pac-12 in 2015-16, tied for the most by any conference in the country.
PAC-12 PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Along with the preseason recognition for Brooks, Fultz and Rabb, the Pac-12 has some of the nation's top talent across its rosters this season.
NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME AWARDS
Watch List
nominees by league
ACC - 24 (1.6 per member)
Pac-12 - 15 (1.3 per member)
Big Ten - 15 (1.1 per member)
SEC - 9 (0.6 per member)
Big East - 8 (0.8 per member)
Big 12 - 7 (0.7 per member)
Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year
Lonzo Ball
, UCLA
Jordan McLaughlin
, USC
Markelle Fultz
, Washington
Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year
Allonzo Trier
, Arizona
Tyler Dorsey
, Oregon
Isaac Hamilton
, UCLA
Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year
Dillon Brooks
, Oregon
Tres Tinkle
, Oregon State
Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year
Lauri Markkanen
, Arizona
Ivan Rabb
, California
T.J. Leaf
, UCLA
Bennie Boatwright
, USC
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year
Chris Boucher
, Oregon
Thomas Welsh
, UCLA
Josh Hawkinson
, Washington State
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
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Friday, Nov. 11
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TV
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Time (PT/Local)
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#12 Michigan State vs. #10 ARIZONA
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ESPN
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4 p.m. PT/ 2 p.m. HT
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Montana State at WASHINGTON STATE
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P12N
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4 p.m. PT
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Portland State at ARIZONA STATE
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P12N
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6 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. MT
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Sacramento State at COLORADO
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P12N
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6 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. MT
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Prairie View A & M at OREGON STATE
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P12N
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6 p.m. PT
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Pacific at #16 UCLA
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P12N
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6 p.m. PT
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South Dakota State at CALIFORNIA
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P12N
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7 p.m. PT
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Army at #5 OREGON
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P12N
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8 p.m. PT
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Harvard vs. STANFORD
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ESPN2
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8 p.m. PT/ 12 p.m. Nov 12 (China)
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Montana at USC
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P12N
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8 p.m. PT
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Saturday, Nov. 12
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Northwest Nazarene at UTAH
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P12N
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4 p.m. PT/ 5 p.m. MT
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Sunday, Nov. 13
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UTSA at OREGON STATE
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P12N
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2 p.m. PT
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Omaha at USC
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P12N
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4 p.m. PT
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Yale at WASHINGTON
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P12N
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4 p.m. PT
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Cal Poly at ARIZONA STATE
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P12N
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6 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. MT
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CSUN at #16 UCLA
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P12N
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6 p.m. PT
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Monday, Nov. 14
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Seattle at COLORADO
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P12N
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6 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. MT
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