This week in Pac-12 men's basketball
#PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE:
16-1 - Pac-12’s combined record through the opening four days of the regular season (through Nov. 14), a .941 win percentage that’s bettered only by the Big East (15-0, 1.000) and ACC (21-1, .955).
4 - Number of nationally ranked Pac-12 teams in the latest Associated Press poll, featuring No. 4 OREGON with its highest-ever AP ranking, No. 10 ARIZONA appearing in the AP Top 25 for the 80th straight time (second only to Kansas’ 144), No. 16 UCLA and No. 25 CALIFORNIA.
6.6 - Average total blocked shots per game by Pac-12 teams, the highest rate in the country. Six teams have registered 8-or-more blocks in a game so far through 17 games:
WASHINGTON - 16 vs. Yale; OREGON - 13 vs. Army; CALIFORNIA - 10 vs. South Dakota State; UCLA - 9 vs. CSUN; OREGON STATE - 9 vs. Prairie View; USC - 8 vs. Omaha.
7 - Number of Pac-12 standouts named to the Wooden Award National Player of the Year Watch List, the third-most in the nation behind only the ACC (12) and Big Ten (10).
31 - Announced NLI signees from 11 Pac-12 members during last week’s early signing period, including 14 ESPN Top 100 recruits.
KEY NON-CONFERENCE WINS TO DATE
POWER 5 OPPONENTS (1-0)
ARIZONA 65, Michigan State 63
PRESEASON CONFERENCE FAVORITES (0-0)
2016 NCAA/NIT TOURNAMENT TEAMS (2-1)
ARIZONA 65, Michigan State 63
CALIFORNIA 82, South Dakota State 53
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (All Times Pacific)
| Tuesday, Nov. 15 | ||
| OREGON at Baylor | ESPN2 | 12:30 p.m. PT |
| Concordia (Oregon) at UTAH | P12N | 5 p.m. PT |
| CSU Bakersfield at #10 ARIZONA | P12N | 7 p.m. PT |
| CSUN at STANFORD | P12B | 7 p.m. PT |
| Central Washington at WASHINGTON STATE | P12W | 7 p.m. PT |
| Wednesday, Nov. 16 | ||
| Lamar at OREGON STATE | P12N | 6 p.m. PT |
| UC Irvine at #25 CALIFORNIA | P12N | 8 p.m. PT |
| Thursday, Nov. 17 | ||
| Northern Iowa vs. ARIZONA STATE (1) | ESPNU | 1:30 p.m. PT |
| Louisiana-Monroe vs. COLORADO (2) | P12M | 6 p.m. PT |
| Valparaiso at #4 OREGON | P12N | 6 p.m. PT |
| Weber State at STANFORD | P12BA | 7 p.m. PT |
| Cal State Fullerton at WASHINGTON | P12W | 8 p.m. PT |
| San Diego at #16 UCLA | P12N | 8 p.m. PT |
| Friday, Nov. 18 | ||
| Coppin State at UTAH | P12N | 5 p.m. PT |
| Sacred Heart at #10 ARIZONA | P12N | 7 p.m. PT |
| OREGON STATE at Nevada | ESPN3 | 7 p.m. PT |
| Sunday, Nov. 20 | ||
| Colorado State at STANFORD | P12N | 3 p.m. PT |
| Northern Arizona at WASHINGTON | P12N | 5 p.m. PT |
| Long Beach State at #16 UCLA | P12N | 7 p.m. PT |
| Monday, Nov. 21 | ||
| #4 OREGON at Georgetown (3) | ESPN2 | 1:30 p.m. PT |
| Notre Dame at COLORADO (2) | ESPN2 | 4 p.m. PT |
| Northern Colorado at #10 ARIZONA | P12N | 6 p.m. PT |
| #25 CALIFORNIA at San Diego State | P12N | 8 p.m. PT |
(1) Tire Pros Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Orlando, Fla. (ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex)
(2) Legends Classic, Boulder, Colo. (Coors Events Center)
(3) Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii (Lahaina Civic Center)