High-scoring backcourts drive Pac-12 Men's Basketball into Feast Week
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IV - As in COLORADO’s McKinley Wright IV, who was named Most Valuable Player of the Paradise Jam after leading the Buffs to the tourney title. CU beat three teams (Quinnipiac, Drake, Mercer) in three days, with Wright IV averaging 16.3 points, 5.0 assists and 4.3 rebounds, including a game-winning, buzzer-beating three versus Quinnipiac. The Buffs are 5-0 for the first time since 2012-13.
38-8 - Pac-12’s combined record through Nov. 20. The Conference owns a trio of victories versus the SEC (UTAH over Missouri and Ole Miss, USC at Vanderbilt) and one against the ACC (UCLA over Georgia Tech).
3 - Number of nationally ranked Pac-12 teams in the Associated Press poll, featuring No. 2 ARIZONA appearing in the AP Top 25 for the 100th straight time (second nationally only to Kansas’ 164), No. 10 USC with its highest AP preseason ranking (#10) since 1974-75, and No. 23 UCLA.
GETTIN’ BUCKETS: As of Nov. 20, half of the nation’s top 4 scorers come from the Pac-12 as ARIZONA’s Allonzo Trier is tied for first nationally at 30.0 ppg and CALIFORNIA’s Don Coleman is tied for third at 28.0 ppg.
ONE AND ONLY: As of Nov. 20, ARIZONA STATE’s Tra Holder (22.3/7.0/6.3) is the only player in NCAA Division I averaging at least 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists.
ELITE COMPANY: OREGON head coach Dana Altman reached the 600 career victories milestone on Nov. 17, joining an exclusive Conference list.
Coaches with 600+ career victories and at least five years tenure at Conference member
Lute Olson - 781
Mike Montgomery - 677
John Wooden - 664
Ralph Miller - 657
Marv Harshman - 637
Ben Braun - 615
Dana Altman - 601
KEY NON-CONFERENCE WINS
POWER 6 OPPONENTS (4-5)
UCLA 63, Georgia Tech 60 (Shanghai, China)
at Utah 77, Missouri 59
USC 93, at Vanderbilt 89 (OT)
Utah 83, Ole Miss 74 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
PRESEASON CONFERENCE FAVORITES (4-0)
at Washington 86, Belmont 82
at Washington State 86, Texas Southern 84 (OT)
at Arizona State 99, UC Irvine 78
Colorado 79, Mercer 70 (Lynchburg, Va.)
2017 NCAA/NIT TOURNAMENT TEAMS (7-5)
at Arizona 91, CS Bakersfield 59
at Arizona State 99, UC Irvine 78
UCLA 63, Georgia Tech 60 (Shanghai, China)
USC 93, at Vanderbilt 89 (OT)
at Washington 86, Belmont 82
at Washington State 86, Texas Southern 84 (OT)
Utah 83, Ole Miss 74 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (All Times Pacific - Expanded Schedule Details)
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 | ||
| VCU vs. CALIFORNIA | ESPN2 | 1 p.m. PT |
| Wisconsin vs. #23 UCLA | ESPN3 | 4:30 p.m. PT |
| Wednesday, Nov. 22 | ||
| Chaminade/Michigan vs. CALIFORNIA | ESPN2/U | 11:30 a.m./2 p.m. PT |
| North Carolina State vs. #2 ARIZONA | ESPN3 | 4 p.m. PT |
| Lehigh at #10 USC | P12N | 7 p.m. PT |
| UNLV vs. UTAH | ESPN2 | 9:30 p.m. PT |
| Thursday, Nov. 23 | ||
| St. John's vs. OREGON STATE | ESPNU | 11 a.m. PT |
| Northern Iowa/SMU vs. #2 ARIZONA | ESPN2/3 | 12/6:30 p.m. PT |
| Saint Joseph's vs. WASHINGTON STATE | ESPN3 | 3 p.m. PT |
| Kansas State vs. ARIZONA STATE | FS1 | 4:30 p.m. PT |
| Connecticut vs. OREON | ESPNU | 6 p.m. PT |
| #7 Florida vs. STANFORD | ESPN2 | 7 p.m. PT |
| Friday, Nov. 24 | ||
| TBD vs. #2 ARIZONA | ESPN2/3 | TBD |
| Long Beach St./Missouri vs. OREGON STATE | ESPNEWS/3 | 8/10:30 a.m. PT |
| Harvard/#21 Saint Mary's vs. WASHINGTON STATE | ESPNEWS/3 | 10:30 a.m./1 p.m. PT |
| Seattle at WASHINGTON | P12N | 12 p.m. PT |
| #15 Xavier/George Washington vs. ARIZONA STATE | FS1 | 2:30/5 p.m. PT |
| Eastern Washington at UTAH | P12N | 5 p.m. PT |
| #17 Gonzaga/Ohio State vs. STANFORD | ESPN2 | 6/8 p.m. PT |
| DePaul/#4 Michigan State vs. OREGON | TBD | 6:30/9 p.m. PT |
| Sunday, Nov. 26 | ||
| TBD vs. OREGON STATE | ESPN2/U/3 | TBD |
| TBD vs. WASHINGTON STATE | ESPN2/U/3 | TBD |
| TBD vs. STANFORD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD vs. OREGON | TBD | TBD |
| Air Force at COLORADO | P12N | 1 p.m. PT |
| UC Irvine at UCLA | P12N | 3 p.m. PT |
| UC Davis at WASHINGTON | P12N | 5 p.m. PT |
| #16 Texas A&M at #10 USC | P12N | 7 p.m. PT |
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)
| Teams | Pac-12 Record | Overall Record |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| Utah | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Washington State | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| Oregon State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| California | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Washington | 0-0 | 2-2 |
PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
| 2017-18 | Player, Year, School |
|---|---|
| Nov. 13 | Allonzo Trier, Jr., Arizona |
| Nov. 20 | Tra Holder, Sr., Arizona State |