SAN FRANCISCO - With the reformatted 2020 NBA Playoffs tipping off on Tuesday, Pac-12 Men's Basketball will be represented by 29 former standouts inside the league's "bubble" in Orlando, Fla.
When the regular season began all the way back on October 22, 2019, there were 68 former Pac-12 standouts across 28 of the NBA's 30 franchises - 44 returned to action on 17 of the 22 teams that traveled to Orlando in late July 2020 for the NBA Restart.
Among Conference members, ARIZONA leads all programs with six former players remaining inside the bubble, followed by UCLA with five, and STANFORD and WASHINGTON with four apiece.
FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES ON 2020 NBA PLAYOFFS ROSTERS BY CONFERENCE
(With NBA teams inside Orlando bubble)
Conference | Student-Athletes | Avg. per Membership | |
1. | SEC | 39 | 2.8 |
2. | ACC | 36 | 2.4 |
3. | PAC-12 | 29 | 2.4 |
4. | Big 12 | 23 | 2.3 |
5. | Big Ten | 20 | 1.4 |
6. | Big East | 11 | 1.1 |
FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES ON NBA PLAYOFFS ROSTERS BY PAC-12 TEAMS
(With NBA teams inside Orlando bubble)
Team | Student-Athletes | |
1. | Arizona | 6 |
2. | UCLA | 5 |
T3. | Stanford | 4 |
T3. | Washington | 4 |
T5. | Arizona State | 2 |
T5. | Colorado | 2 |
T5. | Oregon | 2 |
T5. | Utah | 2 |
T9. | California | 1 |
T9. | USC | 1 |
T11. | Washington State | 0 |
T11. | Oregon State | 0 |
FORMER PAC-12 STUDENT-ATHLETES ON NBA PLAYOFFS ROSTERS
(With NBA teams inside Orlando bubble)
Team | Former Student-Athletes |
Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown - CAL |
Brooklyn Nets | None |
Dallas Mavericks | Dwight Powell - STAN; Delon Wright - UTAH |
Denver Nuggets | Bol Bol - ORE |
Houston Rockets | James Harden - ASU; Luc Mbah a Moute - UCLA; Russell Westbrook - UCLA |
Indiana Pacers | Aaron Holiday - UCLA; Justin Holiday - WASH; TJ Leaf - UCLA; T.J. McConnell - ARIZ |
LA Clippers | None |
LA Lakers | Kyle Kuzma - UTAH |
Miami Heat | Solomon Hill - ARIZ; Andre Iguodala - ARIZ; KZ Okpala - STAN |
Milwaukee Bucks | Brook Lopez - STAN; Robin Lopez - STAN |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Luguentz Dort - ASU; Andre Roberson - COLO |
Orlando Magic | Markelle Fultz - WASH; Aaron Gordon - ARIZ; Terrence Ross - WASH; Nikola Vucevic - USC |
Philadelphia 76ers | Alec Burks - COLO; Matisse Thybulle - WASH |
Portland Trailblazers | None |
Toronto Raptors | Chris Boucher - ORE; Rondae Hollis-Jefferson - ARIZ; Stanley Johnson - ARIZ; Norman Powell - UCLA |
Utah Jazz | None |