Pac-12 Men's Basketball Weekly Rundown - December 20, 2022

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.743 - Pac-12 Men’s Basketball has enjoyed an improved December to this point, posting a 26-9 non-conference record (.743) during the month to date.

• That December mark includes six wins over Power 6 Conference foes and five against AP Top 25 opponents.
• Just last week (12/12-18), the league combined to go 18-4 with five Power 6 and four ranked wins.

3 - Three Pac-12 programs appear in the latest AP Top 25 - #5 ARIZONA, #13 UCLA, #25 ARIZONA STATE - the first time since the preseason poll with a trio of Pac-12 teams.

• The Sun Devils are in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the Dec. 7, 2020 poll.
• The Wildcats and Sun Devils will meet in Tempe for their first games back in Pac-12 league play on Saturday, Dec. 31 (11 a.m. PT, FOX). Should the rankings hold, it will mark just the fifth meeting with both teams ranked as Pac-12 members (2x 1994-95, 2x 2017-18) and seventh all-time (2x 1974-75).

10 - Pac-12 Men’s Basketball programs have combined for 10 victories over AP Top 25 opponents during non-conference play. ARIZONA leads all NCAA Division I programs with four, followed by two apiece for COLORADO and UCLA, and one each for ARIZONA STATE and USC.

• The 10 ranked victories are currently the most of any NCAA Division I conference.
• It’s the most AP Top 25 wins during non-conference play for the Conference since expanding to the Pac-10 in 1978-79 (previous high was nine in 1994-95 & 1999-00).
• Per STATS Perform, it is only the 22nd time a conference has reached double-digit AP Top 25 victories during non-conference play since 1980-81 (ACC 8x, Big East 6x, Big Ten 4x, SEC 2x, Atlantic 10 1x).

15 - Non-conference play concludes for the Pac-12 this week with a 15-game slate featuring:

• Two AP Top 25 and Power 6 Conference opponents - #20 TCU vs. UTAH, #23 Auburn at WASHINGTON
• The potential for a league-record tying fourth MTE tournament title as WASHINGTON STATE competes in the Diamond Head Classic with GW, Iona, Pepperdine, Seattle U, SMU, Utah State and host Hawai’i.
• ARIZONA (Maui Invitational), ARIZONA STATE (Legends Classic) and WASHINGTON (Wooden Legacy) also won MTEs this season.

43-5 - ARIZONA second-year head coach Tommy Lloyd owns a 43-5 record through his first 48 career games.

• With a victory over Montana State on Tuesday, Lloyd can at least match the best 50-game coaching start in Conference history, currently held by UCLA’s Gary Cunningham (44-6, 1977-79).
• With two victories this week, Lloyd would tie the second-best record through 50 games in the history of NCAA Division I men’s basketball (Doc Meanwell, Wisconsin, 1911-14 - 49-1).
  • Best Head Coaching Record through first 50 games (NCAA Division I)
    1. Doc Meanwell, Wisconsin - 49-1 (1911-14)
    2. Clair Bee, Rider - 45-5 (1928-31)
        Bill Carmody, Princeton - 45-5 (1996-98)
        Bill Guthridge, North Carolina - 45-5 (1997-98)
        Brad Stevens, Butler - 45-5 (2007-09)
    6. Buck Freeman, St. John’s - 44-6 (1927-29)
        Brad Underwood, Stephen F. Austin - 44-6 (2013-15)
        Lew Andreas, Syracuse - 44-6 (1924-27)
        Gary Cunningham, UCLA - 44-6 (1977-79)
        Steve Prohm, Murray State - 44-6 (2011-13)
    11. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky - 43-7 (1930-33)
          Everett Case, NC State - 43-7 (1946-48)

PAC-12 NOTES

ROLL TAD: Tad Boyle will seek his 262nd win as COLORADO head coach on Wednesday, which would surpass Sox Walseth for the most in program history.

• Boyle is in his 13th season at CU (261-160); Walseth coached CU for 20 seasons from 1956-76 (261-245).

KEY NON-CONFERENCE WINS

AP TOP 25 OPPONENTS (10-11)
COLORADO 78, #11 Tennessee 66 (Nashville, Tenn.)
ARIZONA STATE 87, #20 Michigan 62 (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
COLORADO 103, #24 Texas A&M 75 (Conway, S.C.)
#14 ARIZONA 87, #17 San Diego State 70 (Lahaina, Hawai’i)
#14 ARIZONA 81, #10 Creighton 79 (Lahaina, Hawai’i)
#10 ARIZONA 89, #14 Indiana 75 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
#16 UCLA 87, at #20 Maryland 60
#16 UCLA 63, #13 Kentucky 53 (New York City, N.Y.)
at #9 Arizona 75, #6 Tennessee 70
at USC 74, #19 Auburn 71

POWER 6 OPPONENTS (13-18)
COLORADO 78, #11 Tennessee 66 (Nashville, Tenn.)
ARIZONA STATE 87, #20 Michigan 62 (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
COLORADO 103, #24 Texas A&M 75 (Conway, S.C.)
UTAH 68, Georgia Tech 64 (Fort Myers, Fla.)
#14 ARIZONA 81, #10 Creighton 79 (Lahaina, Hawai’i)
STANFORD 70, Florida State 60 (Orlando, Fla.)
OREGON 74, Villanova 67 (Portland, Ore.)
#10 ARIZONA 89, #14 Indiana 75 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
ARIZONA STATE 73, Creighton 71 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
#16 UCLA 87, at #20 Maryland 60
#16 UCLA 63, #13 Kentucky 53 (New York City, N.Y.)
at #9 Arizona 75, #6 Tennessee 70
at USC 74, #19 Auburn 71

PRESEASON CONFERENCE FAVORITES (10-6)
at UCLA 86, Norfolk State 56
at OREGON 81, Montana State 51
at USC 59, Vermont 57
#14 ARIZONA 87, #17 San Diego State 70 (Lahaina, Hawai’i)
#14 ARIZONA 81, #10 Creighton 79 (Lahaina, Hawai’i)
at WASHINGTON STATE 68, Northern Kentucky 47
#10 ARIZONA 89, #14 Indiana 75 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
ARIZONA STATE 73, Creighton 71 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
at #9 Arizona 99, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 61
#16 UCLA 63, #13 Kentucky 53 (New York City, N.Y.)

2022 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS (16-17)
COLORADO 78, #11 Tennessee 66 (Nashville, Tenn.)
at UCLA 86, Norfolk State 56
at OREGON 81, Montana State 51
at USC 59, Vermont 57
#14 ARIZONA 87, #17 San Diego State 70 (Lahaina, Hawai’i)
#14 ARIZONA 81, #10 Creighton 79 (Lahaina, Hawai’i)
WASHINGTON 68, Saint Mary’s 64 (OT) (Anaheim, Calif.)
OREGON 74, Villanova 67 (Portland, Ore.)
at COLORADO 65, Yale 62
at COLORADO 93, Colorado State 65
#10 ARIZONA 89, #14 Indiana 75 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
ARIZONA STATE 73, Creighton 71 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
at #9 Arizona 99, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 61
#16 UCLA 63, #13 Kentucky 53 (New York City, N.Y.)
at #9 Arizona 75, #6 Tennessee 70
at USC 74, #19 Auburn 71

PRESEASON AWARDS CANDIDATES

NAISMITH TROPHY NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Top 50 Watch List
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
Will Richardson, Oregon
Harrison Ingram, Stanford
Tyger Campbell, UCLA
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Drew Peterson, USC

WOODEN AWARD NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Top 50 Watch List
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
Will Richardson, Oregon
Harrison Ingram, Stanford
Tyger Campbell, UCLA
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA

NABC NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Top 20 Watch List
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA

NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME AWARDS
Watch Lists

Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year
Kerr Kriisa, Arizona
Will Richardson, Oregon
Tyger Campbell, UCLA

Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year
Amari Bailey, UCLA

Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year
Pelle Larsson, Arizona
Harrison Ingram, Stanford
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA

Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Adem Bona, UCLA
Branden Carlson, Utah
Kel’el Ware, Oregon

PAC-12 MEDIA PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
Tyger Campbell, R-Sr., G, UCLA
Branden Carlson, Sr., C, Utah
Boogie Ellis, Sr., G, USC
Mouhamed Gueye, So., F, Washington State
Harrison Ingram, So., F, Stanford
Jaime Jaquez Jr., Sr., G/F, UCLA
Spencer Jones, Sr., F, Stanford
Drew Peterson, 5th, G, USC
Will Richardson, Sr., G, Oregon
Azuolas Tubelis, Jr., F, Arizona

Second Team
Marcus Bagley, So., F, Arizona State
Tristan da Silva, Jr., F, Colorado
DJ Horne, Jr., G, Arizona State
Kerr Kriisa, Jr., G, Arizona
Pelle Larsson, Jr., G, Arizona

Honorable Mention
Amari Bailey (Fr., UCLA), Oumar Ballo (R-Jr., ARIZ), Jaylen Clark (Jr., UCLA); Quincy Guerrier (Sr., ORE), K.J. Simpson (So., COLO), Kel’el Ware (Fr., ORE).

CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings) 

WEEKLY SCHEDULE (Full Schedule)

PAC-12 PERFORMANCE AWARDS PRESENTED BY NEXTIVA (Weekly Awards History)

NATIONAL WEEKLY HONORS