Pac-12 Men's Basketball Weekly Rundown - January 3, 2023

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4-0 - Preseason league favorite UCLA along with UTAH, which was picked 10th in the preseason media poll, sit atop the early Pac-12 Men’s Basketball standings at 4-0, each with three road Conference wins as part of their perfect starts.

• UTAH is 4-0 for only the second time since joining the Pac-12 (2014-15). The Runnin’ Utes will be seeking their first 5-0-or-better start to league play since opening the 2004-05 Mountain West campaign 11-0.
• UTAH hosts the Oregon schools this week - the Ducks have won nine straight meetings against the Runnin' Utes, tied for the third-longest active streak in the Pac-12 (12 - ARIZ vs. CAL; 10 - UCLA vs. CAL; 9 - USC vs. CAL).

10 - As part of its 4-0 league start, UCLA has won 10 consecutive games overall for its longest win streak since the 2016-17 season (also 10 in a row). The Bruins also enjoyed a 13-game win streak as part of a 31-5 final record in 2016-17.

• As of Jan. 3, the Bruins’ 10-game win streak is currently tied for the fifth-longest in NCAA Division I - tied for the longest among Power Conferences programs (New Mexico 14, College of Charleston 13, Florida Atlantic 11, UNCW 11, UCLA 10, TCU 10, Miami (Fla.) 9, Oral Roberts 9).
• ARIZONA is riding a seven-game win streak, tied for the 11th-longest nationally and fifth-longest among Power Conference programs.

2 x 10 - No. 10 UCLA climbed back into the AP Top 10 this week where it is joined by No. 5 ARIZONA.

• The Pac-12 is 1-of-3 leagues with a pair of top 10 teams (Big 12, SEC).
• It marks the first time since the Jan. 31, 2022 poll that the Pac-12 has multiple teams in the AP Top 10 (No. 3 UCLA, No. 7 Arizona).
• The Pac-12 had a stretch of five weeks (12/13/21-1/10/22) with three top-10 teams (Arizona, UCLA, USC) during the 2021-22 season.

27 - ARIZONA will enter this week’s home meetings against the Washington schools winners of 27 consecutive games at McKale Center, tied for the third-longest home win streak in NCAA Division I (Gonzaga 75, Texas Tech 29, Arizona 27, Kentucky 27).

• Two wins this week would give the Wildcats the lengthiest home streak in the Pac-12 since OREGON won 46 straight from 2015-17. The Ducks also won 28 straight at home from 2019-21.
• Road teams went 7-3 in Pac-12 contests last week, bringing the season home-away mark to 11-11 through 22 league games.

8.7 - Through 22 league games as of Jan. 1, the average scoring margin is 8.7 points.

• 12 games have been decided by single digits, nine by 5 pts. or less
• 6 games have been decided by one possession (3 pts. or less)
• 1 overtime game (1 OT period)
• 4 decided on team’s final possession (ASU at COLO; OSU vs. WASH; UTAH at WSU; UCLA at WSU)

KEY NON-CONFERENCE WINS

10 & 13: Pac-12 Men’s Basketball programs combined for 10 victories over AP Top 25 opponents and 13 over Power 6 Conference opponents during non-conference play.

• The 10 ranked victories are currently the most of any NCAA Division I conference, and the most for the Conference since expanding to the Pac-10 in 1978-79 (previous high was nine in 1994-95 & 1999-00).
• The 13 Power 6 Conference victories are the most for the league since registering 15 during the 2019-20 season when as many as six Pac-12 teams were projected to make the canceled 2020 NCAA Tournament.

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 (13-20)
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 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 Conference game

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

NATIONAL WEEKLY HONORS