#PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE:
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Three Pac-12 teams earned bids to the 2019 NCAA Tournament:
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ARIZONA STATE: No. 11 seed in West Regional, 16th all-time appearance
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OREGON: No. 12 seed in South Regional, 16th all-time appearance, 1939 NCAA champions, 2017 Final Four
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WASHINGTON: No. 9 seed in Midwest Regional, 17th all-time appearance, 1953 Final Four
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Four Pac-12 teams earned postseason berths in total as COLORADO was an at-large selection for the 2019 National Invitation Tournament.
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It marks the 11th NIT appearance for Colorado, which won the 1940 NIT and is 12-9 overall in the event.
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OREGON became only the second team in Pac-12 Tournament history to win four games in four days on its way to the Conference tournament title, joining Colorado in 2012.
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The Ducks are the first program to knock off the tournaments top three seeds - No. 1 seed Washington (68-48), No. 2 seed Arizona State (79-75 OT), No. 3 seed Utah (66-54) - en route to the Conferences tourney title and automatic bid.
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OREGONs
Payton Pritchard
became the sixth player to earn Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player accolades after not making a postseason All-Conference team.
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Pritchard averaged 16.3 points, 5.5 assists (22 assts/4 to), 3.8 rebounds, 2.0 steals and was a tournament-best +60 when on the floor.
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Pritchard joined Brandon Ashley, ARIZ (2015); Johnathan Loyd, ORE (2013); DeMar DeRozan, USC (2009); Tajuan Porter, ORE (2007); Matt Muehlebach, ARIZ (1990).
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WASHINGTONs
Matisse Thybulle
, among four finalists for Naismith Trophy Defensive Player of the Year, has 322 career steals, the most in Pac-12 history and 26th-most in NCAA Division I history.
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Thybulle has 117 steals this season, the most in a season in Conference history and 19th-most in a season in NCAA Division I history.
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Thybulle is the only D-I player in the top 50 nationally in both steals (1st, 3.44) and blocks (20th, 2.26).
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Since 1992-93, Thybulle is the only NCAA Division I player with multiple 100-steal/40-block seasons and the only player with 300+ steals and 150+ blocks in a career.
PAC-12 TIPOFF:
HUSKIES HISTORY:
Pac-12 regular-season champion WASHINGTON became the first team to sweep the Conferences Player (
Jaylen Nowell
), Defensive Player (
Matisse Thybulle
) and Coach (
Mike Hopkins
) of the Year awards in the same season.
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Thybulle became just the second player to repeat as the leagues Defensive Player of the Year along with OREGON STATEs Gary Payton II (2015, 2016).
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Hopkins became the first in Conference history to garner Coach of the Year honors in each of his first two years with a school.
DEVILS DANCING BACK-TO-BACK:
ARIZONA STATE snapped a 38-year drought of consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with a second straight at-large berth. ASU last repeated in 1980- 81.
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It snapped the fifth-longest streak among major conference programs without consecutive appearances (Northwestern, TCU, Penn State, Rutgers).
DEFENSIVE DUCKS:
OREGON enters the NCAA Tournament on an eight-game win streak, tied as the longest of any major conference program in the country along with SEC champion Auburn.
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During their eight-game win streak, the Ducks are allowing just 54.3 points per game.
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During the Pac-12 Tournament, the Ducks allowed just 57.0 points per game including a Championship game record-low 48 against Washington.
PAC-12 RECORDS WATCH:
Career Steals List (Min. 2 seasons)
1.
322
- MATISSE THYBULLE, WASH, 2016-PRES
2. 321 - Gary Payton, OSU, 1986-90
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298 - Brevin Knight, STAN, 1994-97
Single-Season Steals List
1.
117 - MATISSE THYBULLE, WASH, 2019
2. 110 - Jason Kidd, CAL 1993
3. 101 - Matisse Thybulle, WASH, 2018
4. 100 - Gary Payton, OSU, 1990
Single-Season FG Pct. (3 FGM/GM)
1. .756 - Jelani McCoy, UCLA, 1997
2. .746 - Steve Johnson, OSU, 1981
3. .710 - Steve Johnson, OSU, 1980
4. .702 - Mark McNamara, CAL, 1982
5. .681 - Jakob Poeltl, UTAH, 2015
6. .676 - Todd MacCulloch, WASH, 1997
.676 - Jelani McCoy, UCLA, 1996
8. .673 - JOSH SHARMA, STAN, 2019
Single-Season Blocked Shots List
1. 133 - Jordan Bachynski, ASU, 2014
2. 120 - Jordan Bachynski, ASU, 2013
3. 115 - Mario Bennett, ASU, 1995
4. 113 - Rodger Farrington, ASU, 1997
5. 110 - Chris Boucher, ORE, 2016
6. 104
- KYLOR KELLEY, OSU, 2019
7. 102 - Jelani McCoy, UCLA, 1996
102 Loren Woods, ARIZ, 2000
Single-Season Blocked Shots List (Freshman)
1. 102 - Jelani McCoy, UCLA, 1996
2. 94 - Jordan Bell, ORE, 2015
3. 92 - Kenny Wooten, ORE, 2018
4. 73 - Robin Lopez, STAN, 2007
5. 69 - Taj Gibson, USC, 2007
69 - Eric Moreland, OSU, 2012
7. 66 - Deandre Ayton, ARIZ, 2018
8. 63 - Jakob Poeltl, UTAH, 2015
9. 62 - MOSES BROWN, UCLA, 2019
10. 59 - Michael Stewart, CAL, 1994
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Teams
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Pac-12 Record
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Overall Record
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Washington
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15-3
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26-8
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Arizona State
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12-6
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22-10
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Utah
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11-7
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17-14
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Oregon
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10-8
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23-12
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Colorado
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10-8
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21-12
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Oregon State
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10-8
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18-13
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UCLA
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9-9
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17-16
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Arizona
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8-10
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17-15
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USC
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8-10
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16-17
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Stanford
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8-10
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15-16
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Washington State
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4-14
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11-21
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California
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3-15
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8-23
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Tuesday, March 19
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Site
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TV
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Time
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NIT - #4 COLORADO vs. #5 Dayton
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Boulder, Colo.
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ESPN2
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8 p.m.
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Wednesday, March 20
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Site
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TV
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Time
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NCAA Tournament - #11 ARIZONA STATE vs. #11 St. Johns
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Dayton, Ohio
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truTV
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6:10 p.m.
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Friday, March 22
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Site
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TV
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Time
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*NCAA Tournament - #11 ARIZONA STATE vs. #6 Buffalo
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Tulsa, Okla.
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TNT
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approx. 1 p.m.
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NCAA Tournament - #12 OREGON vs. #5 Wisconsin
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San Jose, Calif.
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TBS
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approx. 1:30 p.m.
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NCAA Tournament - #9 WASHINGTON vs. #8 Utah State
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Columbus, Ohio
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TNT
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3:50 p.m.
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Sunday, March 24
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Site
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TV
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Time
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*NCAA Tournament - #9 WASHINGTON vs. #1 North Carolina/#16 Iona
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Columbus, Ohio
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TBD
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TBD
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*NCAA Tournament - #11 ARIZONA STATE vs. #3 Texas Tech/#14 Northern Kentucky
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Tulsa, Okla.
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TBD
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TBD
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*NCAA Tournament - #12 OREGON vs. #4 Kansas State/#13 UC Irvine
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San Jose, Calif.
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TBD
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TBD
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Tuesday, March 19
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Site
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TV
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Time
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*NIT - #4 COLORADO vs. #1 Alabama/#8 Norfolk State
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TBD
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TBD
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TBD
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* - if team advances