Pac-12 announces student-athletes headed to San Francisco for 2021 Basketball Media Days
SAN FRANCISCO - Next week, Pac-12 coaches and student-athletes will preview the upcoming basketball seasons at the Conference's 2021 Basketball Media Days in San Francisco - the women on Tuesday, Oct. 12 and men on Wednesday, Oct. 13. All 24 head coaches and two student-athletes from each Pac-12 program are set to take part, and the Conference announced today the student-athletes who will represent their teams at the season's kickoff event.
Coverage of Basketball Media Days will be available across Pac-12 Networks, Pac-12 Insider, Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app. Commissioner George Kliavkoff is set to begin each day with remarks and availability at 10 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. MT and will be joined on stage by Senior Associate Commissioner in charge of women's basketball Teresa Gould on Tuesday and Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer in charge of men's basketball Jamie Zaninovich on Wednesday.
Those availabilities will be carried live on Pac-12 Network each morning and live studio coverage featuring each program will begin at 12 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. MT. Press conferences with head coaches and student-athletes throughout the two days can be watched on Pac-12 Insider, Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app. Press conference schedules and additional details for Pac-12 Networks' coverage will be published on Pac-12.com in the coming days.
A complete list of head coaches and student-athletes slated to attend this year's Basketball Media Days is below.
2021 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Media Day - Attendees
| School | Head Coach | Student-Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Adia Barnes | Cate Reese Sam Thomas |
| Arizona State | Charli Turner Thorne | Taya Hanson Jaddan Simmons |
| California | Charmin Smith | Dalayah Daniels Leilani McIntosh |
| Colorado | JR Payne | Mya Hollingshed Jaylyn Sherrod |
| Oregon | Kelly Graves | Te-Hina Paopao Nyara Sabally |
| Oregon State | Scott Rueck | Taylor Jones Talia von Oelhoffen |
| Stanford | Tara VanDerveer | Lexie Hull Haley Jones |
| UCLA | Cori Close | Gina Conti Charisma Osborne |
| USC | Lindsay Gottlieb | Alissa Pili Jordan Sanders |
| Utah | Lynne Roberts | Kemery Martín Brynna Maxwell |
| Washington | Tina Langley | Nancy Mulkey Haley Van Dyke |
| Washington State | Kamie Ethridge | Charlisse Leger-Walker Krystal Leger-Walker |
2021 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day - Attendees
| School | Head Coach | Student-Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Tommy Lloyd | Bennedict Mathurin Ąžuolas Tubelis |
| Arizona State | Bobby Hurley | Marcus Bagley Kimani Lawrence |
| California | Mark Fox | Grant Anticevich Andre Kelly |
| Colorado | Tad Boyle | Evan Battey Elijah Parquet |
| Oregon | Dana Altman | Will Richardson Eric Williams Jr. |
| Oregon State | Wayne Tinkle | Warith Alatishe Jarod Lucas |
| Stanford | Jerod Haase | Jaiden Delaire Spencer Jones |
| UCLA | Mick Cronin | Jaime Jaquez Jr. Johnny Juzang |
| USC | Andy Enfield | Isaiah Mobley Drew Peterson |
| Utah | Craig Smith | Riley Battin Branden Carlson |
| Washington | Mike Hopkins | Jamal Bey Nate Roberts |
| Washington State | Kyle Smith | Efe Abogidi Tyrell Roberts |