Stakes are high for 2019 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas
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#PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE:
.407 - Pac-12 road teams went 44-64 (.407) through 108 regular-season league games.
- That eclipsed the Conference’s previous best road win percentage in the Pac-12 era of .398 (43-65) in 2012-13.
1 vs. 2? - The Pac-12 Tournament Championship has featured the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each of the last five seasons.
- The No. 1 seed has reached the title game every year since the event moved to Las Vegas in 2013.
50 - Over 21 prior Pac-12 Tournaments, there have been 50 upsets - victories by lower seeded teams - in 194 total games.
- Over the past four Pac-12 Tournaments, there have been just six upsets in 44 total games (2 in 2015, 2017 & 2018; zero in 2016).
- Since the event moved to Las Vegas in 2013, there have been just 13 upsets in 66 total games.
11.8 - Through 108 regular-season league games, the average scoring margin was 11.8 points.
- 50 games were decided by single digits
- 15 games were decided by one possession (3 pts. or less)
- 7 overtime games (7 total OT periods)
- 2 games decided on teams final possession (P. Van Dyke - UTAH at UCLA; D. Doutrive - ARIZ at OSU)
315... - WASHINGTON’s Matisse Thybulle, among 10 semifinalists for Naismith Trophy Defensive Player of the Year, has 315 career steals, the most of any active player in NCAA Division I and second-most in Pac-12 history
- At 3.55 spg, Thybulle would need two more games to reach Gary Payton’s all-time Pac-12 Conference mark and NCAA Division I’s 26th-best total of 321.
- Thybulle also has 110 steals this season, which is tied for the most in a season in Conference history with California’s Jason Kidd in 1992-93.
- Thybulle is the only D-I player in the top 50 nationally in both steals (1st, 3.55) and blocks (18th, 2.32).
- 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:
MORE HUSKIES HISTORY: Regular season champion WASHINGTON made history in the postseason awards, becoming the first team to sweep the Player, Defensive Player and Coach of the Year awards in the same season.
- Matisse Thybulle became just the second player to repeat as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year along with OREGON STATE’s Gary Payton II (2015, 2016).
- Mike Hopkins became the first coach in Conference history to garner Coach of the Year honors in each of his first two seasons with a program.
A SUNNY RESUME: Through March 11 games, ARIZONA STATE boasts a total of 11 Quadrant 1 and Quadrant 2 wins, tied for the 21st-most in the country.
- The Sun Devils’ .688 win percentage (11-5) in Q1/Q2 games is the best among teams widely considered to be on the bubble.
DEFENSIVE DUCKS: OREGON enters the Pac-12 Tournament on a league-best four-game win streak, allowing season-low totals to each of its four opponents and just 51.5 ppg.
PAC-12 RECORDS WATCH:
Career Steals List (Min. 2 seasons)
1. 321 - Gary Payton, OSU, 1986-90
2. 315 - MATISSE THYBULLE, WASH, 2016-PRES
3. 298 - Brevin Knight, STAN, 1994-97
Single-Season Steals List
1. 110 - MATISSE THYBULLE, WASH, 2019
110 - Jason Kidd, CAL 1993
2. 101 - Matisse Thybulle, WASH, 2018
4. 100 - Gary Payton, OSU, 1990
5. 95 - Jordan Adams, UCLA, 2014
95 - Gary Payton II, OSU, 2015
Single-Seaon 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. .687 - 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. 102 - KYLOR KELLEY, OSU, 2019
102 - Jelani McCoy, UCLA, 1996
102 Loren Woods, ARIZ, 2000
9. 100 - Taj Gibson, USC, 2009
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. 60 - MOSES BROWN, UCLA, 2019
10. 59 - Michael Stewart, CAL, 1994
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded Standings)
Teams | Pac-12 Record | Overall Record |
---|---|---|
Washington | 15-3 | 24-7 |
Arizona State | 12-6 | 21-9 |
Utah | 11-7 | 17-13 |
Colorado | 10-8 | 19-11 |
Oregon | 10-8 | 19-12 |
Oregon State | 10-8 | 18-12 |
UCLA | 9-9 | 16-15 |
Arizona | 8-10 | 17-14 |
Stanford | 8-10 | 15-15 |
USC | 8-10 | 15-16 |
Washington State | 4-14 | 11-20 |
California | 3-15 | 8-22 |
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (All Times Pacific - Expanded Schedule Details)
Wednesday, March 13 | TV | Time |
Pac-12 Tournament – First Round – #8 USC vs. #9 Arizona | PAC12 | 12 p.m. |
Pac-12 Tournament – First Round – #5 Colorado vs. #12 California | PAC12 | 2:30 p.m. |
Pac-12 Tournament – First Round – #7 UCLA vs. #10 Stanford | PAC12 | 6 p.m. |
Pac-12 Tournament – First Round – #6 Oregon vs. #11 Washington State | PAC12 | 8:30 p.m. |
Thursday, March 14 | TV | Time |
Pac-12 Tournament – Quarterfinals – #1 Washington vs. #8/#9 | PAC12 | 12 p.m. |
Pac-12 Tournament – Quarterfinals – #4 Oregon State vs. #5/#12 | PAC12 | 2:30 p.m. |
Pac-12 Tournament – Quarterfinals – #2 Arizona State vs. #7/#10 | PAC12 | 6 p.m. |
Pac-12 Tournament – Quarterfinals – #3 Utah vs. #6/#11 | ESPN | 8:30 p.m. |
Friday, March 15 | TV | Time |
Pac-12 Tournament – Semifinals | PAC12 | 6 p.m. |
Pac-12 Tournament – Semifinals | ESPN | 8:30 p.m. |
Saturday, March 16 | TV | Time |
Pac-12 Tournament – Championship | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. |
PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
2018-19 PAC-12 AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jaylen Nowell, WASHINGTON
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Luguentz Dort, ARIZONA STATE
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Matisse Thybulle, WASHINGTON
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Tyler Bey, COLORADO
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR: Donnie Tillman, UTAH
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Stephen Thompson Jr., OREGON STATE
COACH OF THE YEAR: Mike Hopkins, WASHINGTON
NATIONAL HONORS
NCAA.com Player of the Week:
Luguentz Dort, Arizona State (Nov. 26)
Robert Franks, Washington State (Feb. 11)
NCAA.com Team of the Week:
Arizona State (Dec. 24)
Naismith Player of the Week:
Robert Franks, Washington State (Feb. 11)
USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week:
Robert Franks, Washington State (Feb. 12)
NABC NCAA Division I Team of the Week:
Utah (Feb. 12)