2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament from March 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2012, with the conference schedule starting in December 2012. On March 9, 2013, the UCLA Bruins defeated the Washington Huskies 61–54 to clinch the regular season conference title. They were seeded as the No. 1 team in the Pac-12 Conference tournament in Las Vegas.

2012–13 Pac-12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, FSN, CBS, Pac-12 Network
Regular Season
Season championsUCLA Bruins
Runners-upArizona Wildcats
Oregon Ducks
California Golden Bears
Season MVPAllen Crabbe, California
Tournament
ChampionsOregon
  Runners-upUCLA
Finals MVPJohnathan Loyd, Oregon
2012–13 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 24 UCLA135 .722  2510  .714
No. 15 Oregon126 .667  289  .757
No. 21 Arizona126 .667  278  .771
California126 .667  2112  .636
Colorado108 .556  2112  .636
Arizona State99 .500  2213  .629
Stanford99 .500  1915  .559
Washington99 .500  1816  .529
USC99 .500  1418  .438
Utah513 .278  1518  .455
Oregon State414 .222  1418  .438
Washington State414 .222  1319  .406
2013 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

This was the second season under the Pac-12 Conference name. In July 2011, two schools joined the conference. Colorado came from the Big 12 and Utah arrived from the Mountain West.

Pre-season

The Pac-12 media poll released on November 1, 2012:

1. Arizona (15 first-place votes), 403 points
2. UCLA (16), 402
3. California (3), 325
4. Stanford, 296
5. Washington (2), 278
6. Colorado, 262
7. Oregon, 217
8. Oregon State, 166
9. USC, 163
10. Washington State, 111
11. Arizona State, 107
12. Utah, 78

Rankings

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Conference Schedule

Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Arizona Arizona St California Colorado Oregon Oregon St Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington Washington St
vs. Arizona 0–21–01–11–00–10–12–01–10–20–20–2
vs. Arizona State 2–00–10–21–00–11–01–11–11–12–00–2
vs. California 0–10–11–10–20–22–01–10–20–21–00–1
vs. Colorado 1–12–01–10–21–10–21–00–11–11–00–1
vs. Oregon 0–10–12–01–00–21–10–10–11–10–20–2
vs. Oregon State 1–01–02–01–02–02–01–01–01–11–11–1
vs. Stanford 1–00–10–22–01–10–22–02–00–21–00–1
vs. UCLA 0–21–11–10–11–00–10–21–10–10–21–1
vs. USC 1–11–12–01–01–00–10–21–10–11–11–1
vs. Utah 2–01–12–01–11–10–12–01–01–00–11–0
vs. Washington 2–00–20–10–12–01–11–12–01–11–00–2
vs. Washington State 2–02–01–01–02–01–11–01–11–00–12–0
Total 12–69–812–610–812–64–149–913–59–85-139–94–14

Conference tournament

  First Round
March 13, 2013
Quarterfinals
March 14, 2013
Semifinals
March 15, 2013
Championship Game
March 16, 2013
                                     
       
  1 #21 UCLA 80  
    9 Arizona State 75  
8 Stanford 88
9 Arizona State 89OT  
  1 #21 UCLA 66  
  4 #18 Arizona 64  
       
       
  4 #18 Arizona 79
    5 Colorado 69  
5 Colorado 74
12 Oregon State 68  
  1 #21 UCLA 69
  3 Oregon 78
       
       
  2 California 69
    10 Utah 79OT  
7 USC 66
10 Utah 69  
  10 Utah 45
  3 Oregon 64  
       
       
  3 Oregon 80OT
    6 Washington 77  
6 Washington 64
11 Washington State 62  

Head coaches

Post season

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
6 West Arizona #11 Belmont - Mar. 21, Salt Lake City - W, 81–64 #14 Harvard - Mar. 23, Salt Lake City - W, 74–51 #2 Ohio State - Mar. 28, Los Angeles - L, 70–73
6 South UCLA #11 Minnesota - Mar. 22, Austin - L, 63–83
10 East Colorado #7 Illinois - Mar. 22, Austin - L, 49–57
12 East California #5 UNLV - Mar. 21, San Jose - W, 64–61 #4 Syracuse - Mar. 23, San Jose - L, 60–66
12 Midwest Oregon #5 Oklahoma State - Mar. 21, San Jose - W, 68–55 #4 Saint Louis - Mar. 23, San Jose - W, 74–57 #1 Louisville - Mar. 29, Indianapolis - L, 69–77
Bids W-L (%): 3–2 .600 2–1 .667 0–2 .000 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 5–5 .500

National Invitation Tournament

Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
3 Kentucky Arizona State #6 Detroit - Mar. 20, Tempe - W, 83–68 #2 Baylor - Mar. 22, Waco - L, 86–89
4 Alabama Stanford #5 Stephen F. Austin - Mar. 19, Stanford - W, 58–57 #1 Alabama - Mar. 23, Tuscaloosa - L, 54–66
6 Southern Miss Washington #7 BYU - Mar. 19, Provo - L, 79–90
3 Bids W-L (%): 2–1 .667 0–2 .000 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 2–3 .400

Highlights and notes

  • November 1, 2012 – Media Day was held in San Francisco
  • January 14, 2013 – USC head coach Kevin O'Neill was removed as head coach and associate head coach Bob Cantu took over as interim head coach, athletic director Pat Haden announced.[1]
  • March 2, 2013 – UCLA set a new attendance record of 13,727 at Pauley Pavilion
  • March 6, 2013 - Washington State breaks a 19-game home losing against UCLA, defeating the Bruins 73-61.
  • March 9, 2013 – UCLA won for the first time at Washington since January 2004.
  • March 24, 2013 – UCLA relieved coach Ben Howland of his duties.
  • March 30, 2013 – Steve Alford was named the UCLA Bruins' 13th head men's basketball coach

Awards and honors

  • The Pac-12 Coach of the Year Award in both men's and women's basketball is now known as the John Wooden Coach of the Year Award.

Player-of-the-Week

All-Pac-12 teams

Voting was by conference coaches:

First Team:

Name School Pos. Year
Jahii CarsonASUGFr.
Allen CrabbeCalGJr.
Spencer DinwiddieColoradoGSo.
Larry Drew IIUCLAGSr.
Solomon HillArizonaFSr.
Mark LyonsArizonaGSr.
Shabazz MuhammadUCLAG/FFr.
Dwight PowellStanfordFJr.
André RobersonColoradoFJr.
E. J. SinglerOregonFSr.

All-Academic

First Team:

Player, School Year GPA Major

Second Team:

Player, School Year GPA Major

USBWA All-District team

District VIII

  • Player of The Year: André Roberson, Colorado
Name School Pos. Year
Spencer DinwiddieColoradoGSo.
André RobersonColoradoFJr.

District IX

Name School Pos. Year
Jahii CarsonArizona StateGFr.
Allen CrabbeCaliforniaGJr.
Carrick FelixArizona StateG/FSr.
Solomon HillArizonaFSr.
Mark LyonsArizonaGSr.
Brock MotumWashington StateFSr.
Shabazz MuhammadUCLAGFr.

NBA Draft

Several players from the conference declared early for the NBA draft.[2] The following all-conference selections were listed as seniors: Larry Drew II, Solomon Hill, Mark Lyons, E.J. Singler, Carrick Felix, and Brock Motum. Several players were among the 60 players invited to the 2013 NBA Draft Combine.[3]

References

  1. Kevin O'Neill out as USC coach, ESPN, January 14, 2013
  2. "NBA announces early entry candidates for 2013 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 2013-05-01. Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  3. Helin, Kurt (2013-05-02). "Complete NBA Draft Combine invite list". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
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