2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which started on November, 2023. Conference play will begin in December 2023. This will be the twelfth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 38th since the conference first sponsored women's sports, including basketball, in the 1986–87 school year. It will be the final season with both UCLA & USC, as they have agreed to move to the Big Ten Conference following the 2024 athletic calendar.[1]

2023–24 Pac–12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network, Fox Sports 1, FOX, CBS
Regular season
Pac-12 tournament
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona0–0 –0–0  –
Arizona State0–0 –0–0  –
California0–0 –0–0  –
Colorado0–0 –0–0  –
Oregon0–0 –0–0  –
Oregon State0–0 –0–0  –
Stanford0–0 –0–0  –
UCLA0–0 –0–0  –
USC0–0 –0–0  –
Utah0–0 –0–0  –
Washington0–0 –0–0  –
Washington State0–0 –0–0  –
† 2024 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of May 13, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The Pac-12 tournament will take place in March 2024 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team ESPN[2] Rivals[3] On3 Recruits[4] 247 Sports[5] Signees
Arizona―No. 62No. 43No. 671
Arizona State―No. 39No. 59No. 453
California―No. 66No. 67No. 552
Colorado―No. 24No. 30No. 193
OregonNo. 6No. 9No. 3No. 103
Oregon State―No. 76No. 113No. 1081
StanfordNo. 18No. 21No. 11No. 292
UCLANo. 12No. 18No. 18No. 143
USCNo. 13No. 6No. 6No. 123
Utah――No. 181―1
Washington―No. 42No. 44No. 621
Washington State――No. 74No. 652

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Player Wooden Naismith Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar Olson

Preseason All-American teams
Player The Athletic Blue Ribbon Sports CBS College Hoops Today

Preseason polls
Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
247 Sports AP Blue Ribbon CBS Sports Coaches ESPN KenPom Lindy's
Sports		 NCAA Sports Sports
Illustrated
Arizona –––––––– ––
Arizona State –––––––– ––
California –––––––– ––
Colorado –––––––– ––
Oregon –––––––– ––
Oregon State –––––––– ––
Stanford –––––––– ––
UCLA –––––––– ––
USC –––––––– ––
Utah –––––––– ––
Washington –––––––– ––
Washington State –––––––– ––

Pac-12 Media days

The Pac-12 will conduct its 2023 Pac-12 media days at the location to be named later in October, 2023 on the Pac-12 Network.

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Place Team Points First place votes
1.Arizona----
2.Arizona State----
3.California----
4.Colorado----
5.Oregon----
6.Oregon State----
7.Stanford----
8.UCLA----
9.USC----
10.Utah----
11.Washington----
12.Washington State----

Source:[6]

Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams
First Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Honorable Mention

    Midseason watchlists

    Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

    Player Wooden Naismith Naismith DPOY Robertson Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar Olson

    Final watchlists

    Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

    Player Wooden Naismith Naismith DPOY Robertson Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar Olson

    Regular season

    The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, FOX and FS1, CBS Sports, and the Pac-12 Network.

    Early season tournaments
    Team Tournament Finish
    Arizona –
    Arizona State Wooden Legacy
    California
    Colorado Sunshine Slam
    Oregon Emerald Coast Classic
    Oregon State NIT Season Tip-Off
    Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis
    UCLA Maui Invitational
    USC Rady Children’s Invitational
    Utah
    Washington Roman Main Event
    Washington State Hall of Fame Tip-Off

    Records against other conferences

    Records against non-conference foes for the 2023–24 season. Records shown for regular season only.

    Record against ranked non-conference opponents

    This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

    DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference Record
    Nov.●−−0−0

    Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series

    On September 20, 2021, the Pac-12 and Southwestern Athletic Conference will debut the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series, an educational and basketball scheduling partnership between the two collegiate athletics conferences, to tip off the 2023–24 season. The Legacy Series will incorporate an array of educational opportunities for competing teams and student-athletes featuring expert speakers and prominent alumni, community engagement, campus traditions, historic site visits, and book/film discussions.[7][8]

    DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference Record
    Nov.ArizonaSouthernF. G. Clark Center ● Baton Rouge, LAPac-12/SWAC Legacy Series−0−0
    Nov. Texas Southern Arizona State Desert Financial Arena ● Tempe, AZ − 0−0
    Nov. Grambling State Colorado Coors Event Center ● Boulder, CO − 0−0
    Nov. Oregon Florida A&M Al Lawson Center ● Tallahassee, FL − 0−0
    Nov. USC Alabama State Dunn-Oliver Acadome ● Montgomery, AL − 0−0
    Nov. Prairie View A&M Washington State Beasley Coliseum ● Pullman, WA − 0−0

    Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

    Conference schedule

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

      Arizona ASU California Colorado Oregon OSU Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington WSU
    vs. Arizona –0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
    vs. Arizona State 0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
    vs. California 0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
    vs. Colorado 0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
    vs. Oregon 0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
    vs. Oregon State 0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
    vs. Stanford 0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
    vs. UCLA 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–0
    vs. USC 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
    vs. Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
    vs. Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
    vs. Washington State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
    Total 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

    Points scored
    Team For Against Difference
    Arizona 0 0 0
    Arizona State 0 0 0
    California 0 0 0
    Colorado 0 0 0
    Oregon 0 0 0
    Oregon State 0 0 0
    Stanford 0 0 0
    UCLA 0 0 0
    USC 0 0 0
    Utah 0 0 0
    Washington 0 0 0
    Washington State 0 0 0

    Through [9]

    Rankings

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

        Improvement in ranking
      Drop in ranking
    RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
    NV No votes received
    TeamPollPreWk
    2    		Wk
    3    		Wk
    4    		Wk
    5    		Wk
    6    		Wk
    7    		Wk
    8    		Wk
    9    		Wk
    10    		Wk
    11    		Wk
    12    		Wk
    13    		Wk
    14    		Wk
    15    		Wk
    16    		Wk
    17    		Wk
    18    		Wk
    19    		Final
    Arizona AP
    C
    Arizona State AP
    C
    California AP
    C
    Colorado AP
    C
    Oregon AP
    C
    Oregon State AP
    C
    Stanford AP
    C
    UCLA AP
    C
    USC AP
    C
    Utah AP
    C
    Washington AP
    C
    Washington State AP
    C

    Head coaches

    Coaches

    Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Pac-12 records are from time at current school.

    Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Record at school Pac-12 record Pac-12 titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
    Arizona Tommy Lloyd Gonzaga (assistant) 3rd 61–11 (.847) 32–8 (.800) 2 2 0 0
    Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 8th 141–113 (.555) 71–76 (.483) 0 3 0 0
    California Mark Madsen Utah Valley 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0
    Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 14th 272–172 (.613) 126–1112 (.529) 0 5 0 0
    Oregon Dana Altman Creighton 14th 321–140 (.696) 155–83 (.651) 3 7 1 0
    Oregon State Wayne Tinkle Montana 10th 127–158 (.446) 58–110 (.345) 1 2 0 0
    Stanford Jerod Haase UAB 8th 112–109 (.507) 59–72 (.450) 0 0 0 0
    UCLA Mick Cronin Cincinnati 5th 97–36 (.729) 57–19 (.750) 0 3 1 0
    USC Andy Enfield Florida Gulf Coast 11th 205–128 (.616) 98–88 (.527) 0 4 0 0
    Utah Craig Smith Utah State 3rd 28–35 (.444) 14–26 (.350) 0 0 0 0
    Washington Mike Hopkins Syracuse (assistant) 7th 101–91 (.526) 51–61 (.455) 0 1 0 0
    Washington State Kyle Smith San Francisco 5th 69–61 (.531) 35–42 (.455) 0 0 0 0

    Notes:

    • Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 season.
    • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
    • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.

    Post season

    Pac-12 tournament
    Main article: 2024 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

    The conference tournament will be played in March 6−9, 2024 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV. The top four teams will have a bye on the first day. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

    All-Tournament Team
    Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team

    Most Outstanding Player
    Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team

    NCAA tournament
    Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

    Four teams from the conference that will be selected to participate: Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA & USC.

    Seed Region School First Four 1st round 2nd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
    - - - - - - -
    Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

    National Invitation Tournament

    Three members from the conference that will be selected to participate: Colorado, Oregon & Washington State.

    Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
    − − − − −
    Bid W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
    Index to colors and formatting
    Pac-12 member won
    Pac-12 member lost

    Awards and honors

    Players of the Week

    Throughout the regular season, the Pac-12 offices will honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.

    Week Player of the Week School Freshman of the Week School Ref.

    Totals per School
    School Total
    Arizona 0
    Arizona State 0
    California 0
    Colorado 0
    Oregon 0
    Oregon State 0
    Stanford 0
    UCLA 0
    USC 0
    Utah 0
    Washington 0
    Washington State 0

    All-Americans
    Player School Position Selector Consensus
    All-Americans

    AP Honorable Mention:

    Sources:
    *Associated Press All-America Team
    *National Association of Basketball Coaches All-America Team
    *Sporting News All-America Team
    *USBWA All-America Team

    All-District

    The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:

    District VIII

    All-District Team

    District IX

    Player of the Year

    All-District Team

      The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:

      District 19

      Pac-12 season awards
      Pac-12 individual awards
      Award Recipient(s)
      Player of the Year
      Coach of the Year
      Defensive Player of the Year
      Freshman of the Year
      Most Improved Player of the Year
      Sixth Player of the Year
      Scholar-Athlete of the Year

      All-Pac-12
      Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams
      All-Pac-12 first team[10]
      Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
      • ‡ Pac-12 Player of the Year
      • ††† three-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
      • †† two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
      All-Pac-12 second team[10]
      Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
      Honorable Mention

        All-Freshman Team
        Name School Pos. Ht.

        ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

        Honorable Mention

          All-Defensive Team
          Name School Pos. Yr. Ht.
          • ‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
          • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree
          Honorable Mention

            Scholar Athlete of the year

            The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20

            Name School Pos. Ht., Wt. GPA Major

            2023–24 Season statistic leaders

            Source:

            2024 NBA draft
            Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
            − − −

            Home game attendance
            Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Total Average % of Capacity
            Arizona McKale Center 14,644
            Arizona State Desert Financial Arena 14,198
            California Haas Pavilion 11,858
            Colorado Coors Events Center 11,064
            Oregon Matthew Knight Arena 12,364
            Oregon State Gill Coliseum 9,604
            Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233
            UCLA Pauley Pavilion 13,800
            USC Galen Center 10,258
            Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000
            Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 10,000
            Washington State Beasley Coliseum 11,671
            Total 11,835 -


            Bold – At or exceed capacity
            †Season high

            See also
            • 2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season

            References
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            3. "2023 Team Rankings".
            4. "2023 Consensus Basketball Team Recruiting Rankings".
            5. "2023 Recruit Basketball Team Rankings".
            6. "UCLA again the favorite in 2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Basketball preseason media poll". pac-12.com. October 26, 2022.
            7. "Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series set for debut during 2022-23 basketball seasons".
            8. "What is the 2023 schedule for men's basketball games?".
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