| 2015–16 Pac-12 men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN,ESPN2,ESPNU,Fox Sports 1,FOX,Pac-12 Network,CBS |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Oregon |
| Runners-up | Utah |
| SeasonMVP | Jakob Pöltl, Utah |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Oregon |
| Runners-up | Utah |
| FinalsMVP | Elgin Cook, Oregon |
| Basketball seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5Oregon † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13Utah | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17Arizona | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23California | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2015–16Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015 and ended with the2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2016 at theMGM Grand Garden Arena inParadise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2015, with the conference schedule starting in December 2015.
This was the fifth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 57th since the conference was established under its current charter as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959. Including the history of thePacific Coast Conference, which operated from 1915 to 1959 and is considered by the Pac-12 as a part of its own history, this was the Pac-12's 101st season of men's basketball.
| Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arizona | 406 | (18) |
| 2. | California | 378 | (9) |
| 3. | Utah | 360 | (7) |
| 4. | Oregon | 338 | (1) |
| 5. | UCLA | 304 | (1) |
| 6. | Oregon State | 235 | --- |
| 7. | Colorado | 188 | --- |
| 8. | Arizona State | 165 | --- |
| 9. | Stanford | 145 | --- |
| 10. | USC | 111 | --- |
| 11. | Washington | 96 | --- |
| 12. | Washington State | 65 | --- |
() first place votes
| Team | ESPN[1] | Rivals[2] | Scout[3] | 247 Sports[4] | Signees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #4 | #3 | #4 | #4 | 4 |
| Arizona State | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| California | #5 | #7 | #3 | #7 | 4 |
| Colorado | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Oregon | #22 | #15 | - | #22 | 4 |
| Oregon State | #19 | #23 | #24 | #23 | 6 |
| Stanford | - | #29 | - | - | 3 |
| UCLA | #25 | #24 | #17 | #21 | 4 |
| USC | #30 | #30 | #22 | #28 | 2 |
| Utah | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Washington | #12 | #10 | #6 | #16 | 8 |
| Washington State | - | - | - | - | 4 |
The Pac-12 had 4 teams ranked and 3 others receiving votes in the preseasonCoaches' Poll. It had four teams ranked in the preseasonAP Poll and one other receiving votes.
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
| No votes received |
| Pre | Wk 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 | ||
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| Arizona | AP | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 16 | – |
| C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 22 | |
| Arizona State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | – |
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
| California | AP | 14 | 15 | 14 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 23 | – |
| C | 14 | 14 | 13 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 23 | RV | |
| Colorado | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | – |
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | |
| Oregon | AP | RV | 25 | 21 | 15 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | – |
| C | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |
| Oregon State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | – |
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
| Stanford | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | – |
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
| UCLA | AP | RV | NV | NV | NV | RV | 22 | RV | 25 | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | – |
| C | RV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
| USC | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | 21 | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | – |
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
| Utah | AP | 16 | 16 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 24 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 13 | 12 | 13 | – |
| C | 16 | 16 | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | ||
| Washington | AP | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | – |
| C | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
| Washington State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | – |
| C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | |
This sectionis missing information about most of the teams. Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on thetalk page.(March 2016) |
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 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Arizona State | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. California | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Colorado | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Oregon | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Oregon State | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Stanford | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. UCLA | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. USC | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Utah | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Washington | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–1 |
| vs. Washington State | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 12–6 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–15 |
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Overall record | Pac-12 record | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Sean Miller | Xavier | 8th | 188–61 (.755) | 91–35 (.722) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona State | Bobby Hurley | Buffalo | 2nd | 15–17 (.469) | 5–13 (.278) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| California | Cuonzo Martin | Tennessee | 3rd | 41–25 (.621) | 19–17 (.528) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | Tad Boyle | Northern Colorado | 7th | 130–79 (.622) | 56–50 (.528) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | Dana Altman | Creighton | 7th | 154–64 (.706) | 69–39 (.639) | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon State | Wayne Tinkle | Montana | 3rd | 36–27 (.571) | 17–19 (.472) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford | Johnny Dawkins | Duke (associate HC) | 8th | 156–115 (.576) | 66–78 (.458) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | Steve Alford | New Mexico | 4th | 64–37 (.634) | 28–22 (.560) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Andy Enfield | Florida Gulf Coast | 4th | 44–54 (.449) | 13–36 (.265) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | Larry Krystkowiak | New Jersey Nets (assistant) | 6th | 95–73 (.565) | 42–47 (.472) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | Lorenzo Romar | Saint Louis | 15th | 288–171 (.627) | 141–111 (.560) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington State | Ernie Kent | Oregon | 3rd | 22–30 (.423) | 8–28 (.222) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday March, 9-12, 2016 at theMGM Grand Garden Arena located inParadise, Nevada. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 9, 2016. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
| First round Wednesday March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 10 | Semifinals Friday March 11 | Championship Saturday March 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oregon | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Washington | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Washington | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Stanford | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oregon | 95* | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arizona | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arizona | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Washington State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oregon | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | USC | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | USC | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | UCLA | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Utah | 82* | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | California | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | California | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Oregon State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Oregon State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Arizona State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes each overtime period played
| Seed | Region | School | First Round | Second Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West | Oregon | #16Holy Cross, W 91–52 | #8Saint Joseph's, W 69–64 | #4Duke, W 82–68 | #2Oklahoma, L 68–80 | ||
| 3 | Midwest | Utah | #14Fresno State, W 80–69 | #11Gonzaga, L 59–82 | ||||
| 4 | South | California | #13Hawaii, L 66–77 | |||||
| 6 | South | Arizona | #11Wichita State, L 55–65 | |||||
| 7 | West | Oregon State | #10VCU, L 67–75 | |||||
| 8 | South | Colorado | #9Connecticut, L 67–74 | |||||
| 8 | East | USC | #9Providence, L 69–70 | |||||
| 7 Bids | W-L (%): | 2–5 .286 | 1–1 .500 | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 4–7 .364 |
| Seed | Bracket | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | South Carolina | Washington | vs.Long Beach State, W 107–102 | atSan Diego State, L 78–93 | |||
| 1 Bid | W-L (%): | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 1–1 .500 |
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Pac-12 member won |
| Pac-12 member lost |
First TeamSecond Team
Source[5]
| AP First TeamSecond Team
| USBWA First TeamSecond Team
District VIII: Player of the Year
District VIII: Coach of the Year
District VIII: All-District Team
District VIII: Player of the Year
District VIII: Coach of the Year
District IX: All-District Team
| NABC First TeamSecond Team
| Sporting News First Team
Second Team Third Team
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Voting was by conference coaches.
| Award | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| Player of The Year | Jakob Pöltl, So., Utah |
| Coach of the Year | Dana Altman, Oregon |
| Defensive Player of The Year | Gary Payton II, Sr., Oregon State |
| Freshman of The Year | Jaylen Brown, Fr., California |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Brandon Taylor, Sr., Utah |
| Most Improved Player of The Year | George King, So., Colorado |
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosco Allen | Stanford | F | Sr. | 6-9, 220 | Duapest, Hungary (Bishop Gorman HS) |
| Ryan Anderson | Arizona | F | Sr. | 6-9, 235 | Long Beach, California (Boston College) |
| Andrew Andrews | Washington | G | Sr. | 6-2, 200 | Portland, Ore. (Benson Tech HS) |
| Dillon Brooks | Oregon | F | So. | 6-7, 225 | Mississauga, Ont. (Findlay Prep) |
| Jaylen Brown | California | F | Fr. | 6-7, 225 | Atlanta, Ga. (Wheeler HS) |
| Elgin Cook | Oregon | F | Sr. | 6-6, 205 | Milwaukee, Wis. (Northwest Florida State) |
| Julian Jacobs | USC | G | Jr. | 6-4, 180 | Las Vegas, Nev. (Desert Pines HS) |
| Gary Payton II | Oregon State | G | Sr. | 6-3, 190 | Seattle (Salt Lake CC) |
| Jakob Poeltl | Utah | F | So. | 7-0, 248 | Vienna, Austria (Arkadia Traiskirchen) |
| Josh Scott | Colorado | F | Sr. | 6-10, 245 | Monument, Colorado (Lewis-Palmer HS) |
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Hamilton | UCLA | G | Jr. | 6-5, 185 |
| Dejounte Murray | Washington | G | Fr. | 6-4, 170 |
| Ivan Rabb | California | F | Fr. | 6-11, 220 |
| Kaleb Tarczewski | Arizona | C | Sr. | 7-0, 250 |
| Gabe York | Arizona | G | Sr. | 6-3, 190 |
| Name | School | Pos. | Ht., Wt. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | California | F | 6-7, 225 |
| Tyler Dorsey | Oregon | G | 6-4, 180 |
| Dejounte Murray | Washington | G | 6-4, 170 |
| Ivan Rabb | California | F | 6-11, 220 |
| Allonzo Trier | Arizona | G | 6-6, 210 |
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boucher | Oregon | F | Sr. | 6-10, 190 |
| Gary Payton II | Oregon State | G | Sr. | 6-3, 190 |
| Josh Scott | Colorado | F | Sr. | 6-10, 245 |
| Brandon Taylor | Utah | G | Sr. | 5-10, 170 |
| Kaleb Tarczewski | Arizona | C | Sr. | 7-0, 250 |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jaylen Brown | SF | Boston Celtics(fromBrooklyn) | California(Fr.) | |
| 1 | 8 | Marquese Chriss | PF | Sacramento Kings(traded toPhoenix Suns) | Washington(Fr.) | |
| 1 | 9 | Jakob Pöltl | C | Toronto Raptors(fromDenver viaNew York) | Utah(So.) | |
| 1 | 29 | Dejounte Murray | PG/SG | San Antonio Spurs | Washington(Fr.) | |
| 2 | 60 | Tyrone Wallace | PG | Utah Jazz(fromGolden State) | California(Sr.) |