The 2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014 and ended with the 2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2014, with the conference schedule starting in December 2014.
2014–15 Pac-12 men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN, Fox Sports 1, CBS, Pac-12 Network |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Arizona |
Runners-up | Oregon Utah |
Season MVP | Joe Young, Oregon |
Top scorer | Joe Young |
Tournament | |
Champions | Arizona |
Runners-up | Oregon |
Finals MVP | Brandon Ashley, Arizona |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Arizona † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Oregon | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Utah | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
This was the fourth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 56th since the conference was established under its current charter as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959. Including the history of the Pacific Coast Conference, which operated from 1915 to 1959 and is considered by the Pac-12 as a part of its own history, this is the Pac-12's 100th season of men's basketball.
Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
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1 | Arizona | 383 | (31) |
2 | Utah | 317 | |
3 | Colorado | 316 | |
4 | UCLA | 290 | (1) |
5 | Stanford | 264 | |
6 | Washington | 189 | |
7 | California | 188 | |
8 | Oregon | 159 | |
9 | Arizona State | 155 | |
10 | USC | 106 | |
11 | Washington State | 84 | |
12 | Oregon State | 45 |
() first place votes
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Arizona State | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
California | AP | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
C | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Colorado | AP | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
C | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Oregon | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | - |
C | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | |
Oregon State | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Stanford | AP | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
UCLA | AP | RV | RV | 22 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
C | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | |
USC | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Utah | AP | 25 | 25 | RV | 25 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | - |
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | |
Washington | AP | NR | NR | NR | RV | 17 | 16 | 13 | 21 | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
C | NR | NR | RV | RV | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Washington State | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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 | |
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vs. Arizona | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Arizona State | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
vs. California | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
vs. Colorado | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
vs. Oregon | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Oregon State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Stanford | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
vs. UCLA | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
vs. USC | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
vs. Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Washington | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 |
vs. Washington State | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – |
Total | 16–2 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 13–5 | 5–13 | 7–11 |
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The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday, March 11–14, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada. Arizona, and Oregon were seeded one and two respectively. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 11. 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 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 12 | Semifinals Friday March 13 | Championship Saturday March 14 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | #5 Arizona | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | California | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | California | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Washington State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #5 Arizona | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | UCLA | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | USC | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arizona State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | USC | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #5 Arizona | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Colorado | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Oregon State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Colorado | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oregon | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #17 Utah | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #17 Utah | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Stanford | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Stanford | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Washington | 69 |
Seed | Region | School | Second round | Third round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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2 | West | Arizona | #15 Texas Southern, W 93–72 | #10 Ohio State, W 73–58 | # 6 Xavier, W 68–60 | #1 Wisconsin, L 78–85 | N/A | N/A |
8 | West | Oregon | #9 Oklahoma State, W 79–73 | #1 Wisconsin, L 62–72 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
5 | South | Utah | #12 Stephen F. Austin, W 57–50 | #4 Georgetown, W 75–64 | #1 Duke, L 57–61 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
11 | South | UCLA | #6 SMU, W 60–59 | #14 UAB, W 92–75 | #2 Gonzaga, L 62–74 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
4 Bids | W-L (%): | 4–0 1.000 | 3–1 .750 | 1–2 .333 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 8–4 .667 |
Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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2 | Richmond | Stanford | vs UC Davis, W 77–64 | vs Rhode Island, W 74–65 | vs Vanderbilt, W 78–75 | Old Dominion, W 67–60 | Miami (FL), W 66–64 OT |
5 | Colorado State | Arizona State | at Connecticut, W 68–61 | at Richmond, L 70–76 OT | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2 Bids | W-L (%): | 2–0 1.000 | 1–1 .500 | 1–0 1.000 | 1–0 1.000 | TOTAL: 6–1 .857 |
Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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Colorado | vs Gardner-Webb, W 87–78 | at Seattle L 65–72 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
1 Bid | W-L (%): | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 1–1 .500 |
Voting was by conference coaches:
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Arizona | F | So. | 6-7, 220 | Chester, Pa. (Chester HS) |
Stanley Johnson | Arizona | F | Fr. | 6-7, 245 | Fullerton, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) |
DaVonté Lacy | Washington State | G | Sr. | 6-4, 210 | Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis HS) |
T. J. McConnell | Arizona | G | Sr. | 6-1, 195 | Pittsburgh, Pa. (Duquesne) |
Gary Payton II | Oregon State | G | Jr. | 6-3, 175 | Las Vegas, Nev. (Salt Lake CC) |
Norman Powell | UCLA | G | Sr. | 6-4, 215 | San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln HS) |
Chasson Randle | Stanford | G | Sr. | 6-2, 185 | Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS) |
Tyrone Wallace | California | G | Jr. | 6-5, 200 | Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS) |
Delon Wright | Utah | G | Sr. | 6-5, 190 | Lawndale, Calif. (City College of San Francisco) |
Joe Young | Oregon | G | Sr. | 6-2, 180 | Houston, Texas (Houston) |
Name | School | Pos. | Ht., Wt. |
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Jordan Bell | Oregon | F | 6-9, 215 |
Dillon Brooks | Oregon | F | 6-6, 225 |
Tra Holder | Arizona State | G | 6-1, 180 |
Stanley Johnson | Arizona | F | 6-7, 245 |
Kevon Looney | UCLA | F | 6-9, 220 |
Jordan McLaughlin | USC | G | 6-1, 170 |
Jakob Pöltl | Utah | F | 7-0, 235 |
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. |
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Jordan Bell | Oregon | F | Fr. | 6-9, 215 |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Arizona | F | So. | 6-7, 220 |
T. J. McConnell | Arizona | G | Sr. | 6-1, 195 |
Gary Payton II | Oregon State | G | Jr. | 6-3, 175 |
Delon Wright | Utah | G | Sr. | 6-5, 190 |
The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:
Player of the Year: Delon Wright, Utah
All-District Team
All-District Team
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following to their All-District 20 team:
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