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.
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
+ Legend Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Conference Schedule
Composite Matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Arizona Arizona StCaliforniaColoradoOregonOregon StStanfordUCLAUSCUtahWashingtonWashington Stvs. Arizona – 0–21–01–11–00–10–12–01–10–20–20–2vs. Arizona State2–0 – 0–10–21–00–11–01–11–11–12–00–2vs. California0–10–1 – 1–10–20–22–01–10–20–21–00–1vs. Colorado1–12–01–1 – 0–21–10–21–00–11–11–00–1vs. Oregon0–10–12–01–0 – 0–21–10–10–11–10–20–2vs. Oregon State1–01–02–01–02–0 – 2–01–01–01–11–11–1vs. Stanford1–00–10–22–01–10–2 – 2–02–00–21–00–1vs. UCLA0–21–11–10–11–00–10–2 – 1–10–10–21–1vs. USC1–11–12–01–01–00–10–21–1 – 0–11–11–1vs. Utah2–01–12–01–11–10–12–01–01–0 – 0–11–0vs. Washington2–00–20–10–12–01–11–12–01–11–0 – 0–2vs. Washington State2–02–01–01–02–01–11–01–11–00–12–0 –Total 12–6 9–8 12–6 10–8 12–6 4–14 9–9 13–5 9–8 5-13 9–9 4–14
Conference tournament
March 2013 – Pac-12 Conference Basketball Tournament, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada.
Head coaches
Sean Miller, Arizona Herb Sendek, Arizona State Mike Montgomery, California Tad Boyle, Colorado Dana Altman, Oregon Craig Robinson, Oregon State Johnny Dawkins, Stanford Ben Howland, UCLA Bob Cantu (interim head coach replaced Kevin O'Neill), USC Larry Krystkowiak, Utah Lorenzo Romar, Washington Ken Bone, Washington State
Postseason
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 BidsW-L (%):3–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 5–5
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, 79–903 BidsW-L (%):2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 2–3
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.Kevin O'Neill out as USC coach, ESPN, January 14, 2013 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.
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Player-of-the-Week
Nov. 12 – Ahmad Starks, Oregon State Nov. 26 – Justin Cobbs, California Dec. 10 – Brock Motum, Washington State Dec. 24 – Eric Moreland, Oregon State Jan. 7 – Carrick Felix, Arizona State Jan. 21 – Mark Lyons, Arizona Feb. 4 – Josh Huestis, Stanford Feb. 18 – Allen Crabbe, California Mar. 5 – Kyle Anderson, UCLA Nov. 19 – Askia Booker, Colorado Dec. 3 – Carrick Felix, Arizona State Dec. 17 – André Roberson, Jr., Colorado Dec. 31 – Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA Jan. 14 – C. J. Wilcox, Washington Jan. 28 – Carrick Felix, Arizona State Feb. 11 – Allen Crabbe, California Feb. 25 – Justin Cobbs, California Mar. 11 – Brock Motum, Washington State
All-Americans
All-Pac-12 teams Voting was by conference coaches: Player of The Year: Allen Crabbe, Cal Freshman of The Year: Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA; Jahii Carson, ASU Defensive Player of The Year: André Roberson, Colorado Most Improved Player of The Year: Dwight Powell, Stanford John R. Wooden Coach of the Year: Dana Altman, Oregon First Team:
NameSchool Pos. YearJahii 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 NameSchoolPos.Year Spencer Dinwiddie ColoradoGSo. André Roberson Colorado FJr.
District IX NameSchoolPos.Year Jahii CarsonArizona StateGFr. Allen CrabbeCaliforniaGJr. Carrick FelixArizona StateG/FSr. Solomon HillArizonaFSr. Mark LyonsArizonaGSr. Brock MotumWashington StateFSr. Shabazz MuhammadUCLAGFr.
NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team 1 14 SG/SF Utah Jazz (traded to Minnesota) UCLA (Fr.) 23 SF Indiana Pacers Arizona (Sr.) 26 SG/SF Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis to Houston, traded to Oklahoma City via Golden State) Colorado (Jr.) 2 31 SG Cleveland Cavaliers (from Orlando, traded to Portland) California (Jr.) 33 SG Cleveland Cavaliers Arizona State (Sr.) 40 PF Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Oklahoma City) Arizona (Fr.) 54 PF Washington Wizards (from New York, traded to Philadelphia) Oregon (Sr.)
References
External links 2013–14 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide, contains review of 2012–13 season