Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 Tournament, is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the Pac-12, taking place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena.
| Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the tournament | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | T-Mobile Arena |
| Current location | Paradise, Nevada |
| Played | 1987–1990, 2002–present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | Oregon Ducks |
| Most championships | Arizona Wildcats (7) |
| TV partner(s) | Pac-12 Networks, Fox Sports and ESPN (2013-2024) |
| Official website | Pac-12.org Men's Basketball |
| Sponsors | |
| New York Life | |
| Host stadiums | |
| Pauley Pavilion 1987 McKale Center 1988 The Forum 1989 University Activity Center 1990 Staples Center 2002–2012 MGM Grand Garden Arena 2013–2016 T-Mobile Arena 2017–2020 | |
| Host locations | |
| Los Angeles 1987, 2002–2012 Tucson, Arizona 1988 Inglewood, California 1989 Tempe, Arizona 1990 Las Vegas 2013–present | |
History
The predecessor conference of the Pac-12, the Pacific Coast Conference, began playing basketball in the 1915–16 season. The PCC was split into North and South Divisions for basketball beginning with the 1922–23 season. The winners of the two divisions would play a best of three series of games to determine the PCC basketball champion. If two division teams tied, they would have a one-game playoff to produce the division representative. Starting with the first edition of the event now known as the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1939, the winner of the PCC divisional playoff was given the automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Oregon, the 1939 PCC champion, won the championship game in the 1939 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
The last divisional playoff was in the 1954–55 season. After that, there was no divisional play and all teams played each other in a round robin competition. From the 1955–56 season through the 1985–86 season, the regular season conference champion was awarded the NCAA tournament berth from the PCC, later AAWU, Pac-8 and Pac-10.
Beginning with the 1975 NCAA Tournament, the league (known as the Pac-8 until becoming the Pac-10 with the 1978 arrival of Arizona and Arizona State) would usually place at least one other at-large team in the tournament. Following the end of UCLA's dominance in the 1970s, the Pac-10 would struggle to get out of the early rounds of the NCAA tournament.
By the 1985–86 season, the Pac-10 was one of three remaining conferences that gave their automatic NCAA tournament bid to the regular season round-robin champion. The other two conferences were the Ivy League and the Big Ten Conference.
1987–1990
The modern tournament format began in 1987. The first incarnation of the tournament ran from 1987 to 1990, hosted at different school sites. UCLA was awarded the inaugural tournament, which was won by the Bruins, and the Arizona Wildcats took the next three. Citing academic concerns, it was dropped after 1990 upon opposition from coaches, poor revenue, and poor attendance.[1][2][3] The Pac-10 went back to having the regular season champion get awarded the automatic NCAA tournament bid for the 1990–2001 seasons. During that time, Arizona and UCLA both won NCAA championships.
2002 to the present
In 1998, the Big Ten began to hold a conference tournament, leaving the Pac-10 and Ivy League the lone conferences without postseason tournaments. (The Ivy League would not begin holding its tournament until 2017.) The Pac-10 tournament was restarted by an 8–2 vote of the athletic directors of the conference in 2000 after determining that a tournament would help increase exposure of the conference and help the seeding of the schools in the NCAA tournament.[4] Stanford University and the University of Arizona opposed the tournament, while UCLA's and USC's votes, considered the deciding votes, were swayed by permanently hosting the tournament at Staples Center.[5] Los Angeles is the second largest media market in the United States. The championship game has been broadcast nationally by CBS Sports.
With the 2011 championship game attracting only 12,074 paid attendees, less than two-thirds the capacity of Staples Center, commissioner Larry Scott reopened bids from other cities to host the Pac-12 Tournament. Other models including a round-robin model and hosting the tournament at conference sites have also been considered.[6] Ultimately, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Seattle submitted bids for consideration.[7]
On March 13, 2012, the Pac-12 Tournament was officially moved to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for a three-year term.[8] The tournament moved to T-Mobile Arena once it opened during the 2016–17 basketball season; the hosting contract between the Pac-12 and the arena runs through 2020.[9]
Television coverage
Effective with the 2012–13 season, as part of the new television contract signed with Fox Sports and ESPN, one quarterfinal game, one semifinal game, and the championship game will rotate between Fox Sports and ESPN, with ESPN obtaining odd year tournaments and Fox Sports even numbered tournaments. All other games are broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.
Format
From 1987 to 1990 and 2006 to 2011, all ten teams participated in the tournament, with the top six teams receiving a bye in the opening round. Between 2002 and 2005, only the top eight teams in the conference participated in the tournament. Of the Pac-12 schools, only Washington State has never played in the championship game. In 2010 with USC on probation, only nine teams participated. Since 2012, all 12 teams have participated with the top four teams getting byes into the quarterfinals.
Results
| Year | Champion (Seed)(AP)(Title #) | Score | Runner-Up (Seed)(AP) | Tournament MVP | Arena (City) | Total Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UCLA (1)(18)(1st) | 76–64 | Washington (3)(NR) | Reggie Miller, UCLA | Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, California) | 37,663 |
| 1988 | Arizona (1)(3)(1st) | 93–67 | Oregon State (2)(NR) | Sean Elliott, Arizona | McKale Center (Tucson, Arizona) | 66,477 |
| 1989 | Arizona (1)(1)(2nd) | 73–51 | Stanford (2)(12) | Sean Elliott, Arizona | Great Western Forum (Inglewood, California) | 41,994 |
| 1990 | Arizona (2)(15)(3rd) | 94–78 | UCLA (4)(NR) | Jud Buechler & Matt Muehlebach, Arizona | University Activity Center (Tempe, Arizona) | 36,052 |
| 2002 | Arizona (2)(15)(4th) | 81–71 | USC (4)(22) | Luke Walton, Arizona | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 67,819 |
| 2003 | Oregon (5)(NR)(1st) | 74–66 | USC (7)(NR) | Luke Ridnour, Oregon | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 63,663 |
| 2004 | Stanford (1)(2)(1st) | 77–66 | Washington (2)(NR) | Josh Childress, Stanford | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 60,126 |
| 2005 | Washington (2)(14)(1st) | 81–72 | Arizona (1)(8) | Salim Stoudamire, Arizona | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 62,147 |
| 2006 | UCLA (1)(13)(2nd) | 71–52 | California (3)(NR) | Leon Powe, California | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 74,801 |
| 2007 | Oregon (4)(16)(2nd) | 81–57 | USC (3)(NR) | Tajuan Porter, Oregon | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 84,477 |
| 2008 | UCLA (1)(3)(3rd) | 67–64 | Stanford (2)(11) | Darren Collison, UCLA | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 81,809 |
| 2009 | USC (6)(NR)(1st) | 66–63 | Arizona State (4)(23) | DeMar DeRozan, USC | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 77,452 |
| 2010 | Washington (3)(NR)(2nd) | 79–75 | California (1)(NR) | Isaiah Thomas, Washington | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 62,292 |
| 2011 | Washington (3)(NR)(3rd) | 77–75 (OT) | Arizona (1)(16) | Isaiah Thomas, Washington | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 56,051 |
| 2012 | Colorado (6)(NR)(1st) | 53–51 | Arizona (4)(NR) | Carlon Brown, Colorado | Staples Center (Los Angeles, California) | 63,414 |
| 2013 | Oregon (3)(NR)(3rd) | 78–69 | UCLA (1)(21) | Johnathan Loyd, Oregon | MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | 63,750 |
| 2014 | UCLA (2)(NR)(4th) | 75–71 | Arizona (1)(4) | Kyle Anderson, UCLA | MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | 69,445 |
| 2015 | Arizona (1)(5)(5th) | 80–52 | Oregon (2)(NR) | Brandon Ashley, Arizona | MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | 70,563 |
| 2016 | Oregon (1)(5)(4th) | 88–57 | Utah (2)(12) | Elgin Cook, Oregon | MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | 77,496 |
| 2017 | Arizona (2)(7)(6th) | 83–80 | Oregon (1)(5) | Allonzo Trier, Arizona | T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | 87,910 |
| 2018 | Arizona (1)(15)(7th) | 75–61 | USC (2)(NR) | Deandre Ayton, Arizona | T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | 80,550 |
| 2019 | Oregon (6)(NR)(5th) | 68–48 | Washington(1)(NR) | Payton Pritchard, Oregon | T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | 69,024 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | ||||
| 2021 | T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | |||||
| 2022 | T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | |||||
Venues
| Venue | City | State | Appearances | Last | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Arena | Paradise | Nevada | 3 | 2019 | 2017–2020 | |
| MGM Grand Garden Arena | Paradise | Nevada | 4 | 2016 | 2013–2016 | |
| Staples Center | Los Angeles | California | 11 | 2012 | 2002–2012 | |
| Pauley Pavilion | Los Angeles | California | 1 | 1987 | 1987 | |
| McKale Center | Tucson | Arizona | 1 | 1988 | 1988 | |
| Great Western Forum | Inglewood | California | 1 | 1989 | 1989 | |
| University Activity Center | Tempe | Arizona | 1 | 1990 | 1990 | |
Tournament championships by school
| Member | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 7 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| Oregon | 5 | 2003, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2019 |
| UCLA | 4 | 1987, 2006, 2008, 2014 |
| Washington | 3 | 2005, 2010, 2011 |
| Colorado | 1 | 2012 |
| Stanford | 1 | 2004 |
| USC | 1 | 2009 |
Note: No tournament held between 1990 and 2002.
Coaches with championships
- 4 – Lute Olson (Arizona – 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002)
- 3 – Sean Miller (Arizona – 2015, 2017, 2018)
- 3 – Lorenzo Romar (Washington – 2005, 2010, 2011)
- 3 – Dana Altman (Oregon – 2013, 2016, 2019)
- 2 – Ben Howland (UCLA – 2006, 2008)
- 2 – Ernie Kent (Oregon – 2003, 2007)
- 1 – Mike Montgomery (Stanford – 2004)
- 1 – Walt Hazzard (UCLA – 1987)
- 1 – Tim Floyd (USC – 2009)
- 1 – Tad Boyle (Colorado – 2012)
- 1 – Steve Alford (UCLA – 2014)
Coaches by all-time winning %
(1.000) – Mark Fox (California), (1-0)
(1.000) – Kyle Smith (Washington State), (1-0)
(.760) – Dana Altman (Oregon), (19-6)
(.750) – Walt Hazzard (UCLA), (3-1)
(.720) – Sean Miller (Arizona), (18-7)
(.727) – Lute Olson (Arizona), (16-6)
(.667) – Tim Floyd (USC), (6-3)
(.667) – Bill Frieder (ASU), (2-1)
(.636) – Steve Alford (UCLA), (7-4)
(.609) – Tad Boyle (Colorado), (14-9)
(.600) – Jim Harrick (UCLA), (3-2)
(.579) – Ben Howland (UCLA), (11-8)
(.577) – Lorenzo Romar (Washington), (15-11)
(.571) – Henry Bibby (USC), (4-3)
(.571) – Cuonzo Martin (California), (4-3)
(.500) – Ernie Kent (Oregon/Washington St.), (11-11)
(.500) – Ben Braun (California), (7-7)
(.500) – Andy Enfield (USC), (5-5)
(.500) – Tony Bennett (Washington St.), (3-3)
(.500) – Steve Lavin (UCLA), (3-3)
(.500) – Ralph Miller (Oregon St.), (3-3)
(.500) – Andy Russo (Washington), (3-3)
(.500) – Murry Bartow (UCLA), (1-1)
(.455) – Mike Montgomery (Stanford/California), (10-12)
(.429) – Johnny Dawkins (Stanford), (6-8)
(.400) – Larry Krystkowiak (Utah), (6-9)
(.400) – Mike Hopkins (Washington), (2-3)
(.400) – Kevin O’Neill (Arizona/USC), (2-3)
(.400) – Kelvin Sampson (Washington St.), (2-3)
(.375) – Wayne Tinkle (OSU), (3-5)
(.333) – Craig Robinson (Oregon St.), (3-6)
(.333) – Lou Campanelli (Cal), (2-4)
(.333) – Jay John (OSU), (2-4)
(.333) – Don Monson (Oregon), (2-4)
(.333) – George Ravelling (USC), (2-4)
(.333) – Bobby Hurley (ASU), (2-4)
(.250) – Herb Sendek (ASU), (3-9)
(.200) – Jerod Haase (Stanford), (1-4)
(–) – Mick Cronin (UCLA), (0-0)
Note: Coaches with at least one win are listed here. Current coaches are in bold.
Coaches by tournament wins
19 – Dana Altman (Oregon), (19−6)
18 – Sean Miller (Arizona), (18−7)
16 – Lute Olson (Arizona), (16−6)
15 – Lorenzo Romar (Washington), (15−11)
14 – Tad Boyle (Colorado), (14−9)
11 – Ben Howland (UCLA), (11−8)
11 – Ernie Kent (Oregon/Washington State), (11−11)
10 – Mike Montgomery (Stan/Cal), (10−12)
7 – Ben Braun (Cal), (7−7)
6 – Steve Alford (UCLA), (6−3)
6 – Tim Floyd (USC), (6−3)
6 – Johnny Dawkins (Stanford), (6−8)
6 – Larry Krystkowiak (Utah), (6−9)
5 – Andy Enfield (USC), (5−5)
4 – Henry Bibby (USC), (4−3)
4 – Cuonzo Martin (California), (4−3)
3 – Walt Hazzard (UCLA), (3−1)
3 – Jim Harrick (UCLA), (3−2)
3 – Steve Lavin (UCLA), (3−3)
3 – Andy Russo (Washington), (3−3)
3 – Wayne Tinkle (OSU), (3−5)
3 – Craig Robinson (OSU), (3−6)
3 – Herb Sendek (ASU), (3−9)
2 – Bobby Hurley (ASU), (2−4)
2 – Mike Hopkins (Washington), (2−3)
2 – Bill Frieder (ASU), (2−1)
2 – Kelvin Sampson (WSU), (2−3)
2 – Lou Campanelli (Cal), (2−4)
2 – Don Monson (Oregon), (2−4)
2 – Jay John (OSU), (2−4)
1 – Mark Fox (California), (1−0)
1 – Kyle Smith (Washington State), (1−0)
1 – Jerod Haase (Stanford), (1−4)
1 – Murray Bartow (UCLA), (1−1)
0 – Mick Cronin (UCLA), (0-0)
Note: Only coaches with 1 or more wins listed here. As of March 11, 2020
All-Time Records by Team
- As of March 11, 2020
| School | Record | Winning Pct | Championships | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 34–15 | (.694) | 7 | 4 |
| Oregon | 32–16 | (.667) | 5 | 2 |
| Colorado | 13–8 | (.619) | 1 | 0 |
| UCLA | 25–17 | (.595) | 4 | 2 |
| Washington | 20–19 | (.513) | 3 | 3 |
| USC | 18*–18 | (.500) | 1 | 4 |
| California | 17–22 | (.436) | 0 | 2 |
| Stanford | 16–22 | (.421) | 1 | 2 |
| Utah | 6–9 | (.400) | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon State | 11–20 | (.355) | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona State | 8–21 | (.276) | 0 | 1 |
| Washington State | 6–20 | (.231) | 0 | 0 |
*USC vacated its win vs. ASU in the 2008 Pac-10 Tournament.[10]
All-Time Records by Seed
- As of March 11, 2020
| Seed | Record | Winning Pct | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43–13 | (.768) | 9 |
| 2 | 33–17 | (.660) | 5 |
| 3 | 24–19 | (.558) | 3 |
| 4 | 20–21* | (.488) | 1 |
| 5 | 17–21 | (.447) | 1 |
| 6 | 21–20 | (.512) | 3 |
| 7 | 18–23 | (.439) | 0 |
| 8 | 16–22 | (.421) | 0 |
| 9 | 7–19 | (.269) | 0 |
| 10 | 7–17 | (.292) | 0 |
| 11 | 1–8 | (.111) | 0 |
| 12 | 1–9 | (.100) | 0 |
*USC vacated its win vs. ASU in the 2008 Pac-10 Tournament.[10]
Pac-12 Tournament records
Pac-12 Tournament team records
- Margin of victory: 33 pts., Oregon (vs. Washington State), (84–51), Mar. 13, 2019
- Most points per game: 103 USC, (vs. Stanford) (78), Mar. 7, 2002
- Fewest points per game: 39 Utah vs. Arizona, Mar. 13, 2014
- Most points per half: 59 ARIZ vs. OSU (21), Mar. 12, 2008 (1st); 59 ORE vs. COLO (48), Mar. 12, 2015
- Fewest points per half: 13 UTAH vs. ARIZ (34), Mar. 13, 2014
- Most points per tournament: 278 Arizona, (3 games) Mar. 1988
- Most field goals per game
- Team: 39 UCLA, (vs. ASU) (39-of-71), Mar. 6, 1987
- Both Teams: 70, UCLA (39) vs. ASU (31), Mar. 6, 1987;
- Both Teams: 70, Arizona (37) vs. OSU (33), Mar. 11, 1989
- Most field goal attempts per game
- Team: 88, Arizona (vs. UCLA), Mar. 13, 2003 (33-of-88) (OT)
- Both Teams, Game: 157, UCLA (69) vs. ARIZ (88), Mar. 13, 2003 (OT)
- Highest Field Goals % per game: 68.3%, CAL vs. USC, Mar. 10, 1988 (28-of-41)
- Most Assists Per Game: 23, ARIZ vs. OSU, Mar. 11, 1989
- Most Steals Per Game: 14, USC vs. CAL, Mar. 14, 2003; 14, ASU vs. USC, Mar. 13, 2008;
- 14, UCLA vs. USC, Mar. 13, 2009
- Most blocked shots per game: 9, ORE vs. WASH, Mar. 7, 2002
- Most personal fouls per game (one team): 42, Oregon 42 (vs. UCLA) (1990)
- Highest field goal percentage per game: .683, CAL vs. USC, Mar. 10, 1988 (28-of-41)
- Lowest field goal percentage per game: .255 Utah vs. Arizona, Mar. 13, 2014 (12-of-47)
Pac-12 Tournament individual records
- Most total points scored in:
- Half: 25, Klay Thompson, Washington State vs. Washington, Mar. 10, 2011 (2nd)
- Game: 43, Klay Thompson, Washington State vs. Washington, Mar. 10, 2011
- Tournament: 83, Reggie Miller, UCLA, 1987 (3 games)
- Most field goals per :
- Game: 15, Reggie Miller, UCLA vs. Arizona State, Mar. 6, 1987 (15-of 20)
- 15, Klay Thompson, Washington State vs. Washington, Mar. 10, 2011 (15-of-29)
- Tournament: 27, Reggie Miller, UCLA, 1987 (3 games)
- Most field goal attempts per:
- Game: 29, Klay Thompson, Washington State vs. Washington, Mar. 10, 2011 (15-of-29)
- Tournament: 60, Brook Lopez, Stanford, 2008 (25-of-60, 3 games)
- Field goal percentage per:
- Game (min 10 made): 1.000 Bryce Taylor, Oregon vs. USC, Mar. 10, 2007 (11-of-11)
- Tournament (min 15 made): .791 Isaac Austin, Arizona State, 1988 (19-of-24, 3 games)
- Game: Most 3-pt. FGs made
- 11 Alfonso Plummer, Utah vs. OSU, Mar. 11, 2020 (11-of-16)
- Highest 3-pt. FG % (min. 3)
- Game: 100%, Bryce Taylor, Oregon vs. USC, Mar. 10, 2007 (7-of-7)
- Most total rebounds per :
- Game: 20 Leon Powe, California vs. USC, Mar. 9, 2006
- Tournament: 41 André Roberson, Colorado, 2012 (4 games);
- Most steals per :
- Game: 7 James Harden, Arizona State vs. USC, Mar. 13, 2008
- Most steals per:
- Game: 5 Jason Washburn, Utah vs. Colorado, Mar. 7, 2012
- Game: Ike Diogu, Arizona State vs. Washington, Mar. 10, 2005
Pac-12 Tournament final game team records
- Most total points scored in a final game: 172 (Arizona 94, UCLA 78)(1990)[10]
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