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The 2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017 followed by the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 10, 2017. The conference schedule began on December 29, 2017. This was the seventh season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 59th 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 was the Pac-12's 103rd season of basketball.[1]

LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network, CBS
Quick facts League, Sport ...
2017–18 Pac–12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network, CBS
Regular season
Season championsArizona Wildcats
Season MVPDeandre Ayton, Arizona
Top scorerAaron Holiday, UCLA
Tournament
ChampionsArizona
  Runners-upUSC Trojans
Finals MVPDeandre Ayton, Arizona
Basketball seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Arizona †14–4 .77827–8  .771
USC12–6 .66724–12  .667
UCLA11–7 .61121–12  .636
Utah11–7 .61123–12  .657
Stanford11–7 .61119–16  .543
Oregon10–8 .55623–13  .639
Washington10–8 .55621–13  .618
Colorado8–10 .44417–15  .531
Arizona State8–10 .44420–12  .625
Oregon State7–11 .38916–16  .500
Washington State4–14 .22212–19  .387
California2–16 .1118–24  .250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Arizona won the regular season conference championship by two games over second-place USC.

The Pac-12 tournament was held from March 7–10, 2018[2] at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Arizona defeated USC in the tournament championship. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference' automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA received bids to the NCAA tournament. The conference achieved an 0–3 record in the tournament.

Pre-season

Pac-12 recruits at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game[3]
Deandre Ayton, Arizona
Kris Wilkes, UCLA
Troy Brown Jr., Oregon
Jaylen Hands, UCLA
Charles O'Bannon Jr., USC

Recruiting classes

More information Team, ESPN ...
Rankings
Team ESPN[4] Rivals[5] Scout[6] 247Sports[7] Signees
ArizonaNo. 3No. 3No. 3No. 35
Arizona StateNo. 34No. 36No. 29No. 232
California---No. 544
ColoradoNo. 39No. 25No. 27No. 244
OregonNo. 12No. 13No. 11No. 134
Oregon StateNo. 35--No. 483
StanfordNo. 24No. 12-No. 144
UCLANo. 4No. 5No. 5No. 46
USCNo. 18No. 30-No. 313
Utah---No. 514
WashingtonNo. 32No. 26No. 18No. 664
Washington State---No. 1191
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Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

More information Rawle Alkins, Deandre Ayton ...
Wooden[8] Naismith[9] Robertson[10] Cousy[11] West[12] Erving[13] Malone[14] Abdul-Jabbar[15] Olson[16] Tisdale[17]
Rawle Alkins Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Deandre Ayton Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Bennie Boatwright Green tickY Green tickY
Troy Brown Jr. Green tickY
Shannon Evans II Green tickY
Aaron Holiday Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Michael Humphrey Green tickY
Jordan McLaughlin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
De’Anthony Melton Green tickY
Chimezie Metu Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Kingsley Okoroh Green tickY
Dusan Ristic Green tickY
Reid Travis Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Allonzo Trier Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Thomas Welsh Green tickY
Kris Wilkes Green tickY
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Preseason All-American teams

ESPN[18] CBS[19] AP[20] USA
Today [21]		 Blue
Ribbon[22]		 Athlon
Sports[23]		 NBC
Sports [24]		 Street & Smith's [25] Sporting News [26] Sports
Illustrated[27]
Deandre Ayton3rd3rd2ndHM3rd2nd3rd3rdHM
Beanie Boatright3rd
Jordan McLaughlinHM
Chimezie Metu4th
Allonzo Trier1st2nd1st1st2nd2nd1st2nd2nd1st
Reid Travis4thHM

Preseason polls

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
More information Arizona, No. 3 ...
AP[28] Athlon
Sports[29]		 Bleacher
Report[30]		 Blue Ribbon
Yearbook[31]		 CBS Sports[32] Coaches[33] ESPN[34] KenPom[35] Lindy's
Sports[36]		 NBC Sports[37] SBNation[38] Street & Smith's[39] Sports
Illustrated[40]		 USBWA[41]
ArizonaNo. 3No. 1No. 3No. 1No. 2No. 5No. 1No. 3No. 2No. 3No. 2No. 1No. 1No. 3
Arizona StateNo. 57No. 93No. 70
CaliforniaNo. 163No. 100No. 208
ColoradoNo. 77No. 95No. 101
OregonRVNo. 34RVNo. 45No. 35No. 32
Oregon StateNo. 82No. 66No. 99
StanfordNo. 42No. 54No. 118
UCLANo. 21No. 18No. 22No. 20No. 18No. 34No. 29No. 14No. 14No. 15No. 20No. 23
USCNo. 10No. 7No. 8No. 11No. 8No. 11No. 11No. 12No. 12No. 12No. 8No. 13No. 9
UtahNo. 71No. 55No. 67
WashingtonNo. 141No. 114No. 117
Washington StateNo. 201No. 230No. 206
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Pac-12 Media days

Source:[42]

More information Place, Team ...
Men's Basketball Media Preseason Poll
Place Team Points First place votes
1.Arizona273 pts22
2.USC251 pts1
3.UCLA223 pts--
4.Oregon203 pts--
5.Stanford182 pts--
6.Arizona State146 pts--
7.Utah129 pts--
8.Oregon State125 pts--
9.Colorado112 pts--
10.Washington71 pts--
11.California46 pts--
12.Washington State33 pts--
(first place votes)
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  • October 11–12, 2017 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco, Calif.

Early season tournaments

More information Team, Tournament ...
Team Tournament Finish
Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis 8th[43]
Arizona State Las Vegas Invitational 1st[44]
California Maui Invitational 8th[45]
Colorado Paradise Jam 1st[46]
Oregon Phil Knight Invitational – Victory 6th[47]
Oregon State AdvoCare Invitational 7th[48]
Stanford Phil Knight Invitational – Motion 8th[49]
UCLA CBE Hall of Fame Classic 3rd[50]
USC Diamond Head Classic 1st[51]
Utah MGM Resorts Main Event 2nd[52]
Washington 2K Sports Classic 4th[53]
Washington State Wooden Legacy 1st[54]
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Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

More information Deandre Ayton, Shannon Evans II ...
Wooden Midseason[55] Wooden Late Season[56] Olson[16] Robertson[17] Cousy[57] West[58] Erving[59] Malone[60] Abdul-Jabbar[61] Naismith[62]
Deandre Ayton Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Shannon Evans II Green tickY
Tra Holder Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Aaron Holiday Green tickY
Jordan McLaughlin Green tickY
Allonzo Trier Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Thomas Welsh Green tickY
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Final Watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

More information Deandre Ayton, Thomas Welsh ...
John R. Wooden Award[55] Naismith[63] Malone Abdul-Jabbar[64]
Deandre Ayton Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Thomas Welsh Green tickY
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Regular season

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

Records against other conferences

2017-18 records against non-conference foes as of Dec. 28, 2017:[65]

Regular season

More information Power 5 conferences, Record ...
Power 5 conferences Record
ACC 1–3
Big Ten 1–4
Big 12 3–4
SEC 7–2
Power 5 total 12–13
Other NCAA Division 1 conferences Record
American 1–5
American East 1–0
A-10 2–1
ASUN 1–0
Big East 3–5
Big Sky 11–4
Big South 1–0
Big West 12–4
CAA 1–0
C-USA 1–1
Horizon 2–0
Ivy League 0–1
MAAC 2–0
MAC 2–1
MEAC 4–0
MVC 1–0
Mountain West 10–4
OVC 3–0
Patriot League 1–0
SoCon 2–0
Southland 4–1
SWAC 6–0
The Summit 7–0
Sun Belt 0–0
WAC 6–0
WCC 8–4
Other Division I total 92–31
Division II total 0–1
NCAA Division I total 104–45
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Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):[66]

More information Date, Visitor ...
DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference record
November 20No. 6 Wichita StateCaliforniaLahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HIMaui InvitationalL 82–920–1
November 20No. 9 North CarolinaStanfordMaples Pavilion • Stanford, CAL 72–960–2
November 23No. 7 FloridaStanfordVeterans Memorial Coliseum • Portland, ORPK80L 87–1080–3
November 24No. 15 XavierArizona StateOrleans Arena • Las Vegas, NVLas Vegas InvitationalW 102–86 1–3
November 24No. 18 PurdueNo. 2 ArizonaImperial Arena • Nassau, BahamasBattle 4 AtlantisL 64–891–4
November 24No. 21 Saint Mary'sWashington StateTitan Gym • Fullerton, CAWooden LegacyW 84–79 2–4
November 26No. 18 Texas A&MNo. 10 USCGalen Center • Los Angeles, CAL 59–752–5
November 26No. 7 Texas A&MArizonaTalking Stick Resort Arena • Phoenix, AZValley of the Sun ShootoutW 67–64 3–5
December 6WashingtonNo. 2 KansasSprint Center • Kansas, KSW 74–65 4–5
December 9ColoradoNo. 13 XavierCintas Center • Cincinnati, OHL 69–964–6
December 10No. 16 Arizona StateNo. 2 KansasAllen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KSW 95–85 5–6
December 10No. 12 GonzagaWashingtonHec Edmundson Pavilion • Seattle, WAL 70–97 5–7
December 16No. 25 CincinnatiUCLAPauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CAL 63–775–8
December 21No. 14 KansasStanfordMaples Pavilion • Stanford, CAL 54–755–9
December 23No. 7 KentuckyUCLASmoothie King Center • New Orleans, LACBS Sports ClassicW 83–756–9
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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.[67]

More information Arizona, Arizona St ...
  Arizona Arizona St California Colorado Oregon Oregon St Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington Washington St
vs. Arizona –0–20–21–11–10–20–21–00–10–21–00–1
vs. Arizona State 2–0–0–21–12–01–12–00–10–11–11–00–1
vs. California 2–02–0–1–01–00–11–12–02–01–02–02–0
vs. Colorado 1–11–10–1–1–01–00–11–12–01–12–01–1
vs. Oregon 1–10–20–10–1–1–11–01–12–01–00–21–1
vs. Oregon State 2–01–10–11–01–1–1–01–12–01–01–10–2
vs. Stanford 2–00–21–11–00–10–1–1–11–11–00–20–2
vs. UCLA 0–11–00–22–01–11–11–1–0–21–10–10–1
vs. USC 1–01–00–20–20–20–21–12–0–0–21–00–1
vs. Utah 2–01–10–11–10–10–10–11–12–0–0–20–2
vs. Washington 0–10–10–20–22–01–12–01–00–12–0–0–2
vs. Washington State 1–01–00–21–11–12–02–01–01–02–02–0–
Total 14–48–102–168–1010–87–1111–711–712–611–710–84–14
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Points scored

More information Team, For ...
Team For Against Difference
Arizona 2514 2225 289
Arizona State 2504 2238 266
California 2108 2407 -299
Colorado 2143 2169 -26
Oregon 2440 2217 223
Oregon State 2222 2124 98
Stanford 2351 2322 29
UCLA 2466 2287 179
USC 2424 2209 215
Utah 2139 1994 145
Washington 2311 2254 57
Washington State 2208 2347 -139
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Through March 5, 2018[68]

Rankings

See also: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The Pac-12 had three teams ranked and one other receiving votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll & AP Poll.[69][70] There was no coaches poll during week 2, and officially started voting during week 3.

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
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C 5 4 RV RV 23 19 18 16 21 17 12 9 13 19 14 22 17 15 RV
Arizona State AP NV NV 20 16 5 4 3 3 4 11 16 21 25 RV 25 RV NV NV NV –
C NV NV 21 17 6 4 4 6 11 14 19 23 RV 22 25 RV RV NV NV
California AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –
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Oregon State AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –
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Stanford AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –
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UCLA AP 21 23 23 RV RV RV NV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV NV RV –
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USC AP 10 10 10 14 25 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV NV NV RV NV RV –
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Utah AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –
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Washington AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV –
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Washington State AP NV NV NV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV –
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Head coaches

Coaching changes

On March 15, 2017, California head coach Cuonzo Martin resigned. On March 24, the school hired assistant coach Wyking Jones as the new head coach.[71] On March 16, 2017, Washington fired Lorenzo Romar after fifteen years as head coach. On March 19, 2017, the school hired Mike Hopkins[72] as head coach.

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.[73]

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Pac-12 record Pac-12 titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Arizona Sean Miller Xavier 9th 244–73 (.770) 121–41 (.747) 5 10 0 0
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 3rd 47–41 (.534) 17–30 (.362) 0 0 0 0
California Wyking Jones California (assistant) 1st 8–17 (.320) 2–10 (.167) 0 0 0 0
Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 8th 163–105 (.608) 70-66 (.515) 0 3 0 0
Oregon Dana Altman Creighton 8th 203–79 (.720) 91–47 (.659) 2 5 0 0
Oregon State Wayne Tinkle Montana 4th 53–65 (.449) 22–43 (.338) 0 4 0 0
Stanford Jerod Haase UAB 2nd 27–29 (.482) 13–17 (.433) 0 0 0 0
UCLA Steve Alford New Mexico 5th 113–52 (.685) 52–32 (.619) 0 3 0 0
USC Andy Enfield Florida Gulf Coast 5th 87–72 (.547) 32–52 (.381) 0 2 0 0
Utah Larry Krystkowiak New Jersey Nets (assistant) 7th 129–94 (.578) 59–60 (.496) 0 4 0 0
Washington Mike Hopkins Syracuse (assistant) 1st 17–7 (.708) 7–4 (.636) 0 0 0 0
Washington State Ernie Kent Oregon 4th 44–72 (.381) 15–50 (.231) 0 6 0 0
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Notes:

  • Overall and Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2017–18 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.

Postseason

Pac-12 tournament

Main article: 2018 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

The conference tournament was scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday March 7–10, 2018 at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 7, 2018. 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 7 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9 		Championship
Saturday, March 10
            
1 Arizona 83
8 Colorado 67
8 Colorado 97
9 Arizona State 85
1 Arizona 78*
4 UCLA 67
4 UCLA 88
5 Stanford 77
5 Stanford 76
12 California 58
1 Arizona 75
2 USC 61
2 USC 61
10 Oregon State 48
7 Washington 66
10 Oregon State 69*
2 USC 74
6 Oregon 54
3 Utah 66
6 Oregon 68
6 Oregon 64*
11 Washington State 62

* denotes overtime period

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Three teams from the conference were selected to participate: Arizona, UCLA and Arizona State.

More information Seed, Region ...
Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
No. 4 South Arizona
N/A
 eliminated by No. 13 Buffalo 68–89 – – – – –
No. 11 Midwest Arizona State eliminated by No. 11 Syracuse 60–56 – – – – – –
No. 11 East UCLA eliminated by No. 11 St. Bonaventure 65–58 – – – – – –
3 Bids W-L (%): 0–2 (.000) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–3 (.000)
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National Invitation Tournament

Five teams from the conference were selected to participate: USC, Utah, Stanford, Oregon & Washington.

Main article: 2018 National Invitation Tournament
More information Seed, Bracket ...
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 USC USC defeated No. 8 UNC Asheville 103–98 eliminated by No. 4 Western Kentucky 75–79
2 Saint Mary's Utah defeated No. 7 UC Davis 69–59 defeated No. 3 LSU 95–71 defeated No. 1 Saint Mary's 67–58OT defeated No. 4 Western Kentucky 69–64 eliminated by No. 4 Penn State 66–82
3 USC Stanford defeated No. 6 BYU 86–83 eliminated by No. 2 Oklahoma State 65–71
3 Notre Dame Oregon defeated No. 6 Rider 99–86 eliminated by No. 2 Marquette 92–101
5 Saint Mary's Washington defeated No. 4 Boise State 77–74 eliminated by No. 1 Saint Mary's 81–85
5 Bids W-L (%): 5–0 (1.000) 1–4 (.200) 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) TOTAL: 8–5 (.615)
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More information Index to colors and formatting ...
Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost
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Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Pac-12 offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[74]

More information Week, Player of the Week ...
Week Player of the Week School Ref.
Nov. 13 Allonzo Trier Arizona [75]
Nov. 20 Tra Holder Arizona State [76]
Nov. 27 Tra Holder (2) Arizona State [77]
Dec. 4 Deandre Ayton Arizona [78]
Dec. 11 Shannon Evans II Arizona State [79]
Dec. 18 Jordan McLaughlin USC [80]
Dec. 25 Aaron Holiday UCLA [81]
Jan. 1 Deandre Ayton (2) Arizona [82]
Jan. 8 McKinley Wright IV Colorado [83]
Jan. 15 Daejon Davis Stanford [84]
Jan. 22 Justin Bibbins Utah [85]
Jan. 29 Dušan Ristić Arizona [86]
Feb. 5 Noah Dickerson Washington [87]
Feb. 12 Tres Tinkle Oregon State [88]
Feb. 19 Aaron Holiday (2) UCLA [89]
Feb. 26 Reid Travis Stanford [90]
Mar. 5 Aaron Holiday (3) UCLA [91]
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Totals per school

[74]

More information School, Total ...
School Total
Arizona 4
Arizona State 3
UCLA 3
Stanford 2
Colorado 1
Oregon State 1
USC 1
Utah 1
Washington 1
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All-Americans

Main article: 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

All-District

Conference awards

Voting was by conference coaches.

Individual awards

[95]

More information Award, Recipient(s) ...
Pac-12 individual awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of The Year Deandre Ayton, Fr., Arizona
Coach of the Year Mike Hopkins, Washington
Defensive Player of The Year Matisse Thybulle, Jr., Washington
Freshman of The Year Deandre Ayton, Fr., Arizona
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Dorian Pickens, Sr., Stanford
Most Improved Player of The Year Robert Franks, Jr., Washington State
Sixth Man of The Year Dominique Collier, So., Colorado & Remy Martin, Fr., Arizona State
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All-Pac-12

Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams
First Team

[96]

More information Name, School ...
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., wt. Hometown (last school)
Deandre Ayton‡ArizonaFFr.7-1, 250Nassau, Bahamas (Hillcrest Prep)
Justin BibbinsUtahGSr.5-8, 150Carson, Calif. (Bishop Montegomery)
Noah DickersonWashingtonFJr.5-8, 150Atlanta, Ga. (Montverde Academy)
Tra HolderArizona StateGSr.5-8, 150Los Angeles, Calif. (Brentwood School)
Aaron HolidayUCLAGJr.5-8, 150Chatsworth, Calif. (Campbell Hall)
Jordan McLaughlinUSCGSr.5-8, 150Etiwanda, Calif. (Etiwanda High)
Chimezie Metu†USCFJr.5-8, 150Lawndale, Calif. (Lawndale High)
Tres TinkleOregon StateFR-So.5-8, 150Missoula, Mont. (Hellgate High School)
Reid Travis††StanfordFR-Jr.6-8, 150Minneapolis, Minn. (De La Salle)
Allonzo Trier†ArizonaGJr.6-5, 205Seattle, Wash.(Findlay Prep (Nev.))
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  • ‡ Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • †† two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
  • † two-time All-Pac-12 honoree
Second Team

[97]

More information Name, School ...
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., wt.
David ColletteUtahFSr.6-10, 220
George KingColoradoGR-Sr.6-2, 200
Payton PritchardOregonGR-Sr.6-10, 230
Dusan RisticArizonaCSr.7-0, 245
Thomas WelshUCLACSr.7-0, 245
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Honorable Mention
  • Rawle Alkins (ARIZ, G), Shannon Evans II (ASU, G), Robert Franks (WSU, F), Jaylen Nowell (WASH, G), Dorian Pickens (STAN, G), McKinley Wright IV (COLO, G)

All-Freshman Team

[98]

More information Name, School ...
Name School Pos. Ht., wt.
Deandre Ayton‡ArizonaF7-1, 250
Daejon DavisStanfordG6-3, 175
Jaylen NowellWashingtonG6-4, 190
Kris WilkesUCLAG6-8, 195
McKinley Wright IVColoradoG6-0, 185
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‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

Honorable Mention
  • Troy Brown (ORE, F)

All-Defensive Team

[99]

More information Name, School ...
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., wt.
Deandre AytonArizonaFFr.7-1, 250
Aaron HolidayUCLAGJr.5-8, 150
Jordan McLaughlinUSCGSr.5-8, 150
Matisse Thybulle‡WashingtonFJr.6-5, 195
Kenny WootenOregonFFr.6-9, 220
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‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year

Honorable Mention
  • Chimezie Metu (USC, F), McKinley Wright IV (COLO, G).

All-Academic team

First Team

[100]

More information Name, School ...
Name School Pos. Ht., wt. GPA Major
Nick HamiltonCaliforniaG6-4, 1853.75Media studies & legal studies
Dorian Pickens‡†††StanfordG6-5, 2103.42Communication
Jeff PollardWashington StateF6-9, 2403.72Undeclared
Gligorije RakocevicOregon StateF6-11, 2503.70Digital communication arts
Stephen Thompson Jr.Oregon StateG6-4, 1903.73Digital communication arts
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  • ‡ indicates player was Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
  • ††† three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
Second Team

[100]

More information Name, School ...
Name School Pos. Ht., wt. GPA Major
Malachi FlynnWashington StateG6-1, 1703.48Undeclared
Jayce JohnsonUtahC7-0, 2353.49Psychology
Chimezie MetuUSCF6-11, 2253.18Law, history & culture
Tres Tinkle††Oregon StateG6-8, 2203.42Speech communication
Parker Van Dyke††UtahG6-3, 1813.26Economics
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  • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
Honorable Mention
  • Milan Acquaah (WSU, R-Fr.), Robert Cartwright (STAN, R-Jr.), David Collette (UTAH, Sr.), Drew Eubanks (OSU, Jr.), Shannon Evans II (ASU, Sr.), Kodi Justice (ASU, Sr.), Jordan McLaughlin (USC, Sr.), Alex Olesinski (UCLA, R-So.), Kodye Pugh (STAN, R-Fr.), Keith Smith (ORE, So.), Thomas Welsh (UCLA, Sr.)

2018 NBA draft

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
1 1 Deandre Ayton PF  Bahamas Phoenix Suns Arizona (Fr.)
1 15 Troy Brown Jr. SF  United States Washington Wizards Oregon (Fr.)
1 23 Aaron Holiday PG  United States Indiana Pacers UCLA (Jr.)
2 46 De'Anthony Melton SG  United States Houston Rockets USC (So.)
2 49 Chimezie Metu C  United States San Antonio Spurs USC (Jr.)
2 58 Thomas Welsh C  United States Denver Nuggets UCLA (Sr.)
2 59 George King SF  United States Phoenix Suns Colorado (Sr.)
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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 Game 19 Total Average % of capacity
Arizona McKale Center 14,644 14,644† 13,496 14,301 13,626 14,644† 14,048 14,392 14,644† 14,644† 14,644† 14,644† 14,644† 14,644† 14,644† 14,644† 14,644† 230,947 14,434 98.56%
Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena 14,100 5,697 6,640 6,189 5,394 8,682 10,797 9,308 10,646 13,693 13,459 11,536 13,943 12,377 14,025 14,233† 11,737 11,895 180,251 10,603 75.19%
California Haas Pavilion 11,858 7,083 6,405 6,102 6,177 7,831 7,813 6,758 6,589 6,915 8,888† 7,721 8,107 7,531 8,581 8,482 6,552 7,851 125,386 7,376 62.20%
Colorado Coors Events Center 11,064 7,740 6,451 7,427 6,610 6,512 6,933 7,740 8,519 7,477 8,787† 7,645 6,385 8,323 7,008 8,176 111,733 7,449 67.32%
Oregon Matthew Knight Arena 12,364 7,232 6,428 8,100 6,916 7,688 7,153 6,249 6,905 6,908 9,661 7,458 9,202 12,364† 12,364† 9,938 9,419 9,940 12,364† 156,289 8,683 70.22%
Oregon State Gill Coliseum 9,604 4,588 3,874 5,438 3,985 3,571 4,344 3,900 8,110† 4,481 4,751 6,482 5,330 6,301 4,235 5,630 4,963 6,147 86,130 5,066 52.74%
Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233 6,276 3,103 2,799 2,998 7,233† 3,145 3,303 4,031 4,293 4,497 4,087 4,014 6,079 3,601 4,894 3,625 5,233 73,211 4,307 59.54%
UCLA Pauley Pavilion 13,800 6,782 7,035 8,329 5,973 6,109 10,018 5,767 8,089 7,639 8,739 10,164 8,028 10,519 12,837 8,890 13,001† 137,919 8,620 62.46%
USC Galen Center 10,258 6,327 2,402 3,125 5,347 2,712 3,519 4,041 3,104 2,518 3,669 4,822 4,116 6,144 4,322 4,542 10,258† 70,968 4,436 43.24%
Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000 9,887 9,690 12,064 13,264 13,896 13,125 13,543 12,123 12,378 11,241 14,038 14,358† 13,141 13,598 13,751 190,097 12,673 84.48%
Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 10,000 5,883 5,609 6,428 5,328 4,858 4,903 9,749 4,856 4,452 5,915 5,804 8,256 10,000† 6,904 10,000† 8,170 9,258 6,480 9,912 133,016 7,001 70.01%
Washington State Beasley Coliseum 11,671 2,424 2,340 2,129 3,183 2,240 4,165 2,178 3,477 2,540 3,178 4,607† 2,803 2,249 2,924 2,592 3,148 46,177 2,886 24.72%
Total 11,800 1,542,124 7,749 66.66%
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