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#PAC12MBB Starting Five:
4-0- Preseason league favorites UCLA led the early Pac-12 men’s basketball standings 4-0 alongside UTAH, who was voted 10th in preseason media polls, each part of a perfect start. He has won three road conferences.
- UTAH’s 4-0 record is the second since participating in the Pac-12 (2014-15). Runnin’ Utes will be looking to make his 5-0 or better start for the first time in league play since his 11-0 start to the 2004-05 Mountain West campaign.
- UTAH will host Oregon Schools this week – Ducks Pac-12 (12 – ARIZ vs. CAL; 10 – UCLA vs. CAL; 10 – UCLA vs. CAL; 9 – USC vs. CAL).
Ten – As part of a 4-0 start to the league, UCLA won 10 straight overall, their longest winning streak since the 2016-17 season (also a 10-game winning streak). The Bruins also enjoyed a 13-game winning streak as part of his 31-5 final record in 2016-17.
- As of January 3, the Bruins’ 10-game winning streak is the fifth longest in the NCAA Division I and the longest in the Power Conferences program (New Mexico 14, College of Charleston 13, Florida Atlantic 11, UNCW). 11, UCLA 10TCU 10, Miami (Florida) 9, Oral Roberts 9).
- Arizona has the 11th-longest winning streak in the nation and the 5th-longest in the Power Conference program.
2×10- No. 10 UCLA returns to the AP Top 10 this week, joined by No. 5 ARIZONA.
- The Pac-12 is one of two three leagues with top 10 teams (Big 12, SEC).
- It will be the first time the Pac-12 has multiple teams in the AP Top 10 (No. 3 UCLA, No. 7 Arizona) since the Jan. 31, 2022 poll.
- Pac-12 played for three Top 10 teams (Arizona, UCLA, USC) for five weeks (12/13/21-1/10/22) during the 2021-22 season.
27 – Arizona competes in NCAA Division I (Gonzaga 75, Texas Tech 29, Arizona 27Kentucky 27).
- Two wins this week give the Wildcats the longest home streak in the Pac-12 since UA’s 49-game winning streak from 2013-16. Oregon has his 28th straight win at home in 2019-21.
- The road team went 7-3 in last week’s Pac-12 contest and has an 11-11 home away mark this season in 22 league games.
8.7- As of January 1, the average score difference in 22 league matches is 8.7 points.
- 12 games are single digits, 9 games are 5 points difference.Less than
- 6 games decided by 1 possession (3 points or less)
- 1 overtime game (1 time during OT period)
- Four players will determine the team’s final possession (ASU at COLO, OSU vs. WASH, UTAH at WSU, UCLA at WSU)
Major wins in non-meetings
10 & 13: In their combined Pac-12 Men’s Basketball program, they won 10 against AP Top 25 opponents and 13 against Power 6 conference opponents in non-conference play.
- Their 10 ranked wins are currently the most by any NCAA Division I conference and the most by any conference since it expanded to the Pac-10 in 1978-79 (the previous high was 1994-95). and 9 times in 1999-00).
- Their 13 wins in the Power 6 conference is the most in the league since they recorded 15 wins during the 2019-20 season. His NCAA Tournament in 2020 was expected to see him field as many as six Pac-12 teams.
AP Top 25 Opponents (10-11)
COLORADO 78, #11 Tennessee 66 (Nashville, Tennessee)
ARIZONA STATE 87, #20 Michigan 62 (Brooklyn, NY)
Colorado 103, #24 Texas A&M 75 (Conway, SC)
#14 ARIZONA 87, #17 San Diego State 70 (Lahaina, Hawaii)
#14 ARIZONA 81, #10 Clayton 79 (Lahaina, Hawaii)
#10 ARIZONA 89, #14 Indiana 75 (Las Vegas, Nevada)
#16 UCLA 87, #20 Maryland 60
#16 UCLA 63, #13 Kentucky 53 (New York City, NY)
#9 Arizona 75, #6 Tennessee 70
USC 74, #19 Auburn 71
Power 6 opponents (13-20)
COLORADO 78, #11 Tennessee 66 (Nashville, Tennessee)
ARIZONA STATE 87, #20 Michigan 62 (Brooklyn, NY)
Colorado 103, #24 Texas A&M 75 (Conway, SC)
UTAH 68, Georgia Tech 64 (Fort Myers, Florida)
#14 ARIZONA 81, #10 Clayton 79 (Lahaina, Hawaii)
STANFORD 70, FL 60 (Orlando, FL)
OREGON 74, Villanova 67 (Portland, Oregon)
#10 ARIZONA 89, #14 Indiana 75 (Las Vegas, Nevada)
ARIZONA STATE 73, Creighton 71 (Las Vegas, Nevada)
#16 UCLA 87, #20 Maryland 60
#16 UCLA 63, #13 Kentucky 53 (New York City, NY)
#9 Arizona 75, #6 Tennessee 70
USC 74, #19 Auburn 71
preseason award nominees
Naismith Trophy National Player of the Year
Top 50 watch list
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
Will Richardson, Oregon
Harrison Ingram, Stanford
Tiger Campbell, UCLA
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Drew Peterson, USC
WOODEN AWARD NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Top 50 watch list
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
Will Richardson, Oregon
Harrison Ingram, Stanford
Tiger Campbell, UCLA
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
NABC NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Top 20 watch list
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Award
Watch list
Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year
Kerr Cletha, Arizona
Will Richardson, Oregon
Tiger Campbell, UCLA
Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year
Amari Bailey, UCLA
Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year
Pere Larson, Arizona
Harrison Ingram, Stanford
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year
Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona
Kareem Abdul Jabbar Center of the Year
Omarboro, Arizona
Adem Bona, UCLA
Branden Carlson, Utah
Kerellware, Oregon
PAC-12 Media Preseason All Conference Teams
first army
Tiger Campbell, R-Sr., G, UCLA
Branden Carlson, Sr., C, Utah
Boogie Ellis, Sr., G, USC
Mouhamed Gueye, So., F, Washington
Harrison Ingram, yes, F, Stanford
Jaime Jaquez Jr., Sr., G/F, UCLA
Spencer Jones, Sr., F, Stanford
Drew Peterson, 5th, G, USC
Will Richardson, Sr., G, Oregon
Azuolas Tubelis, Jr., F, Arizona
second team
Marcus Bagley, yes F, Arizona
Tristan da Silva, Jr., F, Colorado
DJ Horn, Jr., G, Arizona
Kerr Kriisa, Jr., G, Arizona
Pere Larson Jr., G, Arizona
honorable mention
Amari Bailey (Fr., UCLA), Oumar Ballo (R-Jr., ARIZ), Jaylen Clark (Jr., UCLA); Quincy Guerrier (Sr., ORE), KJ Simpson (So., COLO), Kel’el Ware (Fr., ORE).
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
| team | Pac-12 Records | Overall grade |
| #10 UCLA | 4-0 | 13-2 |
| Utah | 4-0 | 11-4 |
| USC | 3-1 | 11-4 |
| #5 Arizona | 2-1 | 13-1 |
| Arizona | 2-1 | 11-3 |
| Oregon | 2-1 | 8-6 |
| Oregon | 1-2 | 7-7 |
| Colorado | 1-3 | 9-6 |
| Washington | 1-3 | 9-6 |
| State of Washington | 1-3 | 6-9 |
| California | 1-3 | 2-13 |
| Stanford | 0-4 | 5-9 |
WEEKLY SCHEDULE | * – Pac-12 Conference Game
| Thursday, January 5th | tv set | Time (PT) |
| Washington in Arizona* | PAC12 | 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time |
| Oregon in Colorado* | ESPN2 | 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time |
| #10 USC of UCLA* | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time |
| Oregon in Utah* | PAC12 | 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time |
| Arizona No. 5* Washington | FS1 | 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time |
| Friday 6th January | tv set | Time (PT) |
| Stanford at California* | ESPNU | 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time |
| Saturday, January 7 | tv set | Time (PT) |
| Washington, Arizona’s 5th largest* | PAC12 | 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) |
| Oregon Utah* | PAC12 | 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time |
| Colorado Oregon* | PAC12 | 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time |
| Sunday 8th January | tv set | Time (PT) |
| Washington, Arizona* | ESPN | 2:00 PM (Pacific Time) |
PAC-12 PERFORMANCE AWARDS presented BY NEXTIVA (Weekly Awards History)
| the week of | player of the week | Freshman of the week |
| November 14th | KJ Simpson, So., Colorado | Jordan Pope, Oregon |
| November 21st | Desmond Cambridge Jr., No. 5, Arizona | Austin Nunes, Arizona |
| November 28th | Oumar Ballo, R-Jr., Arizona | Amari Bailey, UCLA |
| December 5th | Laurie Wurster Jr., Utah | Amari Bailey, UCLA |
| December 12th | Will Richardson, Sr., Oregon | Dylan Andrews, UCLA |
| December 19th | Jaime Jaquez Jr., Sr., UCLA | Trewhite, USC |
| December 26th | Ąžuolas Tubelis, Jr., Arizona | Grant Newell, California |
| January 2nd | KJ Simpson, So., Colorado | Adem Bona, UCLA |
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National Weekly Honors