# 2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season begins with practices in October 2016 and ends with the 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season begins on the first weekend of November 11, 2016 with Arizona-Michigan State, with the conference schedule starting in the last week of December 28, 2016 with UCLA-Oregon.
This is the sixth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 58th 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 102nd season of men's basketball.

## Preseason

* October 21, 2016 – Pac-12 men's basketball media day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco, Calif.
Men’s basketball media preseason poll :
| Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
| 1. | Oregon | 320 | (23) |
| 2. | Arizona | 298 | (4) |
| 3. | UCLA | 259 | --- |
| 4. | California | 209 | --- |
| 5. | Colorado | 199 | --- |
| 6. | Washington | 167 | --- |
| 7. | USC | 163 | --- |
| 8. | Utah | 142 | --- |
| 9. | Oregon State | 122 | --- |
| 10. | Stanford | 119 | --- |
| 11. | Arizona State | 78 | --- |
| 12. | Washington State | 30 | --- |
 first place votes

### Recruiting classes

Rankings :
| Team | ESPN | Rivals | Scout | 247Sports | Signees |
| Arizona | #7 | #3 | #7 | #5 | 3 |
| Arizona State | #16 | #21 | #23 | #26 | 4 |
| California | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Colorado | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Oregon | #37 | #12 | #17 | #20 | 3 |
| Oregon State | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Stanford | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| UCLA | #5 | #5 | #4 | #6 | 3 |
| USC | #31 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Utah | - | - | - | #29 | 2 |
| Washington | #32 | #26 | #18 | #22 | 3 |
| Washington State | - | - | - | - | 4 |

## Rankings

The Pac-12 had 4 teams ranked and 3 others receiving votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll. It had four teams ranked in the preseason AP Poll and one other receiving votes.
Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 |
| NV | No votes received |
| | | 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 |
| Arizona | AP | 10 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | NA |
| Arizona | C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Arizona State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NA |
| Arizona State | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| California | AP | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NA |
| California | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV |
| Colorado | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NA |
| Colorado | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Oregon | AP | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | NA |
| Oregon | C | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Oregon State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NA |
| Oregon State | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Stanford | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NA |
| Stanford | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| UCLA | AP | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | NA |
| UCLA | C | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| USC | AP | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NA |
| USC | C | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Utah | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NA |
| Utah | C | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Washington | AP | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NA |
| Washington | C | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Washington State | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NA |
| Washington State | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |

## Pac-12 regular season
### Conference schedule

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 |
| vs. Arizona | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Arizona State | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. California | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Colorado | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Oregon | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Oregon State | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Stanford | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. UCLA | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. USC | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Utah | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Washington | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 |
| vs. Washington State | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – |
| Total | 16–2 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 16–2 | 1–17 | 6–12 | 15–3 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 2–16 | 6–12 |

### Points scored

| Team | For | Against | Difference |
| Arizona | 2332 | 1992 | 340 |
| Arizona State | 2438 | 2527 | -89 |
| California | 1964 | 1874 | 90 |
| Colorado | 2343 | 2221 | 122 |
| Oregon | 2456 | 2006 | 450 |
| Oregon State | 1959 | 2254 | -295 |
| Stanford | 2074 | 2106 | -32 |
| UCLA | 2831 | 2326 | 505 |
| USC | 2445 | 2266 | 179 |
| Utah | 2368 | 2029 | 339 |
| Washington | 2295 | 2435 | -140 |
| Washington State | 2116 | 2303 | -187 |
Through March 6, 2017

## Head coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Overall record | Pac-12 record | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Arizona | Sean Miller | Xavier | 8th | 215–65 (.768) | 107–37 (.743) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona State | Bobby Hurley | Buffalo | 2nd | 30–35 (.462) | 12–24 (.333) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| California | Cuonzo Martin | Tennessee | 3rd | 61–37 (.622) | 29–25 (.537) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | Tad Boyle | Northern Colorado | 7th | 149–94 (.613) | 64–61 (.512) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | Dana Altman | Creighton | 7th | 182–68 (.728) | 85–41 (.675) | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon State | Wayne Tinkle | Montana | 3rd | 41–54 (.432) | 18–36 (.333) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford | Jerod Haase | UAB | 1st | 14–17 (.452) | 6–12 (.333) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | Steve Alford | New Mexico | 4th | 93–43 (.684) | 44–28 (.611) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Andy Enfield | Florida Gulf Coast | 4th | 68–62 (.523) | 24–48 (.333) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | Larry Krystkowiak | New Jersey Nets (assistant) | 6th | 115–84 (.578) | 54–55 (.495) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | Lorenzo Romar | Saint Louis | 15th | 298–197 (.602) | 143–120 (.544) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington State | Ernie Kent | Oregon | 3rd | 36–58 (.383) | 15–40 (.273) | 6 | 0 | 0 |

## Postseason
### Pac-12 tournament

The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday March 8–11, 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV. Oregon and Arizona were seeded one and two respectively. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 8, 2017. 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 8 | First round Wednesday, March 8 | First round Wednesday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 11 |
| | | | 1 | #5 Oregon | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Arizona State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Arizona State | 98* | 8 | Arizona State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 88 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stanford | 88 | | | | 1 | #5 Oregon | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | California | 65 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Utah | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | California | 78 | | | | | | |
| 5 | California | 67 | 5 | California | 78 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Oregon State | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Oregon State | 62 | | | | | | | 1 | #5 Oregon | 80 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | #7 Arizona | 83 |
| | | | 2 | #7 Arizona | 92 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Colorado | 78 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Colorado | 73 | 7 | Colorado | 78 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Washington State | 63 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Washington State | 63 | | | | 2 | #7 Arizona | 86 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #3 UCLA | 75 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #3 UCLA | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | USC | 74 | | | | | | |
| 6 | USC | 78 | 6 | USC | 74 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Washington | 73 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| No. 2 | West | Arizona | Bye | No. 15 North Dakota, 100–82 | No. 7 Saint Mary's, 69–60 | No. 11 Xavier, 71–73 | | | |
| No. 3 | Midwest | Oregon | Bye | No. 14 Iona, 93–77 | No. 11 Rhode Island, 75–72 | No. 7 Michigan, 69–68 | No. 1 Kansas, 74–60 | No. 1 North Carolina, 76–77 | |
| No. 3 | South | UCLA | Bye | No. 14 Kent State, 97–80 | No. 6 Cincinnati, 79–67 | No. 2 Kentucky, 75–86 | | | |
| No. 11 | East | USC | No. 11 Providence, 75–71 | No. 6 SMU, 66–65 | No. 3 Baylor, 78–82 | | | | |
| | 4 Bids | W-L (%): | 1–0 1.000 | 4–0 1.000 | 3–1 .750 | 1–2 .333 | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | TOTAL: 10–4 .714 |

### National Invitation Tournament

| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| 1 | California | California | vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 66–73 | | | | |
| 3 | Illinois St. | Utah | vs. Boise State, 68–73 | | | | |
| 5 | Illinois St. | Colorado | at UCF, 74–79 | | | | |
| | 3 Bids | W-L (%): | 0–3 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 0–3 .000 |
* Index to colors and formatting
* Pac-12 member won
* Pac-12 member lost

## Awards and honors
### All-District

USBWA
District VIII: All-District Team
* Kyle Kuzma (Utah)
* Derrick White (Colorado)
District IX: Player of the Year
* Lonzo Ball (UCLA)
District IX: All-District Team
* Lonzo Ball (UCLA)
* Jordan Bell (Oregon)
* Dillon Brooks (Oregon)
* Markelle Fultz (Washington)
* T. J. Leaf (UCLA)
* Lauri Markkanen (Arizona)
* Ivan Rabb (California)

### Conference awards

Voting was by conference coaches.

#### Individual awards

Pac-12 individual awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of The Year | Dillon Brooks, junior, Oregon |
| Coach of the Year | Sean Miller, Arizona |
| Defensive Player of The Year | Jordan Bell, junior, Oregon |
| Freshman of The Year | Lonzo Ball, freshman, UCLA |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Josh Hawkinson, senior, Washington State |
| Most Improved Player of The Year | Chimezie Metu, sophomore, USC |

#### All-Pac-12
##### First Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., wt. | Hometown (last school) |
| Bryce Alford | UCLA | G | Sr. | 6-3, 185 | Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva HS) |
| Lonzo Ball | UCLA | G | Fr. | 6-6, 190 | Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS) |
| Dillon Brooks | Oregon | F | Jr. | 6-7, 225 | Mississauga, Ontario (Findlay Prep (Nev.)) |
| Markelle Fultz | Washington | G | Fr. | 6-4, 195 | Upper Marlboro, Md. (DeMatha Catholic HS) |
| Kyle Kuzma | Utah | F | Jr. | 6-9, 221 | Flint, Mich. (Bentley HS) |
| T. J. Leaf | UCLA | F | Fr. | 6-10, 225 | El Cajon, Calif. (Foothills Christian HS) |
| Lauri Markkanen | Arizona | F | Fr. | 7-0, 230 | Jyväskylä, Finland (Helsinki Academy) |
| Ivan Rabb | California | F | So. | 6-11, 220 | Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd HS) |
| Reid Travis | Stanford | F | RS So. | 6-8, 245 | Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS) |
| Derrick White | Colorado | G | RS Sr. | 6-5, 200 | Parker, Colo. (UCCS) |

##### Second Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., wt. |
| Kadeem Allen | Arizona | G | R-Sr. | 6-3, 205 |
| Jordan Bell | Oregon | F | Jr. | 6-9, 225 |
| Josh Hawkinson | Washington State | F | Sr. | 6-10, 230 |
| Chimezie Metu | USC | F | So. | 6-11, 225 |
| Allonzo Trier | Arizona | G | So. | 6-5, 205 |

#### All-Freshman Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Ht., wt. |
| Rawle Alkins | Arizona | G | 6-5, 220 |
| Lonzo Ball | UCLA | G | 6-6, 190 |
| Markelle Fultz | Washington | G | 6-4, 195 |
| T. J. Leaf | UCLA | F | 6-10, 225 |
| Lauri Markkanen | Arizona | F | 7-0, 230 |

#### All-Defensive Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., wt. |
| Kadeem Allen | Arizona | G | R-Sr. | 6-3, 205 |
| Marcus Allen | Stanford | G | Sr. | 6-3, 190 |
| Jordan Bell | Oregon | F | Jr. | 6-9, 225 |
| Chris Boucher | Oregon | F | Sr. | 6-10, 200 |
| Derrick White | Colorado | G | Sr. | 6-5, 200 |

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
| 1 | 1 | Markelle Fultz | PG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (from Brooklyn via Boston) | Washington (Fr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Lonzo Ball | PG | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | UCLA (Fr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Lauri Markkanen | PF | Finland | Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Chicago) | Arizona (Fr.) |
| 1 | 18 | T. J. Leaf | PF | United States | Indiana Pacers | UCLA (Fr.) |
| 1 | 27 | Kyle Kuzma | PF | United States | Los Angeles Lakers (from Boston via Brooklyn) | Utah (Jr.) |
| 1 | 29 | Derrick White | PG | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Colorado (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Ivan Rabb | PF | United States | Orlando Magic (traded to Memphis Grizzles) | California (So.) |
| 2 | 38 | Jordan Bell | PF | United States | Chicago Bulls (from Sacramento via Cleveland) | Oregon (Jr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Tyler Dorsey | SG | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Oregon (Jr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Dillon Brooks | SF | United States | Houston Rockets (traded to Memphis Grizzles) | Oregon (Jr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Ike Anigbogu | C | United States | Indiana Pacers | UCLA (Fr.) |
| 2 | 53 | Kadeem Allen | PG | United States | Boston Celtics | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 2 | 56 | Jabari Bird | SG | United States | Boston Celtics | California (Sr.) |