# 2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014 and ended with the 2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2014, with the conference schedule starting in December 2014.
This was the fourth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 56th 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 100th season of men's basketball.

## Preseason

* October 23, 2014 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco, California.
Men’s Basketball Media Preseason Poll :
| Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
| 1 | Arizona | 383 | (31) |
| 2 | Utah | 317 | |
| 3 | Colorado | 316 | |
| 4 | UCLA | 290 | (1) |
| 5 | Stanford | 264 | |
| 6 | Washington | 189 | |
| 7 | California | 188 | |
| 8 | Oregon | 159 | |
| 9 | Arizona State | 155 | |
| 10 | USC | 106 | |
| 11 | Washington State | 84 | |
| 12 | Oregon State | 45 | |
 first place votes

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| | | 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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Arizona | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Arizona State | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
| Arizona State | C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| California | AP | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
| California | C | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Colorado | AP | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
| Colorado | C | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Oregon | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | - |
| Oregon | C | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 |
| Oregon State | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
| Oregon State | C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Stanford | AP | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
| Stanford | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| UCLA | AP | RV | RV | 22 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
| UCLA | C | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV |
| USC | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
| USC | C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Utah | AP | 25 | 25 | RV | 25 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Utah | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
| Washington | AP | NR | NR | NR | RV | 17 | 16 | 13 | 21 | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
| Washington | C | NR | NR | RV | RV | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Washington State | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - |
| Washington State | C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

## 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 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Arizona State | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. California | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Colorado | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Oregon | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Oregon State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Stanford | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. UCLA | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. USC | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Washington | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 |
| vs. Washington State | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – |
| Total | 16–2 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 13–5 | 5–13 | 7–11 |

## Postseason
### Pac-12 tournament

The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday, March 11–14, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada. Arizona, and Oregon were seeded one and two respectively. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 11. 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 11 | First round Wednesday March 11 | First round Wednesday March 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 12 | Semifinals Friday March 13 | Semifinals Friday March 13 | Semifinals Friday March 13 | Championship Saturday March 14 | Championship Saturday March 14 | Championship Saturday March 14 |
| | | | 1 | #5 Arizona | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | California | 51 | | | | | | |
| 8 | California | 84 | 8 | California | 51 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Washington State | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Washington State | 59 | | | | 1 | #5 Arizona | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | UCLA | 64 | | | |
| | | | 4 | UCLA | 96 | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | USC | 70 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Arizona State | 64 | 12 | USC | 70 | | | | | | |
| 12 | USC | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | USC | 67 | | | | | | | 1 | #5 Arizona | 80 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Oregon | 52 |
| | | | 2 | Oregon | 93 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Colorado | 85 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oregon State | 71 | 10 | Colorado | 85 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Colorado | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Colorado | 78 | | | | 2 | Oregon | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #17 Utah | 64 | | | |
| | | | 3 | #17 Utah | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Stanford | 56 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Stanford | 71 | 6 | Stanford | 56 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Washington | 69 | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | Second round | Third round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 2 | West | Arizona | #15 Texas Southern, W 93–72 | #10 Ohio State, W 73–58 | # 6 Xavier, W 68–60 | #1 Wisconsin, L 78–85 | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | West | Oregon | #9 Oklahoma State, W 79–73 | #1 Wisconsin, L 62–72 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | South | Utah | #12 Stephen F. Austin, W 57–50 | #4 Georgetown, W 75–64 | #1 Duke, L 57–61 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | South | UCLA | #6 SMU, W 60–59 | #14 UAB, W 92–75 | #2 Gonzaga, L 62–74 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | 4 Bids | W-L (%): | 4–0 1.000 | 3–1 .750 | 1–2 .333 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 8–4 .667 |

### National Invitation tournament

| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| 2 | Richmond | Stanford | vs UC Davis, W 77–64 | vs Rhode Island, W 74–65 | vs Vanderbilt, W 78–75 | Old Dominion, W 67–60 | Miami (FL), W 66–64 $^{OT}$ |
| 5 | Colorado State | Arizona State | at Connecticut, W 68–61 | at Richmond, L 70–76 $^{OT}$ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | 2 Bids | W-L (%): | 2–0 1.000 | 1–1 .500 | 1–0 1.000 | 1–0 1.000 | TOTAL: 6–1 .857 |

### College Basketball Invitational

| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| | | Colorado | vs Gardner-Webb, W 87–78 | at Seattle L 65–72 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | 1 Bid | W-L (%): | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 1–1 .500 |

## 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

* Chasson Randle, Sr., Stanford

### Player-of-the-Week

* Nov. 17: Tyrone Wallace, Jr., California
* Nov. 24: Norman Powell, Sr., UCLA
* Dec. 1: Stanley Johnson, Fr., Arizona
* Dec. 8: Tyrone Wallace, Jr., California (2)
* Dec. 15: Delon Wright, Sr., Utah
* Dec. 22: Elijah Stewart, Fr., USC
* Dec. 29: Anthony Brown, Sr., Stanford
* Jan. 5: Chasson Randle, Sr., Stanford
* Jan. 12: Kevon Looney, Fr., UCLA
* Jan. 19: Stanley Johnson, Fr., Arizona (2)
* Jan. 26: Gary Payton II, Jr., Oregon State
* Feb. 2: Norman Powell, Sr., UCLA (2)
* Feb. 9: Joe Young, Sr., Oregon
* Feb. 16: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, So., Arizona
* Feb. 23: Andrew Andrews, RS Jr., Washington
* Mar. 2: Norman Powell, Sr., UCLA (3)
* Mar. 9: Shaquielle McKissic, Sr., Arizona State

### All-Americans

* Delon Wright, Utah, First team (Sporting News), second team (United States Basketball Writers Association)
* Joe Young, Third team (Sporting News)

### All-Pac-12 teams

Voting was by conference coaches:
* Player of The Year: Joe Young, Oregon
* Freshman of The Year: Stanley Johnson, Arizona
* Defensive Player of The Year: Gary Payton II, Oregon State
* Most Improved Player of The Year: Josh Hawkinson, Washington State
* John R. Wooden Coach of the Year: Dana Altman, Oregon

#### First Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Arizona | F | So. | 6-7, 220 | Chester, Pa. (Chester HS) |
| Stanley Johnson | Arizona | F | Fr. | 6-7, 245 | Fullerton, Calif. (Mater Dei HS) |
| DaVonté Lacy | Washington State | G | Sr. | 6-4, 210 | Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis HS) |
| T. J. McConnell | Arizona | G | Sr. | 6-1, 195 | Pittsburgh, Pa. (Duquesne) |
| Gary Payton II | Oregon State | G | Jr. | 6-3, 175 | Las Vegas, Nev. (Salt Lake CC) |
| Norman Powell | UCLA | G | Sr. | 6-4, 215 | San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln HS) |
| Chasson Randle | Stanford | G | Sr. | 6-2, 185 | Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island HS) |
| Tyrone Wallace | California | G | Jr. | 6-5, 200 | Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield HS) |
| Delon Wright | Utah | G | Sr. | 6-5, 190 | Lawndale, Calif. (City College of San Francisco) |
| Joe Young | Oregon | G | Sr. | 6-2, 180 | Houston, Texas (Houston) |

#### Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Ht., Wt. |
| Jordan Bell | Oregon | F | 6-9, 215 |
| Dillon Brooks | Oregon | F | 6-6, 225 |
| Tra Holder | Arizona State | G | 6-1, 180 |
| Stanley Johnson | Arizona | F | 6-7, 245 |
| Kevon Looney | UCLA | F | 6-9, 220 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | USC | G | 6-1, 170 |
| Jakob Pöltl | Utah | F | 7-0, 235 |

#### Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. |
| Jordan Bell | Oregon | F | Fr. | 6-9, 215 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Arizona | F | So. | 6-7, 220 |
| T. J. McConnell | Arizona | G | Sr. | 6-1, 195 |
| Gary Payton II | Oregon State | G | Jr. | 6-3, 175 |
| Delon Wright | Utah | G | Sr. | 6-5, 190 |

### USBWA

The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:

#### District VIII

Player of the Year: Delon Wright, Utah
All-District Team
* Askia Booker, Colorado
* Delon Wright, Utah

#### District IX

All-District Team
* Norman Powell (UCLA)
* Stanley Johnson (Arizona)
* T. J. McConnell (Arizona)
* Tyrone Wallace (California)
* Joe Young (Oregon)
* Chasson Randle (Stanford)
* Gary Payton II (Oregon State)

### NABC All-District 20 Team

National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following to their All-District 20 team:

#### First Team

* Joe Young (Oregon)
* Delon Wright (Utah)
* Chasson Randle (Stanford)
* T. J. McConnell (Arizona)
* Stanley Johnson (Arizona)

#### Second Team

* Norman Powell (UCLA)
* Tyrone Wallace (California)
* Gary Payton II (Oregon State)
* Kevon Looney (UCLA)
* Askia Booker (Colorado)