2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices starting in October, followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which started on November 9. Conference play began on November 28. This is the tenth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 62nd 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 106th season of basketball. The Pac-12 Tournament is scheduled for March 9–12, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Pre-season. Preseason watchlists. Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Pac-12 Media days. The Pac-12 will conduct its 2021 Pac-12 media days at the Pac-12 Studio, in San Francisco, California, on October 13, 2021 (Pac-12 Network). The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows: Source: Efe Abogidi (So., WSU); Daejon Davis (Gr., WASH); Jaiden Delaire (Sr., STAN); Harrison Ingram (Fr., STAN); Jabari Walker (So., COLO); Peyton Watson (Fr ., UCLA). Midseason watchlists. Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists. Final watchlists. Below is a table of notable year end watch lists. Regular season. The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh 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. 2021–22 records against non-conference opponents through the 2022 Season: Regular Season Postseason Record against ranked non-conference  opponents. This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll): "Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking" "† denotes game was played on neutral site" Conference schedule. This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Head coaches. Coaching changes. On March 16, 2021, Utah fired Larry Krystkowiak as head coach after 10 seasons. Utah hired former Utah State coach Craig Smith in March 27, 2021. On April 7, 2021, Arizona fired Sean Miller as head coach after 12 seasons. April  15, Arizona announced it hired long time Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd. Coaches. "Note:" Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school. "Notes:" Post season. Pac-12 Tournament. The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 9–12, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV. The top four teams had a bye on the first day. 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. NCAA Tournament. Three teams from the conference  were selected to participate: Arizona, UCLA, and USC National Invitation Tournament. Three teams from the conference were selected to participate: Colorado, Oregon, and Washington State. 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. All-District. The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams: All-District Team Coach of the Year Tommy Lloyd, Arizona All-District Team The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District  Teams: Coach of the Year Tommy Lloyd, Arizona All-District First Team All-District Second Team Conference awards. Voting was by conference coaches. All-Freshman Team. † Pac-12 Player of the Year ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Scholar Athlete of the Year. "The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20" National awards. Bennedict Mathurin Tommy Lloyd Home game attendance. Bold – At or exceed capacity †Season high