2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019 followed by the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2019. The conference schedule began in December 2019. This was the eighth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 60th 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 104th season of basketball. The Pac-12 Tournament was scheduled from March 11–14, 2020 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. On March 12, the Pac-12 cancelled the tournament prior to its second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-season. Preseason watchlists. Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Pac-12 Media days. Source: 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 September. 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. 2019–20 records against non-conference foes: Regular Season 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 December 31, 2018, UCLA fired head coach Steve Alford after 5½ seasons and named assistant coach Murry Bartow interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On April 9, 2019, Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin was named the new head coach of the Bruins. On March 14, 2019, Washington State fired head coach Ernie Kent after 5 seasons. On March 27, San Francisco head coach Kyle Smith was named the new head coach of the Cougars. On March 24, 2019, California fired head coach  Wyking Jones after 2 seasons. On March 29, the Golden Bears hired former Georgia head coach Mark Fox for the head coaching job. 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 was scheduled for March 11–14, 2020, 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. On March 12, the Pac 12 announced the tournament would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NCAA Tournament. Number of teams from the conference were selected to participate: National Invitation Tournament. Number of teams from the conference were selected to participate: 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 Player of the Year All-District Team Conference awards . Voting was by conference coaches. All-Freshman Team. ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year All-Academic team. "The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20" Home game attendance. Bold – At or Exceed capacity †Season High