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PAC-12 Men’s Basketball – Season Final Recap

Mike Vamosi — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:55:14 +0000

Last weekend the PAC-12 men’s season ended when Arizona and Oregon were eliminated in the Sweet 16 by National Champion Louisville and Big Ten tournament champion Ohio State. Here is the final recap from the action this year with standings and rankings.

Arsalan Kazemi and Oregon made the Sweet 16 before losing to National Champion Louisville. Photo Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports

Not sure how many conferences had teams that lost to the NCAA (Louisville) and NIT (Baylor) champions in the same postseason.

Final USA Today Coaches Poll: Arizona (14), Oregon (15), with California getting 23 votes and UCLA one

Regular Season Standings: UCLA (13-5, 25-10), Arizona (12-6, 27-8), Oregon (12-6, 28-9), California (12-6, 21-12), Colorado (10-8, 21-12), Arizona State (9-9, 22-13), Stanford (9-9, 19-15), Washington (9-9, 18-16), Southern California (9-9, 14-18), Utah (5-13, 15-18), Oregon State (4-14, 14-18), Washington State (4-14, 13-19)

Conference Tournament Results:
First Round – 8 Stanford 88 v. 9 Arizona State 89 OT, 5 Colorado 74 v. 12 Washington State 68, 6 Washington 64 v. 11 Washington State 58, 7 USC 66 10 Utah 69
Quarterfinals – 1 UCLA 80 v. 9 Arizona State 75, 4 Arizona 79 v. 5 Colorado 69, 3 Oregon 80 v. 6 Washington 77, 2 California 69 v. 10 79
Semifinals – 1 UCLA 66 v. 4 Arizona 64, 3 Oregon 64 v. 10 Utah 45
Finals – 1 UCLA 69 v. 3 Oregon 78

Postseason Results:
NCAA (Second Round) – 5 Oklahoma State 55 v. 12 Oregon 68, 6 Arizona 81 v. 11 Belmont 64, 6 UCLA 63 v. 11 Minnesota 83, 5 UNLV 61 v. 12 California 64, 7 Illinois 57 v. 10 Colorado 49
NCAA (Third Round) – 4 Saint Louis 57 v. 12 Oregon 74, 6 Arizona 74 v. 14 Harvard 51, 4 Syracuse 66 v. 12 California 60
NCAA (Sweet 16) – 1 Louisville 77 v. 12 Oregon 69, 2 Ohio State 73 v. 6 Arizona 70

NIT (First Round) – 6 Detroit 68 @ 3 Arizona State 83, 6 Washington 79 @ 3 BYU 90, 5 Stephen F. Austin 57 @ 4 Stanford 58
NIT (Second Round) – 3 Arizona State 86 @ 2 Baylor 89, 4 Stanford 54 @ 1 Alabama 66

Postseason Honors:
PAC-12 Player of the Year – Allen Crabbe (California)

Co-Freshman of the Year – Jahii Carson (Arizona State) and Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA)

Defensive Player of the Year – André Roberson (Colorado)

Most Improved Player of the Year – Dwight Powell (Stanford)

John Wooden Coach of the Year – Dana Altman (Oregon)

First Team All-Pacific 12

Jahii Carson (Arizona State), Allen Crabbe (California), Spencer Dinwiddie (Colorado), Larry Drew II (UCLA), Solomon Hill (Arizona), Mark Lyons (Arizona), Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA), Dwight Powell (Stanford), André Roberson (Colorado), E.J. Singler (Oregon)

Second Team All-Pacific 12

Kyle Anderson (UCLA), Justin Cobbs (California), Carrick Felix (Arizona State), Brock Motum (Washington State), C.J. Wilcox (Washington)

Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Jio Fontan (USC), Arsalan Kazemi (Oregon), Roberto Nelson (Oregon State), Jason Washburn (Utah), Eric Wise (USC)

All-Freshman Team

Kyle Anderson (UCLA), Jahii Carson (Arizona State), Damyean Dotson (Oregon), Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA), Josh Scott (Colorado)

Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Jordan Adams (UCLA, G), Kaleb Tarczewski (Arizona)

All-Defensive Team

Jordan Bachynski (Arizona State), Carrick Felix (Arizona State), Josh Huestis (Stanford), Arsalan Kazemi (Oregon), André Roberson (Colorado)

Honorable Mention (receiving at least three votes): Nick Johnson (Arizona), Eric Moreland (Oregon State)

National Awards

Jim Phelan Award/National Coach of the Year – Dana Altman (Oregon)
Kyle Macy Freshman All-American Team – Damyean Dotson (Oregon)

Oregon Ducks This Week:

Tracktown USA: 2016 Olympic Trails Will Return To Eugene And Hayward Field

LinkedUp: Oregon Pepsi Invitational Recap, QB Mariota On Portland Radio, Nebraska Spring Game Must-See

Oregon Baseball: Payne’s Ninth Inning Triple Leads Ducks Over Oregon State 6-3

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PAC-12 Men’s Basketball – Postseason Tournament Guide

Mike Vamosi — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:50:47 +0000

While the NCAA selection committee wasn’t kind in terms of seeding, the conference did get five teams into the field. But the PAC-12 also got teams into “other” tournaments, so here is your guide.

Oski the Bear wasn’t the only one confused by the NCAA’s seeding and why his Cal Bears are playing UNLV for a second time this season. Photo Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports

NCAA Tournament (5 teams) –

Midwest Region: HP Pavilion/San Jose, California/Gametime Thursday March 21at 1:40 pm on TNT
12 Oregon Ducks (26-8) v. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys (24-8/Big XII)

West Region: EnergySolutions Arena/Salt Lake City, Utah/Gametime Thursday March 21 at 4:20 on TNT
11 Belmont Bruins (26-6/Ohio Valley) v. 6 Arizona Wildcats (25-7)

East Region: HP Pavilion/San Jose, California/Gametime Thursday March 21 at 4:27 pm on TruTV
12 California Golden Bears (20-11) v. 5 UNLV Running Rebels (25-9/MWC)

East Region: Frank Erwin Center/Austin, Texas/Gametime Friday March 22 at 1:40 pm on TNT
10 Colorado Buffaloes (21-11) v. 7 Illinois Fighting Illini (22-12/B1G)

South Region: Frank Erwin Center/Austin, Texas/Gametime Friday March 22 at 6:57 pm on TruTV
11 Minnesota Golden Gophers (20-12/B1G) v. 6 UCLA Bruins (25-9)

Full NCAA Bracket

NIT (2 teams) –

First Round: Maples Pavilion/Palo Alto, California/Gametime Tuesday March 19 at 8 pm on ESPN2
5 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (27-4/Southland) @ 4 Stanford Cardinal (18-14)

First Round: Wells Fargo Arena/Tempe, Arizona/Gametime Wednesday 7 pm on ESPNU
6 Detroit Titans (20-12/Horizon) @ 3 Arizona State Sun Devils (21-12)

Full NIT Bracket

Oregon Ducks This Week:

NCAA Tournament: Oregon Selected As A 12 Seed, Will Face 5 Seed Oklahoma State

Oregon Baseball: Ducks Take Two Of Three From USC, Start 7 Game Homestand Friday

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Oregon Can’t Overcome Turnovers, Poor Shooting, Fall to Stanford

Justin Phillips — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:47 +0000

January 30, 2013; Stanford, CA, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Arsalan Kazemi (14) shoots the ball against the Stanford Cardinal during the first half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The turnover game jumped up and bit 10th Ranked Oregon on Wednesday night at Maples Pavilion vs Stanford. The Cardinal defenders held the Ducks to under 35 percent shooting. Stanford shot 51 percent for the game won the contest 76-52. The Cardinal seem to have a way of making a habit out of stopping the Ducks and their winning streaks. I don’t think I have to remind anyone about the ‘clank heard round Eugene’ at Autzen on that fateful November evening back in November.

It was clear that Oregon had no answers for Stanford’s Chasson Randle who scored 17 points, and Josh Huestis and his 14 points and 13 rebounds in the Cardinal win. Oregon’s offense was pretty anemic, Carlos Emory led with 12 points for the Ducks, and Arslan Kazemi had 6 points, 9 rebounds and a steal for Oregon. As far as the Pac 12, they still have a two game lead on #8 Arizona and Arizona State. Dana Altman and crew won’t see either team the rest of the way until the Pac 12 Conference Tournament in Las Vegas in mid march.

“We just got it handed to us,” Oregon Coach Dana Altman on the loss to Stanford.

Up next for Oregon is Cal(11-8, 3-4 Pac 12), the Bears host Oregon State tonight and will host the Ducks on Saturday at 1:30 PT. The game will be on ROOT Sports.

With a victory vs Cal, Oregon will still likely fall out of the Top 10, but there is now a date to circle on the calendar. Redemption for the Ducks can occur vs Stanford on Saturday, February 23rd at 5pm inside Matthew Knight Arena.

Justin Phillips is Sports Reporter for Newsradio 1120 KPNW in Eugene, Oregon

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