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For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Contacts \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected], 607-329-3925), Heather Ward ([email protected]) 2017-18 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS (thru 11/27) PAC-12 POW PAC-12 OVERALL vs. W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N AP Coach Top 25 Streak Arizona State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-0 1.000 4-0 0-0 2-0 20 21 1-0 W6 Colorado 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 3-0 - - 0-0 W6 Washington State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 3-0 RV RV 1-0 W6 UCLA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-1 .833 3-0 0-0 2-1 RV 25 0-0 W2 Utah 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-1 .833 4-0 0-0 1-1 - - 0-0 W1 USC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-1 .800 3-1 1-0 0-0 14 18 0-1 L1 PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Oregon 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-2 .714 4-0 0-0 1-2 - - 0-0 L1 11/27/17 Washington 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-2 .667 4-0 0-0 0-2 - - 0-0 W2 Tra Holder, ARIZONA STATE Arizona 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-3 .500 3-0 0-0 0-3 RV RV 0-1 L3 Oregon State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-3 .500 2-1 0-0 1-2 - - 0-0 W1 u Earns Pac-12 Player of the Week Stanford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-5 .375 3-2 0-0 0-3 - - 0-2 L4 honors for the second consecutive California 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-4 .333 2-1 0-0 0-3 - - 0-1 L3 week. It marks the first repeat se- lections for ASU since Feb. 2014, TOTALS 52-22 .703 38-5 1-0 13-17 2-5 and Holder is the first Sun Devil to repeat since James Harden in 2008. #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE u Holder was named MVP in lead- ing ASU to the title of the Las Vegas Three Pac-12 teams are off to undefeated 6-0 starts and coming off holiday tournament champion- Invitational, the Sun Devils’ first 6-0 ships in ARIZONA STATE (Las Vegas Invitational), COLORADO (Paradise Jam) and WASHINGTON regular-season tourney title since STATE (Wooden Legacy). the 1994 Maui Invitational. u It’s the first time three Pac-12 teams started 6-0 since 2013-14 when five programs opened 6-0. u Averaged 25.5 points, 4.0 re- x3 u The three multi-team event (MTE) titles equal the most in league history (2012-13), with USC still to bounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals compete in the Diamond Head Classic in December. in ASU’s victories over Kansas State Three Pac-12 players earned holiday tournament MVP honors: (92-90) and #15 Xavier (102-86). Tra Holder, ARIZONA STATE - 25.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.5 spg at Las Vegas Invite. MVP McKinley Wright IV, COLORADO - 16.3 ppg, 5.0 apg, 4.3 rpg at Paradise Jam. Malachi Flynn, WASHINGTON STATE - 19.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.0 apg at Wooden Legacy. PAC-12 TIPOFF Additional All-Tournament honors: Kodi Justice & Shannon Evans II, ASU; George King, COLO; Aaron x3 HOT STARTS, TEAM EDITION: Holiday, UCLA; Jaylen Nowell, WASH; Robert Franks, WSU. Victories this week by the Pac-12’s Number of 30-point performances from five different Pac-12 players already this season, all of them unbeatens would build upon some from the backcourt: Allonzo Trier, ARIZ (2x); Tra Holder, ASU (2x); Don Coleman, CAL (3x); Jordan top starts in program history. 9 McLaughlin, USC; Jaylen Nowell, WASH. ASU - 6-0 is best start since 2013- 14, 7-0 would mark best start Associated Press national ranking for ARIZONA STATE, which makes its first appearance in the AP Top since 1980-81. 25 since finishing the 2008-09 season at No. 19. No. 14 USC remains in the poll, while ARIZONA, COLO - 6-0 is best start since #20 UCLA and WASHINGTON STATE are receiving votes. 2012-13, 7-0 would mark best start since 1982-83. Tra Holder’s 40-point performance in ARIZONA STATE’s upset of #15 Xavier to win the Las Vegas WSU - 6-0 is best start since 40 Invitational is just the fourth 40-point effort in NCAA Division I this season. It was the first 40-point 2009-10, 7-0 would mark best performance by a Pac-12 player versus a non-conference opponent since ASU’s Jahii Carson scored start since 2007-08. 40 at UNLV on Nov. 19, 2013. HOT STARTS, FRESHMAN EDI- THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE TION: ARIZONA freshman De- DATE MATCHUP TIME (PT/LOCAL) TV andre Ayton (20.3 ppg/12.0 rpg) Tues., Nov. 28 Kennesaw State at WASHINGTON 6 p.m. PAC12 is one of two Pac-12 players cur- Tues., Nov. 28 CSUN at CALIFORNIA 8 p.m. PAC12 rently averaging a double-double Wed., Nov. 29 Long Beach State at ARIZONA 5 p.m. PAC12 Wed., Nov. 29 Montana at STANFORD 7 p.m. PAC12BA (UCLA’s Thomas Welsh). He is Wed., Nov. 29 CSU Bakersfield at UCLA 7 p.m. PAC12 one of only five freshmen in NCAA Fri., Dec. 1 Boise State at OREGON 6:30/9 p.m. PAC12 Division I averaging a double-dou- Sat., Dec. 2 COLORADO at Colorado State 10 a.m. ATTSN ble: Marvin Bagley III, Duke; Mo Sat., Dec. 2 UC Davis at WASHINGTON STATE 12 p.m. PAC12 Bamba, Texas; Brandon McCoy, Sat., Dec. 2 Loyola Marymount at OREGON STATE 2 p.m. PAC12 Sat., Dec. 2 Hawaii at UTAH 4 p.m. PAC12 UNLV; Tywhon Pickford, UNI. Sat., Dec. 2 San Francisco at #20 ARIZONA STATE 6 p.m. PAC12 Sat., Dec. 2 ARIZONA at UNLV 7 p.m. CBSSN HOME SWEET HOME: OREGON Sat., Dec. 2 #14 USC at SMU 7 p.m. ESPNU owns the nation’s longest home- Sat., Dec. 2 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) at CALIFORNIA 8 p.m. PAC12 court winning streak at 46 consec- Sun., Dec. 3 STANFORD at Long Beach State 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 3 Nebraska Omaha at WASHINGTON 4 p.m. PAC12 utive games. Cincinnati is the next Sun., Dec. 3 Detroit Mercy at UCLA 6 p.m. PAC12 closest at 30 straight home wins. Rankings listed are AP poll PAC-12 AWARD NOMINEES PAC-12 TIPOFF ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKED WINS: ARIZONA STATE’s upset of #15 ONE AND ONLY: As of Nov. 27, ARIZONA STATE’s PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Xavier marked its best non-conference victory since Tra Holder (23.3/6.0/5.5/2.0) is the only player in (began in 1986-87) Nov. 1994 when the Sun Devils knocked off #9 NCAA Division I averaging at least 23.0 points, 6.0 By current Pac-12 membership Maryland to win the Maui Invitational. rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals. 1988-89: Sean Elliott, Arizona 1993-94: Jason Kidd, California 1994-95: Damon Stoudamire, Arizona WASHINGTON STATE’s upset of #21 St. Mary’s (Ca- WORKING OVERTIME: The Pac-12 is 4-0 in over- 1996-97: Brevin Knight, Stanford; Keith Van Horn, Utah* lif.) marked its best non-conference victory since time games so far in 2017-18, highlighted by #10 1997-98: Mike Bibby, Arizona; Miles Simon, Arizona Dec. 2010 when the Cougars knocked off #15 Bay- USC’s 93-89 win at Vanderbilt on Nov. 19. 1998-99: Andre Miller, Utah* lor. 2000-01: Loren Woods, Arizona 2001-02: Casey Jacobsen, Stanford 2002-03: Luke Walton, Arizona; Jason Gardner, Arizona PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2003-04: Ike Diogu, Arizona State 2007-08: Darren Collison, UCLA TRA HOLDER, ARIZONA STATE 2017-18 PAC-12 POW 2008-09: Darren Collison, UCLA Senior, 6-1, G, Los Angeles, Calif. 2016-17: Ivan Rabb, California; Dillon Brooks, Oregon Nov. 13 ...........Allonzo Trier, Arizona 2017-18: Allonzo Trier, Arizona Nov. 20 ........Tra Holder, Arizona State * - Not league member at time u Tra Holder earns Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for the Nov. 27 ........Tra Holder, Arizona State second consecutive week. It marks the first repeat selections for Dec. 4 ............................ NAISMITH MEMORIAL the ASU program since Feb. 2014, and Holder is the first Sun Devil Dec. 11 ........................... BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME AWARDS to repeat the award since James Harden in 2008 (11/24 & 12/1). Dec. 18 ........................... WATCH LISTS Dec. 25 ........................... Jan. 1 ............................ u Holder was named Most Valuable Player in leading ASU to the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Jan. 8 ............................ Jordan McLaughlin, USC title of the Las Vegas Invitational, the Sun Devils’ first regular-season Jan. 15 ........................... tournament championship since the 1994 Maui Invitational. Jan. 22 ........................... Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Jan. 29 ........................... Allonzo Trier, Arizona u The 6-1 senior guard from Los Angeles averaged 25.5 points Feb. 5 ............................ De’Anthony Melton, USC on 53 percent shooting (16-30) and 55 percent beyond the arc Feb. 12 ........................... (6-11), 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals in ASU’s victories Feb. 19 ..........................