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For Immediate Release \\ Wednesday, December 30, 2020 Contacts \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected], 607-329-3925) 2020-21 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS PAC-12 AWARDS PAC-12 OVERALL vs. W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N AP Coach Top 25 Streak Washington State 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 8-0 1.000 8-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 W8 Oregon 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 6-1 .857 4-0 1-0 1-1 T21 17 0-0 W6 Utah 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 4-1 .800 4-0 0-1 0-0 - - 0-0 W2 Stanford 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 5-2 .714 2-0 2-0 1-2 - RV 0-1 W4 UCLA 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 5-2 .714 4-0 0-1 1-1 RV RV 0-1 L1 Arizona State 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 4-3 .571 1-2 2-0 1-1 - - 0-2 L1 PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Arizona 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 7-1 .875 7-0 0-1 0-0 - - 0-0 W2 12/28/20 USC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-1 .833 4-0 0-0 1-1 - - 0-0 W2 McKinley Wright IV, COLORADO Colorado 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 6-2 .750 2-0 1-2 3-0 RV RV 0-1 L1 Oregon State 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 4-3 .571 4-2 0-1 0-0 - - 0-0 W2 • Led all players with 21 points and seven assists in win over Grand Can- California 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 5-4 .556 4-1 0-3 1-0 - - 0-0 W3 yon. Fourth career Player of the Week Washington 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 1-6 .143 1-2 0-1 0-3 - - 0-1 L3 honor, most in CU program history. 7-7 .500 5-2 2-5 60-26 .698 45-7 6-10 9-9 0-6 #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE The Pac-12 currently boasts six teams in the top 40 of the KenPom.com rankings, led by OREGON (19) in the top 25. The NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) is slated to debut on Jan. 4, 2021. 6 u The two programs that have substantially improved upon their KenPom.com preseason ranking - COLO- RADO +30 (62 -> 32) and USC +22 (48 -> 26) - will meet on ESPN this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. PT. OREGON +1 (20 -> 19), ARIZONA (38 -> 38), UCLA (29 -> 30) and STANFORD (34 -> 35) have all held steady. WASHINGTON STATE is off to an 8-0 start, the program’s best since opening 14-0 to begin 2007-08. The PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK 8-0 Cougars are 1-of-21 unbeaten teams in NCAA Division I, 1-of-13 with at least five games played. 12/28/20 u Dating back to last season, the Cougars have reeled off nine consecutive wins - the longest streak in Efe Abogidi, WASHINGTON STATE the Pac-12 and tied for fifth-longest among NCAA Division I programs (Gonzaga 12, Drake 11, Siena 10, Winthrop 10, three tied 8. • Averaged double-double of 15.5 The 2021 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 10-13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, points and 13.0 rebounds in two will feature 11 teams following ARIZONA’s announced self-imposed one-year postseason ban for 2021. wins to help keep WSU undefeated 11 u According to Conference policy, the Wildcats will be prohibited from competing in the tourney with a new on the season at 8-0. Also registered event format and bracket to be determined. 4.0 blocks. OREGON has won 26 consecutive games at Matthew Knight Arena, the fourth-longest home win streak in NCAA Division I, including the longest among major conference programs (Gonzaga 43, Liberty 29, Prairie 26 View A&M 27). u No. 21 OREGON will put that streak, as well as the fifth-longest Conference series win streak, on the line PAC-12 TIPOFF Thursday versus CALIFORNIA. The Ducks have won seven consecutive matchups with the Golden Bears. u The Pac-12 Conference has part- u UTAH vs. WSU - 12; ARIZ vs. CAL, STAN vs. WSU, USC vs. WSU - 8; ORE vs. CAL, UCLA vs. CAL - 7. nered with StatBroadcast for all 12 member schools to utilize its software Pac-12 programs combined to post a .729 win percentage (51-19) in countable NCAA Division I non-con- for Media Stats display for all men’s ference contests in 2020. 73% & women’s basketball games for the u The .729 win percentage is the second-best for the Conference over the past five seasons, just behind the 2020-21 seasons. .739 mark posted in 2019-20 when the league was projected to earn as many as six NCAA Tournament bids. All games can be sorted by date, school THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE and sport FOR MEDIA USE ONLY at: All games, start times & TV broadcasts are subject to change pac12.statbroadcast.com For the most up-to-date schedules, visit https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/schedule u The Pac-12 Conference has re- DATE MATCHUP TIME (PT) TV leased COVID-19 testing protocols and Thurs., Dec. 31 ARIZONA STATE at WASHINGTON STATE* PPD its game cancellation policy, hallmarks Thurs., Dec. 31 STANFORD at OREGON STATE* 3:00 PM PAC12 of which strive to protect health and Thurs., Dec. 31 UTAH at UCLA* 4:00 PM FS1 safety through daily antigen testing, Thurs., Dec. 31 ARIZONA at WASHINGTON* 5:00 PM PAC12 weekly PCR testing and game-day Thurs., Dec. 31 COLORADO at USC* 7:00 PM ESPN rapid result PCR testing in the event of Thurs., Dec. 31 CALIFORNIA at #21 OREGON* 7:00 PM PAC12 Sat., Jan. 2 UTAH at USC* 1:00 PM PAC12 a positive antigen test. Sat., Jan. 2 CALIFORNIA at OREGON STATE* 3:00 PM PAC12 Sat., Jan. 2 ARIZONA STATE at WASHINGTON* 3:30 PM FS1 Complete details can be found at: Sat., Jan. 2 COLORADO at UCLA* 5:00 PM PAC12 pac12.me/BKBTesting Sat., Jan. 2 STANFORD at #21 OREGON* 7:00 PM ESPN2/U Sat., Jan. 2 ARIZONA at WASHINGTON STATE* 7:30 PM PAC12 Rankings listed are AP poll PAC-12 TIPOFF PAC-12 PLAYER/FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK MCKINLEY WRIGHT IV, COLORADO ROAD WARRIORS: STANFORD is 1-of-2 power 2020-21 PAC-12 POW conference programs with multiple non-confer- Sr., G, North Robbinsdale, Minn. Nov. 30 .......McKinley Wright IV, Colorado ence road victories (Oklahoma State 3). Dec. 7 ...........Eugene Omoruyi, Oregon • The Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy candidate led all players Dec. 14 ..........Jemarl Baker Jr., Arizona u The Cardinal is one of two power conference Dec. 21 ...........Oscar da Silva, Stanford programs yet to play a game at its traditional with 21 points and seven assists to propel Colorado (6-1) to its fourth Dec. 28 .......McKinley Wright IV, Colorado home venue so far this season (South Carolina). consecutive victory in Tuesday’s 74-64 win over Grand Canyon. Jan. 4 .............................. It has won four straight contests - two on the road • Second Pac-12 Player of the Week honor of season (11/30) and Jan. 11 ............................. (North Carolina A&T, CSUN) and two at its tem- Jan. 18 ............................. fourth of his career, the most for a Colorado player in program history. porary home venue in Santa Cruz (Arizona, CSU Jan. 25 ............................. • According to College Basketball Reference, Wright IV is 1-of-5 guards Feb. 1 .............................. Bakersfield). Feb. 8 .............................. nationally - the only one from a power conference - to average better Feb. 15 ............................. 20-0: ARIZONA’s Terrell Brown Jr. currently than 16.0 points (16.3 ppg) and 60 percent shooting (60.8%) in multiple Feb. 22 ............................. leads the Pac-12 and ranks second nationally with games played so far this season. March 1............................. a 10.00 assist-to-turnover ratio (30a:3to). • Currently the only player in the Pac-12 ranked in the league’s top March 8............................. u Brown Jr. has recorded 20 assists against zero 10 in scoring (16.3 ppg, 8th), field goal percentage (.608, 8th) and turnovers over the last six games. assists (5.9 apg, 2nd). • Enters the week with 542 career assists, 20 shy of the Colorado program record set in 1984. NATIONAL LEADERS: Two Pac-12 programs cur- rently lead NCAA Division I in statistical categories u WASHINGTON STATE is first nationally in field ALSO NOMINATED: James Akinjo, Arizona; Ryan Betley, California; Warith Alatishe, Oregon State; Bryce Wills, goal percentage defense (33.7%). USC is fifth in Stanford; Efe Abogidi, Washington State. the category (35.1%). u COLORADO is first nationally in free throw per- EFE ABOGIDI, WASHINGTON STATE 2020-21 PAC-12 FrOW centage (85.4%). Fr., F, Delta State, Nigeria Nov. 30 ..... Josh Christopher, Arizona State Dec. 7 ................Evan Mobley, USC TRACKING LEAGUE PLAY: Through seven league Dec. 14 ...............Evan Mobley, USC games as of Dec. 29, the average scoring margin • Averaged a double-double of 15.5 points and 13.0 rebounds in two Dec. 21 ...........Ziaire Williams, Stanford is 9.4 points. wins to help keep WSU undefeated on the season at 8-0. Shot 59 Dec. 28 ...... Efe Abogidi, Washington State Jan. 4 .............................. u 4 games have been decided by single digits percent from the field (10-17) and also registered 4.0 blocks.