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For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, December 22, 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 7-0 1.000 7-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 W7 Oregon 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 6-1 .857 4-0 1-0 1-1 25 24 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 Colorado 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-1 .833 2-0 1-1 2-0 RV RV 0-1 W3 12/21/20 USC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-1 .800 3-0 0-0 1-1 - - 0-0 W1 Oscar da Silva, STANFORD Arizona 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 5-1 .833 5-0 0-1 0-0 - - 0-0 L1 Oregon State 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 3-3 .500 3-2 0-1 0-0 - - 0-0 W1 • Averaged 26.5 points on a scorching 71 percent shooting and 86 percent at California 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 4-4 .500 3-1 0-3 1-0 - - 0-0 W2 the line along with 8.0 rebounds and Washington 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 1-6 .143 1-2 0-1 0-3 - - 0-1 L3 1.5 blocks in a pair of Stanford wins. 6-6 .500 4-2 2-4 53-25 .679 39-7 6-9 8-9 0-6 #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE STANFORD is 1-of-2 power conference programs with multiple non-conference road victories (Oklahoma State 3). 1-of-2 u The Cardinal is one of three power conference programs yet to play a game at its traditional home venue so far this season (DePaul, South Carolina). It has won four straight contests - two on the road (North Carolina A&T, CSUN) and two at its temporary home venue in Santa Cruz (Arizona, CSU Bakersfield). PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK The Pac-12 currently boasts six teams in the top 50 of the KenPom.com rankings, led by OREGON (19) and 12/21/20 COLORADO (24) in the top 25. The NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) is slated to debut on Jan. 4, 2021. Ziaire Williams, STANFORD 6 u The Buffaloes won three games last week by an average of 34 points, climbing 34 spots in KenPom.com rankings in the process (58 on Dec. 12, 24 on Dec. 22). • The Wooden Award and Naismith WASHINGTON STATE is off to a 7-0 start, marking the program’s best start since opening 14-0 to begin the Trophy National Player of the Year 2007-08 season. candidate averaged 14.0 points, four 7-0 u Dating back to last season, the Cougars have reeled off eight consecutive wins - the longest streak in rebounds and three assists to help the Pac-12 and tied for fifth-longest among NCAA Division I programs (New Mexico State 21, Siena 10, Stanford improve to 4-2 with a pair Winthrop 10, Gonzaga 9, seven tied 8). of victories last week. Only seven games dot this week’s holiday schedule, highlighted by a pair of Conference clashes. 7 u UCLA visits 25th-ranked OREGON on Wednesday afternoon on ESPN2. The Bruins were picked as the media’s preseason favorite to win the Pac-12 regular-season title, while the Ducks finished third in the polling PAC-12 TIPOFF and had the second-most first-place votes (seven). Seven of the last eight meetings have been decided by single-digits, including five one-possession finishes and a pair of overtime games. u The Pac-12 Conference has part- u COLORADO is slated to play its first Conference game when it visits ARIZONA on Monday, Dec. 28. The nered with StatBroadcast for all 12 Buffaloes routed WASHINGTON (92-69) on Sunday in a non-conference game played in Las Vegas. member schools to utilize its software for Media Stats display for all men’s OREGON has won 26 consecutive games at Matthew Knight Arena, the fourth-longest home win streak in & women’s basketball games for the NCAA Division I, including the longest among major conference programs (Gonzaga 40, Liberty 28, Prairie 2020-21 seasons. 26 View A&M 27). u UCLA extended its win streak at Pauley Pavilion to 11 consecutive games - second-best in the Pac-12 and All games can be sorted by date, school tied for 18th-best nationally - with a 69-60 triumph over Marquette on Dec. 11. and sport FOR MEDIA USE ONLY at: pac12.statbroadcast.com THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE u The Pac-12 Conference has re- All games, start times & TV broadcasts are subject to change leased COVID-19 testing protocols and For the most up-to-date schedules, visit https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/schedule its game cancellation policy, hallmarks of which strive to protect health and DATE MATCHUP TIME (PT) TV safety through daily antigen testing, Tues., Dec. 22 Seattle U at CALIFORNIA 2:00 PM PAC12 weekly PCR testing and game-day Tues., Dec. 22 Montana at ARIZONA 4:00 PM PAC12 rapid result PCR testing in the event of Tues., Dec. 22 Portland State at OREGON STATE 6:00 PM PAC12 a positive antigen test. Tues., Dec. 22 Grand Canyon vs. COLORADO (Las Vegas, Nev.) 8:00 PM PAC12 Complete details can be found at: Wed., Dec. 23 UCLA at #25 OREGON* 12:00 PM ESPN2 pac12.me/BKBTesting Wed., Dec. 23 Northwestern State at WASHINGTON STATE 2:00 PM PAC12 Mon., Dec. 28 COLORADO at ARIZONA* 6:30 PM PAC12 Rankings listed are AP poll PAC-12 PLAYERS TO WATCH PAC-12 PLAYER/FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK OSCAR DA SILVA, STANFORD ASSOCIATED PRESS 2020-21 PAC-12 POW Sr., F, Munich, Germany PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Nov. 30 .......McKinley Wright IV, Colorado Dec. 7 ...........Eugene Omoruyi, Oregon (began in 1986-87) • The Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy National Player of the Year Dec. 14 ..........Jemarl Baker Jr., Arizona By current Pac-12 membership Dec. 21 ...........Oscar da Silva, Stanford candidate averaged 26.5 points on a scorching 71 percent shooting 1988-89: Sean Elliott, Arizona Dec. 28 ............................. from the field (17-24) and 86 percent at the foul line (19-22) along with Jan. 4 .............................. 1993-94: Jason Kidd, California 8.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in a pair of Stanford wins. Jan. 11 ............................. 1994-95: Damon Stoudamire, Arizona Jan. 18 ............................. Brevin Knight, Stanford; Keith Van • Was nearly perfect in the Cardinal’s 82-71 road win at CSUN, scoring Jan. 25 ............................. 1996-97: Feb. 1 .............................. Horn, Utah* a career-best 32 points on 9-of-11 shooting and a perfect 14-of-14 effort at the charity stripe. Narrowly missed double-double with nine rebounds. Feb. 8 .............................. 1997-98: Mike Bibby, Arizona; Miles Simon, Feb. 15 ............................. Arizona • Led Stanford to its first victory over Arizona in 12 seasons - snapping Feb. 22 ............................. the league’s longest active series losing streak at 20 games - with 21 March 1............................. 1998-99: Andre Miller, Utah* points, seven rebounds and two steals. March 8............................. 2000-01: Loren Woods, Arizona • Second career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor (2/3/20). 2001-02: Casey Jacobsen, Stanford 2002-03: Luke Walton, Arizona; Jason Gard- ner, Arizona ALSO NOMINATED: Jemarl Baker Jr., Arizona; Ryan Betley, California; Dallas Walton, Colorado; Chris Duarte, Oregon; 2003-04: Ike Diogu, Arizona State Ethan Thompson, Oregon State; Timmy Allen, Utah; Noah Williams, Washington State. 2007-08: Darren Collison, UCLA 2008-09: Darren Collison, UCLA 2016-17: Ivan Rabb, California; Dillon Brooks, Oregon ZIAIRE WILLIAMS, STANFORD 2020-21 PAC-12 FrOW Nov. 30 ..... Josh Christopher, Arizona State 2017-18: Allonzo Trier, Arizona Fr., F, Lancaster, Calif. Dec. 7 ................Evan Mobley, USC 2020-21: Remy Martin, Arizona State Dec. 14 ...............Evan Mobley, USC * - Not league member at time • The Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy National Player of the Year Dec. 21 ...........Ziaire Williams, Stanford Dec. 28 ............................. candidate averaged 14.0 points, four rebounds and three assists to help Jan. 4 .............................. WOODEN AWARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR Stanford improve to 4-2 with a pair of victories last week. Jan. 11 ............................. PRESEASON TOP 50 WATCH LIST • Recorded 12-point, six-rebound performance in road win at CSUN. Jan. 18 ............................. Jan. 25 ............................. Remy Martin, Arizona State • Made three 3-pointers en route to 16 points and four assists in Feb. 1 .............................. McKinley Wright IV, Colorado Conference victory over Arizona. Drew game-clinching charge with 6.5 Feb. 8 .............................. Oscar da Silva, Stanford seconds left to help Cardinal snap 20-game skid against the Wildcats. Feb. 15 ............................. Feb. 22 ............................. Ziaire Williams, Stanford • Gives Stanford its first sweep of the league’s weekly awards, only the March 1............................. Chris Smith, UCLA second to accomplish the feat (USC, 11/25/19). March 8............................. Evan Mobley, USC ALSO NOMINATED: Jabari Walker, Colorado; Pelle Larsson, Utah; Efe NAISMITH TROPHY PLAYER OF THE YEAR Abogidi, Washington State.