2012-13 Preseason Men's Basketball Prospectus
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2012-13 Preseason Men's Basketball Prospectus Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 The Pac-12 Networks Studios San Francisco, Calif. Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament March 13-16, 2013 Grand Garden Arena, MGM Grand • Las Vegas, Nev. Jason Washburn, Utah Chris Colvin, Arizona State 2012-13 PAC-12 MEN'S HOOP PROSPECTUS Pac-12 Notebook ......................................................2 Arizona Wildcats .......................................................4 Arizona State Sun Devils ............................................6 California Golden Bears .............................................8 Colorado Buffaloes ..................................................10 Oregon Ducks .........................................................12 Oregon State Beavers ..............................................14 Stanford Cardinal ....................................................16 UCLA Bruins ...........................................................18 USC Trojans ............................................................20 Utah Utes ...............................................................22 Washington Huskies ................................................24 Washington State Cougars .......................................26 2011-12 Review/Statistics .......................................28 Postseason Recap ...................................................37 On the Cover: André Roberson, Colorado and Brock Motum, Washington State. Solomon Hill, Arizona PAC-12 NOTEBOOK 2012-13 SEASON PREVIEW season champion did not capture the league's post- season title. Since the Pac-12 reinstated the league's Returning All-Pac-12 Performers... Four first team postseason tournament in 2002, only three teams won All-Pac-12 performers, and one second team selec- both the regular season and tournament titles - Stanford tion return in 2012-13. First team honorees include (2004), UCLA (2006) and UCLA (2008). CALIFORNIA guard Allen Crabbe, ARIZONA forward Solomon Hill, WASHINGTON STATE forward Brock Home Sweet Home...League teams posted a 83-24 Motum and COLORADO's André Roberson. OREGON (.776) record at home in non-conference action. forward E.J. Singler was a second team pick. UCLA returns to campus in a renovated Pauley Pavilion. Stat Leaders... The Pac-12 returns the leader in nine Home Away from Home... Check the Pac-12 rosters of the 11 statistical categories, including eight of 10 and you'll find 18 student-athletes who hail from 10 rebounders and all 10 shot blockers. Returning stat different countries outside the United States. Those leaders include the following: countries are: Australia (5), Canada (4), Senegal (2), Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Serbia, Sudan, Scoring: Brock Motum, WSU ....................18.0 ppg and Sweden. Rebounding: André Roberson, COLO ........11.1 rpg FG Percentage: Devon Collier, OSU ..............61.5% USA, USA, USA... Four former Pac-12 players will Assists: Reggie Moore, WSU ..................... 5.22 apg represent Team USA at the 2012 Olympic Games in FT Percentage: E.J. Singer, ORE ...................90.9% London - Andre Igoudala (ARIZ), James Harden (ASU), 3-Pointers Made: Allen Crabb, CAL ............2.44 pg Kevin Love (UCLA) and Russell Westbrook (UCLA) . Blocked Shots: Eric Moreland, OSU ..........1.92 bpg . Four additional former players will represent other Assist/Turnover Ratio: Justin Cobbs, CAL .......+2.45 countries during the Olympic Games: Robertas Javto- Minutes: Maurice Jones, USC ...............38.16 mpg kas (ARIZ) - Lithuania, Ike Diogu (ASU) - Nigeria, Eric Boateng (ASU) - Great Britain, Aron Baynes (WSU) Coach Speak... California coach Mike Montgomery - Australia . In addition, the Team USA trainer is has more Pac-12 wins (260) than eight other Pac-12 Don Roberts (STAN). coaches combined. Washington's Lorenzo Romar Vegas, Baby!... The Pac-12 Tournament moves to Las (109) and UCLA's Ben Howland (108) join Montgomery C.J. Wilcox, Washington among a select group of 20 coaches in Pac-12 history Vegas for the 2012-13 season. The MGM Grand Garden Arena will be site to the four-day event, March 13-16. to record 100 or more league victories. Scheduling... The Pac-12 will continue to play an 18- game schedule. However, the league slate will include Returning Starters.. Each Pac-12 team has at least Champs - Regular Season/Tournament... Washington a pair of "misses" at home and on the road for each two returning starters, with an average of 3.1 return- won its 11th Pac-12 title and first since 2009. Mean- set of travel partners. Here's a look at which pair of ing starters per team. Here is the breakdown of the while, Colorado became the first team in league history games will be absent from the schedule: to win four games in capturing the Pac-12 tournament number of returning starters by team: crown. It's the fourth consecutive year that the regular Travel Partners Home Misses Road Misses Arizona 3 ARIZ, ASU ORE, OSU CAL, STAN Arizona State 4 CAL, STAN ARIZ, ASU WASH, WSU California 3 COLO, UTAH WASH, WSU UCLA, USC Colorado 2 ORE, OSU UCLA, USC ARIZ, ASU Oregon 2 UCLA, USC COLO, UTAH ORE, OSU Oregon State 4 WASH, WSU CAL, STAN COLO, UTAH Stanford 3 UCLA 3 Get Your Picture Taken With David Stern... With USC 5* Washington's Terrence Ross selected eighth overall in Utah 3* the NBA Draft, the Pac-12 now has at least one player Washington 2 picked among the first 10 picks of the draft for the Washington State 3 seventh time in eight years. In addition, the Pac-12 * - USC and Utah each had a one starter in has now had a player selected in the first round in the 2010-11, who missed the 2011-12 season due NBA Draft for the 24th consecutive year. The league to injury. has had 20 first-round picks over the last five years of the NBA Draft. Over the last four NBA Drafts a total of Not Since 2001-02... No coaching changes in the 33 Pac-12 players have been selected representing 11 offseason for the first time since the 2001-02 season. of the Conference's 12 member institutions. What happened during that Pac-10 season of 2001- 02? A record six teams participated in the NCAA First Round Tournament. 8. Terrence Ross, WASH Toronto 24. Jared Cunnigham, OSU Cleveland 25. Tony Wroten Jr. Memphis PAC-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PAC-12 TOURNAMENT MEDIA DAY MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nev. Pac-12 Networks - San Francisco, Calif. March 13-16, 2013 Thursday, November 1, 2012 E.J. Singler, Oregon 2 2012-13 Pac-12 Hoops Prospectus www.pac-12.org PAC-12 NOTEBOOK TEAM PRODUCTION CAREER LEADERS RETURNING IN 2012-13 RETURNING IN 2012-13 SCORING ASSISTS POINTS ASSISTS 1. USC . 77.2% 1. Oregon State ............. 79.7% E.J. Singler (Sr.), ORE .................. 1,114 Reggie Moore (Sr.), WSU ................. 419 2. Oregon State ............. 74.4% 2. USC . 75.4% Reggie Moore (Sr.), WSU .............. 1,027 Abdul Gaddy (Sr.), WASH ................ 312 3. Stanford ................ 71.2% 3. Stanford ................ 71.8% Solomon Hill (Sr.), ARIZ .................. 962 Maurice Jones (Jr.), USC ................. 221 4. Washington State . 67.2% 4. Washington State . 71.5% Brock Motum (Sr.), WSU ................. 933 Brandon Smith, (Sr.), CAL ............... 218 5. UCLA .................. 64.3% 5. California . 61.7% 6. California . 63.6% 6. Arizona State............. 59.4% Allen Crabbe (Jr.), CAL .................... 930 Solomon Hill (Sr.), ARIZ .................. 209 7. Colorado ................ 55.2% 7. Washington . 56.0% Maurice Jones (Jr.), USC ................. 753 Joe Burton (Sr.), OSU ...................... 206 8. Arizona State............. 53.8% 8. Arizona ................. 51.8% C.J. Wilcox (Jr.), WASH.................... 723 Aaron Bright (Jr.), STAN .................. 195 9. Washington . 47.6% 9. Oregon ................. 47.4% Devon Collier (Jr.), OSU ................... 682 Johnathan Lloyd (Jr.), ORE .............. 182 10. Arizona ................. 45.6% 10. Colorado ................ 46.7% Ahmad Starks (Jr.), OSU ................. 659 E.J. Singler (Sr.), ORE ..................... 176 11. Oregon ................. 40.7% 11. UCLA .................. 39.3% Aaron Bright (Jr.), STAN .................. 593 Justin Cobbs (Jr.), CAL .................... 169 12. Utah ................... 34.4% 12. Utah ................... 24.4% REBOUNDS STEALS REBOUNDING STEALS André Roberson (Jr.), COLO ............ 698 Maurice Jones (Jr.), USC ................. 125 1. Oregon State ............. 76.6% 1. USC . 75.0% Solomon Hill (Sr.), ARIZ .................. 586 Reggie Moore (Sr.), WSU ................... 99 2. USC . 70.7% 2. Oregon State ............. 69.5% E.J. Singler (Sr.), ORE ..................... 546 André Roberson (Jr.), COLO .............. 97 3. UCLA .................. 67.7% 3. Stanford ................ 63.0% Joe Burton (Sr.), OSU ...................... 522 Joe Burton (Sr.), OSU ........................ 93 4. California . 60.9% 4. Washington State . 61.8% 5. Stanford ................ 56.6% 5. Colorado ................ 61.4% Aziz N’Diaye (Sr.), WASH ................. 440 Solomon Hill (Sr.), ARIZ .................... 87 6. Washington State . 51.6% 6. California . 59.1% Jason Washburn (Sr.), UTAH ........... 387 E.J. Singler (Sr.), ORE ....................... 76 7. Washington . 49.6% 7. Arizona ................. 53.8% Allen Crabbe (Jr.), CAL .................... 359 Ahmad Starks (Jr.), OSU ................... 76 8. Arizona ................. 46.2% 8. UCLA .................. 53.5% Joshua Smith (Jr.), UCLA ................ 356 Johnathan Lloyd (Jr.), ORE ................ 65 9. Colorado ................ 46.1%