For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, January 5, 2021 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 Oregon 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 8-1 .889 6-0 1-0 1-1 17 15 0-0 W8 UCLA 3-0 1.000 3-0 0-0 7-2 .778 6-0 0-1 1-1 RV RV 0-1 W2 Arizona State 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 4-3 .571 1-2 2-0 1-1 - - 0-2 L1 Arizona 3-1 .750 1-0 2-1 9-1 .900 7-0 2-1 0-0 RV - 0-0 W4 Stanford 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 6-3 .667 2-0 3-1 1-2 - - 0-2 W1 Washington State 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 8-1 .889 8-1 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 L1 PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK USC 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 6-2 .750 5-1 0-0 1-1 - RV 0-0 W1 1/4/21 Colorado 1-2 .333 0-0 1-2 7-3 .700 2-0 2-3 3-0 RV RV 0-1 L1 Chris Duarte, OREGON Utah 1-2 .333 1-0 0-2 4-3 .571 4-0 0-3 0-0 - - 0-0 L2 Oregon State 1-2 .333 1-1 0-1 5-4 .556 5-3 0-1 0-0 - - 0-0 L1 • Averaged 21.0 points on 50% shoot- ing (15-30), including 47% from deep Washington 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 1-7 .125 1-3 0-1 0-3 - - 0-1 L4 (9-19), along with 4.5 rebounds and California 0-4 .000 0-1 0-3 5-6 .455 4-1 0-5 1-0 - - 0-1 L2 2.5 steals in Oregon’s two victories. 17-17 .500 11-6 6-11 70-36 .660 51-11 10-16 9-9 0-8 #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE The Pac-12 currently boasts eight teams in the top 70 of the KenPom.com rankings - with seven of this week’s adjusted 11-game schedule set to feature these teams. 8 u USC at ARIZONA, UCLA at ARIZONA STATE, OREGON at COLORADO on Thursday; UCLA at ARIZONA, USC at ARIZONA STATE on Saturday; OREGON at UTAH on Sunday; COLORADO at UTAH on Monday. No. 17 OREGON has jumped out to an early lead in the Pac-12 standings at 3-0 along with preseason fa- PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK 8 vorite UCLA. The Ducks have won eight consecutive games since dropping their season opener on a neutral 1/4/21 court to current No. 13 Missouri - an eight-game streak that currently ranks eighth in NCAA Division I. Bennedict Mathurin, ARIZONA u OREGON will put that streak - as well as its league-best seven-game Conference win streak dating back to 2019-20 - on the line Thursday at Colorado. The Buffaloes are unbeaten all-time against the Ducks in Boulder • Provided a major boost in the Wild- (9-0) and at CU Events Center (8-0). cats’ sweep through Washington, av- Through 17 league games as of Jan. 4, the average scoring margin is 10.5 points. eraging 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds u 8 games have been decided by single digits on the road swing including a 24-point, 10.5 u 4 games has been decided by one possession (3 pts. or less) 11-rebound double-double in double u 1 overtime game (2 OT periods) overtime win at Washington State. u 11 games have been postponed (2 rescheduled and played) OREGON has won 28 consecutive games at Matthew Knight Arena, the third-longest home win streak in NCAA Division I, including the longest among major conference programs (Gonzaga 44, Liberty 29, Oregon PAC-12 TIPOFF 28 28, Prairie View A&M 27). u UCLA climbed into a tie for 11th nationally by extending its Pauley Pavilion win streak to 13 consecutive u The Pac-12 Conference has part- games with victories over UTAH and COLORADO last week. nered with StatBroadcast for all 12 member schools to utilize its software WASHINGTON STATE leads the Pac-12 and NCAA Division I in field goal percentage defense at 34.2 percent, for Media Stats display for all men’s 34.2% including holding ARIZONA to a season-low 37.3 percent in its only loss of the season this past Saturday. & women’s basketball games for the u The Cougars will see if their NCAA-leading defense travels when they venture away from Pullman for the 2020-21 seasons. first time this season to take on CALIFORNIA and STANFORD. 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 Wed., Jan. 6 OREGON STATE at UTAH* PPD its game cancellation policy, hallmarks Thurs., Jan. 7 #17 OREGON at COLORADO* 2:00 p.m. PT FS1 of which strive to protect health and Thurs., Jan. 7 USC at ARIZONA* 6:00 p.m. PT ESPN2 safety through daily antigen testing, Thurs., Jan. 7 WASHINGTON at STANFORD* (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 6:00 p.m. PT FS1 weekly PCR testing and game-day Thurs., Jan. 7 WASHINGTON STATE at CALIFORNIA* 7:00 p.m. PT PAC12 rapid result PCR testing in the event of Thurs., Jan. 7 UCLA at ARIZONA STATE* 7:30 p.m. PT ESPN Sat., Jan. 9 OREGON STATE at COLORADO* PPD a positive antigen test. Sat., Jan. 9 WASHINGTON at CALIFORNIA* 12:00 p.m. PT PAC12 Sat., Jan. 9 WASHINGTON STATE at STANFORD* (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 2:00 p.m. PT PAC12 Complete details can be found at: Sat., Jan. 9 USC at ARIZONA STATE* 4:00 p.m. PT PAC12 pac12.me/BKBTesting Sat., Jan. 9 UCLA at ARIZONA* 6:00 p.m. PT ESPN Sat., Jan. 9 #17 OREGON at UTAH* 6:30 p.m. PT PAC12 Mon., Jan. 11 COLORADO at UTAH* TBD PAC12 Rankings listed are AP poll PAC-12 TIPOFF PAC-12 PLAYER/FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK CHRIS DUARTE, OREGON ROAD WARRIORS: STANFORD is 1-of-2 power 2020-21 PAC-12 POW conference programs with multiple non-confer- Sr., G, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Nov. 30 .......McKinley Wright IV, Colorado ence road victories (Oklahoma State 3). Dec. 7 ...........Eugene Omoruyi, Oregon • Averaged 21.0 points on 50 percent shooting (15-30), including 47 Dec. 14 ..........Jemarl Baker Jr., Arizona u The Cardinal is the only power conference pro- Dec. 21 ...........Oscar da Silva, Stanford gram yet to play a game at its traditional home percent from deep (9-19), along with 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in Dec. 28 .......McKinley Wright IV, Colorado venue so far this season, having won three true Oregon’s two victories last week. Jan. 4 ..............Chris Duarte, Oregon road games and a neutral site contest along with • Third career Pac-12 Player of the Week award after collecting the Jan. 11 ............................. two wins at its temporary home venue of Kaiser Jan. 18 ............................. honor twice in 2019-20. The three honors trails only Dillon Brooks’ Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, Calif. Jan. 25 ............................. and Blair Rasmussen’s four for the most in Oregon program history. Feb. 1 .............................. Feb. 8 .............................. IV WOULD BE FIRST: COLORADO senior McKin- • Was clutch late in both victories, scoring a combined 25 points inside Feb. 15 ............................. ley Wright IV (1,525p/550r/553a) is quickly ap- the final six minutes against California and Stanford. Feb. 22 ............................. proaching what would be a unique benchmark in • Scored 14 of his 19 points in the final 5:18 to help the Ducks turn a March 1............................. Conference history. The senior guard is on pace to three-point lead into a 13-point victory over the Golden Bears. March 8............................. become the first player in Pac-12 Men’s Basketball • Tallied 11 of team-high 23 points in the final 5:43 to turn a four-point history to reach 1,600 points, 600 rebounds and cushion into a 17-point win over the Cardinal. 600 assists in his career. Below is a list of the others in the 1,500/500/500 ALSO NOMINATED: Terrell Brown Jr., Arizona; Evan Battey, Colorado; Maurice Calloo, Oregon State; Tyger Campbell, club: UCLA; Timmy Allen, Utah; Isaac Bonton, Washington State. u Ron Lee, ORE - 2,085p/580r/543a u Payton Pritchard, ORE - 1,938p/550r/659a BENNEDICT MATHURIN, ARIZONA u *Andre Miller, UTAH - 1,618p/643r/721a (prior Fr., G/F, Montreal, Canada 2020-21 PAC-12 FrOW to UTAH joining Pac-12) Nov. 30 ..... Josh Christopher, Arizona State Dec. 7 ................Evan Mobley, USC NON-CONFERENCE: Pac-12 programs com- • Averaged 12.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in Arizona’s three Dec. 14 ...............Evan Mobley, USC bined to post a .729 win percentage (51-19) in wins last week. Provided a major boost in the Wildcats’ sweep through Dec. 21 ...........Ziaire Williams, Stanford countable NCAA Division I non-conference con- Washington, averaging 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds on the road swing.