For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Contacts \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected], 607-329-3925) 2020-21 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS PAC-12 TIPOFF PAC-12 OVERALL vs. u The Pac-12 Conference has part- nered with StatBroadcast for all 12 W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N AP Coach Top 25 Streak member schools to utilize its software Arizona 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - for Media Stats display for all men’s Arizona State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 18 17 0-0 - & women’s basketball games for the California 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - 2020-21 seasons. Colorado 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - Oregon 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 20 20 0-0 - All games can be sorted by date, school and sport FOR MEDIA USE ONLY at: Oregon State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - pac12.statbroadcast.com Stanford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 RV RV 0-0 - UCLA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 22 21 0-0 - u GUARD PLAY: The Pac-12 unveiled its USC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - preseason media All-Conference Teams Utah 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - prior to its 2020-21 Virtual Media Day on Nov. 12. Washington 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - Washington State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 0-0 - In total, 14-of-20 honorees recognized are listed as guards/combos: #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE First Team Timmy Allen, Jr., F, Utah While UCLA was projected by the media as the preseason favorite in the Pac-12 Men’s Basketball title race for the Matt Bradley, Jr., G, California 1, 2, 3 first time since 2011-12,only 10 points separated the top three teams - UCLA, ARIZONA STATE and OREGON - in Oscar da Silva, Sr., F, Stanford the poll, the closest vote among the top three in the 37-year history of Conference preseason picks. Chris Duarte, Sr., G, Oregon u In addition to the Bruins’ heightened expectations, ARIZONA STATE matched its highest ever preseason ranking, Remy Martin, Sr., G, Arizona State and fourth-place STANFORD holds its highest prediction since 2012-13. Evan Mobley, Fr., F, USC Six Pac-12 student-athletes are on the Naismith Trophy National Player of the Year Preseason Watch List: Will Richardson, Jr., G, Oregon Remy Martin, Sr., Arizona State McKinley Wright IV, Sr., Colorado Oscar da Silva, Sr., Stanford Chris Smith, Sr., G, UCLA 6 Ziaire Williams, Fr., Stanford Chris Smith, Sr., UCLA Evan Mobley, Fr., USC Ziaire Williams, Fr., F, Stanford The Pac-12 will begin 2020-21 with six teams rated in the Top 50 and nine teams in the Top 75 of KenPom.com’s McKinley Wright IV, Sr., G, Colorado preseason ratings. 6, 9 u The nine teams in the preseason Top 75 are the Pac-12’s most since the start of the 2016-17 season coming off Second Team the league’s record seven-bid 2016 NCAA Tournament. Isaac Bonton, Sr., G, Washington State Tyger Campbell, R-So., G, UCLA Six All-Conference and two All-Defensive Team selections from last season are slated to return for 2020-21 - the eight Josh Christopher, Fr., G, Arizona State returning all-league picks being the most to return to the Conference since its record-setting 2015-16 campaign: Ethan Thompson, Sr., G, Oregon State 8 Returning All-Conference: Remy Martin - ASU; Matt Bradley - CAL; McKinley Wright IV - COLO; Oscar da Silva - Alonzo Verge Jr., Sr., G, Arizona State STAN; Chris Smith - UCLA; Timmy Allen - UTAH Returning All-Defensive: McKinley Wright IV - COLO; Bryce Wills - STAN Honorable Mention The Pac-12 nailed its expectations with 10 selections in the 2020 NBA Draft on Nov. 18. James Akinjo, Jr., G, Arizona 10 u The Pac-12’s six First Round selections tied for the most of any league (SEC - 6) and are tied for the second-most Evan Battey, Jr., F, Colorado of the modern Draft era (since 1989) for the Conference (7 - 2008; 6 - 2009, 2014, 2017, 2020). Quade Green, Jr., G, Washington u The league’s 10 overall selections marked just the fourth time the Conference reached double-figure picks in a Jalen Hill, R-Jr., F/C, UCLA single Draft including the second time in the last four years (14 - 2017; 12 - 2008; 11 - 2001; 10 - 2020). Jaime Jaquez Jr., So., G/F, UCLA THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE u PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN: AR- All games, start times & TV broadcasts are subject to change IZONA STATE senior guard Remy Mar- For the most up-to-date schedules, visit https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/schedule tin was named a preseason First Team All-American by the Associated Press. DATE MATCHUP TIME (PT) TV Wed., Nov. 25 #18 ARIZONA STATE vs. Rhode Island (Uncasville, Conn.) 4:00 PM ESPN Wed., Nov. 25 CALIFORNIA at OREGON STATE (Non-Conference) 4:00 PM PAC12 Martin is the 17th Pac-12 player to Wed., Nov. 25 COLORADO vs. South Dakota (Little Apple Classic, Manhattan, Kan.) 5:00 PM ESPN+ earn preseason AP All-America rec- Wed., Nov. 25 Cal Baptist at USC 6:00 PM PAC12 ognition since the organization began Wed., Nov. 25 #22 UCLA at San Diego State 7:30 PM CBSSN naming teams in 1986-87, the first for Wed., Nov. 25 Texas Southern at WASHINGTON STATE 8:00 PM PAC12 the league since Allonzo Trier (ARIZ) in Thurs., Nov. 26 Northwest University (Wash.) vs. CALIFORNIA (Corvallis, Ore.) 3:00 PM PAC12 Thurs., Nov. 26 #18 ARIZONA STATE vs. #3 Villanova/Boston College (Uncasville, Conn.) 4:00/6:30 PM ESPN 2017-18 and first for ASU since Ike Di- Fri., Nov. 27 Northwest University (Wash.) at OREGON STATE 10:00 AM PAC12 ogu in 2003-04. Fri., Nov. 27 Pepperdine vs. #22 UCLA (San Diego, Calif.) 12:00 PM PAC12 Fri., Nov. 27 Grambling State at ARIZONA (Southwest Classic) 2:00 PM PAC12 u IV IS FIFTH: COLORADO senior Fri., Nov. 27 COLORADO at Kansas State (Little Apple Classic, Manhattan, Kan.) 5:30 PM ESPNU McKinley Wright IV (1,370p/501a/505r) Sat., Nov. 28 Montana at USC 6:00 PM PAC12 Sat., Nov. 28 Eastern Washington at WASHINGTON STATE 8:00 PM PAC12 is on the Conference’s short list of play- Sun., Nov. 29 Houston Baptist at #18 ARIZONA STATE 1:00 PM PAC12 ers to accumulate 1,000 points, 500 Sun., Nov. 29 UTEP at ARIZONA (Southwest Classic) 3:00 PM PAC12 rebounds and 500 assists in a career, Mon., Nov. 30 Nicholls State at CALIFORNIA 5:00 PM PAC12 joining ARIZONA’s Luke Walton, OR- Mon., Nov. 30 STANFORD vs. Alabama (Maui Invitational, Asheville, N.C.) 6:30 PM ESPN2 EGON’s Ron Lee and Payton Pritchard, Mon., Nov. 30 Long Beach State at #22 UCLA 7:00 PM PAC12 Tues., Dec. 1 USC vs. BYU (Legends Classic, Uncasville, Conn.) 11:30 AM ESPN2 and UCLA’s Pooh Richardson. UTAH’s Tues., Dec. 1 STANFORD vs. #16 North Carolina/UNLV (Maui Invitational, Asheville, N.C.) 1:00/6:30 PM ESPN/ESPN2 Andre Miller also reached the marks, Rankings listed are AP poll but prior to the Utes joining the Pac-12. PAC-12 PLAYERS TO WATCH PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL INITIATIVES ASSOCIATED PRESS PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES PLEDGE UNITED SUPPORT OF PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS MCLENDON MINORITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (began in 1986-87) u In coordination with the John McLendon Minority Scholarship By current Pac-12 membership Foundation, every head men’s basketball coach from the Pac-12 1988-89: Sean Elliott, Arizona Conference has pledged his support to participate in the McLendon 1993-94: Jason Kidd, California 1994-95: Damon Stoudamire, Arizona Minority Leadership Initiative. 1996-97: Brevin Knight, Stanford; Keith Van Horn, Utah* The dozen coaches from the Pac-12 join a contingent of their col- 1997-98: Mike Bibby, Arizona; Miles Simon, leagues across the country – led by Kentucky’s John Calipari and Arizona Harvard’s Tommy Amaker – in establishing the Minority Leader- 1998-99: Andre Miller, Utah* ship Initiative, which will provide minorities a jump-start to their careers through practical experiences, 2000-01: Loren Woods, Arizona opportunities to build their network, and instilling the values of John McLendon: Integrity, Education, 2001-02: Casey Jacobsen, Stanford Leadership, and Mentorship. Participants in the initiative will be known as MLI Future Leaders. 2002-03: Luke Walton, Arizona; Jason Gard- ner, Arizona 2003-04: Ike Diogu, Arizona State u Each of the league’s 12 head coaches have pledged a four-year commitment to provide funding 2007-08: Darren Collison, UCLA to the MLI program, which will establish athletics administration educational experiences for minority 2008-09: Darren Collison, UCLA candidates on each Pac-12 campus.