For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 Contacts \\ Jesse Hooker ([email protected], 607-329-3925), Molly Babcock ([email protected]) 2016-17 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS (thru 1/29) PAC-12 POW PAC-12 OVERALL vs. W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N AP Coach Top 25 Streak Arizona 9-0 1.000 5-0 4-0 20-2 .909 12-0 5-0 3-2 5 5 2-1 W14 Oregon 8-1 .889 5-0 3-1 19-3 .864 13-0 3-2 3-1 13 13 2-0 L1 UCLA 6-3 .667 3-1 3-2 19-3 .864 11-1 4-2 4-0 11 8 1-2 L2 California 6-3 .667 4-1 2-2 15-6 .714 12-2 2-2 1-2 - - 1-4 W2 Utah 6-3 .667 3-2 3-1 15-6 .714 10-3 4-2 1-1 RV - 1-5 W1 USC 5-4 .556 3-2 2-2 18-4 .818 11-2 4-2 3-0 RV RV 1-2 W2 PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Washington State 4-5 .444 2-2 2-3 11-10 .524 8-4 2-4 1-2 - - 0-3 W1 1/30/17 Stanford 3-6 .333 2-2 1-4 11-10 .524 7-3 1-6 3-1 - - 0-6 L2 Shaqquan Aaron, USC Arizona State 3-6 .333 2-2 1-4 10-12 .455 7-4 2-4 1-4 - - 0-5 L1 Colorado 2-7 .222 2-2 0-5 12-10 .545 9-3 2-6 1-1 - - 3-3 W2 • 6-7 guard from Seattle scored 23 Washington 2-7 .222 2-3 0-4 9-12 .429 7-5 1-6 1-1 - - 0-3 L3 points in 26 minutes off the bench Oregon State 0-9 .000 0-4 0-5 4-18 .182 4-8 0-9 0-1 - - 0-3 L9 to lead USC to an 84-76 win over crosstown rival No. 8 UCLA. TOTALS 54-54 .500 33-21 21-33 163-96 .629 110-35 30-45 23-16 11-37 • Aaron’s performance helped the Trojans knock off their city rivals for #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE the fourth straight time, lifting the program to its best start at 18-4 Three Pac-12 teams are ranked in the top 15 of this week’s AP Top 25 poll in #5 ARIZONA, #11 UCLA since the 1991-92 season. and #13 OREGON. 3 >> It marks the fourth time this season that three Pac-12 teams appeared in the top 15 in the same week, a feat that occurred only twice the previous eight seasons. PAC-12 TIPOFF Saturday’s showdown featuring #5 ARIZONA at #13 OREGON will mark the fourth Conference clash 4 between two ranked teams so far in this Pac-12 season. MAKING THE CUTS: Along with >> Between the 2009-10 and 2014-15 seasons, there were three total regular-season ranked match- the most midseason national ups in Pac-12 play. There now will be four in each of the past two seasons. award selections for the John R. Wooden Award, Oscar Robert- Pac-12 teams rated inside the Top 75 of the NCAA RPI rankings as of Jan. 31 (OREGON, ARIZONA, son Trophy and Wayman Tisdale 7 UCLA, USC, STANFORD, CALIFORNIA, UTAH), including ve in the top 50, four in the top 25, and Award, several Pac-12 standouts two in the top 10. are making nalist lists this week >> 11 Pac-12 teams have NCAA Strengths of Schedule inside the top 100. for the Naismith Hall of Fame posi- The unbeaten league start by ARIZONA (9-0) is tied for the fth-best since the Conference expanded tional awards. See Pg. 2 for full list. 9-0 to the 18-game format in 1979. >> 1. STAN - 17-0 - 2004 & OSU - 17-0 - 1981; 3. ARIZ - 16-0 - 1998; 4. ARIZ - 14-0 - 1993; ROAD RARITIES: Of the 24 two- 5. ARIZ - 9-0 - 2017, 1988 & UCLA - 9-0 - 1983 & OSU - 9-0 - 1980. game Conference road swings so At the midpoint of the 108-game Pac-12 slate, league contests are drawing 8,732 fans per game. That far in 2016-17, ve teams have mark would be the highest average since the formation of the Pac-12 for 2011-12, besting the 8,380 completed sweeps: 8,732 average during the 2015-16 season, which featured a 7,999 average through 54 league games. OREGON at WASH/WSU ARIZONA at CAL/STAN & USC/UCLA THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE UCLA at COLO/UTAH (only the DATE MATCHUP TIME (PT/LOCAL) TV 4th sweep of mountain schools Wed., Feb. 1 #11 UCLA at WASHINGTON STATE 6 p.m. PAC12 since 2011-12) USC at WASHINGTON 8 p.m. ESPNU UTAH at WSU/WASH Thurs., Feb. 2 #5 ARIZONA at OREGON STATE 6 p.m. ESPN2 During the 2015-16 season, only UTAH at CALIFORNIA 6 p.m. PAC12 ARIZONA STATE at #13 OREGON 8 p.m. FS1 six times in 48 swings did a Pac- COLORADO at STANFORD 8 p.m. PAC12 12 team complete a road sweep. Sat., Feb. 4 #5 ARIZONA at #13 OREGON 1 p.m. ESPN EVERY GAME’S A BATTLE: UTAH at STANFORD 1:30 p.m. FS1 Through 54 league games as of Jan. 29: SATURDAY HOOPS ON PAC-12 NETWORK ARIZONA STATE at OREGON STATE 3 p.m. PAC12 >> Average scoring margin is 13.0 ppg. USC at WASHINGTON STATE 5 p.m. PAC12 >> 23 have been decided by single digits. #11 UCLA at WASHINGTON 7:30 p.m. PAC12 >> 8 have been decided by one possession (3 pts or less). Sun., Feb. 5 COLORADO at CALIFORNIA 1:30 p.m. ESPNU >> 4 decided by a team’s nal possession. Rankings listed are AP poll >> 2 overtime games (2 total OT periods). THE FINAL PAC-12 COACHES TELECONFERENCE FOR MEDIA WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, FEB. 7 AT 10:30 A.M. PT. DETAILS ON PG. 7 OF NOTES. PAC-12 TIPOFF PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HOME SWEET HOME: Two Pac-12 teams have SHAQQUAN AARON, USC 2016-17 PAC-12 POW built double-digit home court winning streaks. R-Sophomore, 6-7, G, Seattle, Wash. Nov. 14 ........Tres Tinkle, Oregon State OREGON owns the nation’s second-longest home Nov. 21 ........Charlie Moore, California streak at 38 consecutive games, while ARIZONA • Shaqquan Aaron earned the Pac-12 Player of the Week award Nov. 28 .............Lonzo Ball, UCLA has won its last 18 at home, good for a tie for sev- in voting conducted by media who cover the league. Dec. 5 .................TJ Leaf, UCLA enth nationally. Dec. 12 .........Derrick White, Colorado • The 6-7 guard from Seattle came off the bench to lead USC to Dec. 19 ................TJ Leaf, UCLA Dec. 26 ........Jordan McLaughlin, USC INSIDE THE RANKINGS: ARIZONA’s 91 consecu- an 84-76 win over crosstown rival No. 8 UCLA on Wednesday. tive weeks in the AP Top 25 is the second-longest Jan. 2 ...........Dillon Brooks, Oregon nationally behind Kansas’ streak of 155. OREGON’s Jan. 9 ............Ivan Rabb, California • Aaron scored a career-high 23 points in 26 minutes of action, stretch of 21 consecutive appearances equals its Jan. 16 ............Bryce Alford, UCLA making 6-of-12 eld goals, including four of USC’s season-high- Jan. 23 .......Lauri Markkanen, Arizona longest in program history (21 from 2007-08). tying 14 three-pointers, and 7-of-8 free throws. Jan. 30 ......... Shaqquan Aaron, USC Feb. 6 ............................ WEST COAST BLOCK PARTY: Four Pac-12 teams • Aaron’s performance helped the Trojans knock off their city rivals Feb. 13 ........................... are ranked inside the national top 15 in blocked Feb. 20 ........................... for the fourth straight time, lifting the program to its best start at shots: OREGON (1st, 7.4 bpg), WASHINGTON (4th, Feb. 27 ........................... 6.4 bpg), USC (13th, 5.9 bpg) and UCLA (14th, 5.7 18-4 since the 1992-93 season. March 6........................... bpg). • It marks the seventh time in 12 weeks that a rst-year NATIONAL HONORS INSTANT IMPACT: Freshmen lead the Pac-12 in Pac-12 player has earned the league’s weekly honor. NCAA.com TOW .......... Lonzo Ball, UCLA (Nov. 28) several key categories: NCAA.com TOW .................TJ Leaf, UCLA (Dec. 5) Markelle Fultz, WASH 23.3 ppg ALSO NOMINATED: Allonzo Trier, ARIZONA; Tra Holder, NCAA.com TOW .Derrick White, Colorado (Dec. 12) Lonzo Ball, UCLA 8.0 apg, 3.2 A/TO ratio, 35.6 mpg ARIZONA STATE; Ivan Rabb, CALIFORNIA; Derrick White, NCAA.com TOW .. Chris Boucher, Oregon (Dec. 19) Lauri Markkanen, ARIZ 50.5% 3FG COLORADO; Stephen Thompson Jr., OREGON STATE; NCAA.com POW ...... Dillon Brooks, Oregon (Jan. 2) USBWA POW ...........Dillon Brooks, Oregon (Jan. 2) De’Anthony Melton, USC 1.8 spg Kyle Kuzma, UTAH; Markelle Fultz, WASHINGTON; Ike USBWA FrOW ..Markelle Fultz, Washington (Jan. 2) Iroegbu, WASHINGTON STATE. NCAA.com TOW ........Ivan Rabb, California (Jan. 9) RECORDS WATCH NCAA.com POW ......Ivan Rabb, California (Jan. 16) ARIZONA’s Sean Miller is the 21st coach in league USBWA POW ...Lauri Markkanen, Arizona (Jan. 24) history to reach 100 career Conference victories. His .741 winning percentage in league games (100- PAC-12 AWARDS NOMINEES 35) is fourth to only John Wooden (.810), Lute Ol- WOODEN AWARD NAISMITH MEMORIAL son (.764) and Jim Harrick (.743) among those to MIDSEASON TOP 25 (announced 1/11) BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME POSITIONAL AWARDS reach the 100-win plateau.