For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, January 19, 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 UCLA 7-0 1.000 5-0 2-0 11-2 .846 8-0 2-1 1-1 24 20 0-1 W6 USC 5-1 .833 3-1 2-0 11-2 .846 8-1 2-0 1-1 RV RV 0-0 W6 Oregon 4-1 .800 2-0 2-1 9-2 .818 6-0 2-1 1-1 21 21 0-0 W1 Colorado 5-2 .714 3-0 2-2 11-3 .786 5-0 3-3 3-0 RV 23 1-1 W4 Arizona* 4-3 .571 1-2 3-1 10-3 .769 7-2 3-1 0-0 - - 0-0 W1 Stanford 4-3 .571 3-0 1-3 8-5 .615 4-0 3-3 1-2 - - 0-2 L2 PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Oregon State 2-3 .400 2-2 0-1 6-5 .545 6-4 0-1 0-0 - - 0-0 W1 1/18/21 Washington State 2-4 .333 1-1 1-3 9-4 .692 8-1 1-3 0-0 - - 0-0 L3 McKinley Wright IV, COLORADO Utah 2-5 .286 2-3 0-2 5-6 .455 5-3 0-3 0-0 - - 0-1 L1 California 2-6 .250 1-2 1-4 7-8 .467 5-2 1-6 1-0 - - 0-1 W1 • Averaged 8.0 assists in three victories Arizona State 1-3 .250 0-2 1-1 4-6 .400 1-4 2-1 1-1 - - 0-2 L4 last week en route to becoming Colo- Washington 0-7 .000 0-2 0-5 1-11 .083 1-3 0-5 0-3 - - 0-1 L8 rado’s all-time assists leader (582). 38-38 .500 23-15 15-23 92-57 .617 64-20 19-28 9-9 1-9 Fifth career Pac-12 weekly award. *Ineligible for Pac-12 & NCAA Tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban. Remains eligible for Pac-12 regular-season championship. #PAC12HOOPS STARTING FIVE Four Pac-12 programs (ARIZONA, COLORADO, UCLA, USC) have reached double-digit overall victories so far this season, with three (OREGON, STANFORD, WASHINGTON STATE) able to reach the mark this week. 4 x 10+ u The four 10-win programs is tied for the second-most in the nation behind only the Big Ten’s six (Big 12, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC). UCLA is in sole possession of first in the Pac-12 standings at 7-0. It marks the Bruins’ first 7-0 start to PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK league play since 1993-94 (13-5, T-2nd in Pac-10). 1/18/21 7-0/5-1u Meanwhile, crosstown rival USC is in second at 5-1 which marks the Trojans’ best start to league play since Jabari Walker, COLORADO opening 6-1 in 2001-02 (12-6, T-2nd in Pac-10). Through 38 league games as of Jan. 18, the average scoring margin is 11.9 points. • In just over 20 minutes per game u 19 games have been decided by single digits in three Colorado victories, averaged 11.9 u 5 games has been decided by one possession (3 pts. or less) 16.3 points on 60 percent shooting u 2 overtime game (3 OT periods) (18-30), including 5-of-7 from three- u 13 games have been postponed (2 rescheduled and played) point range, and 9.7 rebounds. OREGON has won 28 consecutive games at Matthew Knight Arena, the fourth-longest home win streak in NCAA Division I, including the longest among major conference programs (Gonzaga 46, Liberty 31, Prairie 28 View A&M 29, Oregon 28). u OREGON will host OREGON STATE on Saturday in the 355th all-time meeting between the programs, the PAC-12 TIPOFF most played rivalry in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. u UCLA is 10th nationally - and second among major conference programs behind the Ducks - with 15 u The Pac-12 Conference has part- consecutive victories at Pauley Pavilion. nered with StatBroadcast for all 12 member schools to utilize its software COLORADO is currently shooting 84.6 percent (208-246) from the free throw line as a team, which ranks for Media Stats display for all men’s first in NCAA Division I. & women’s basketball games for the 84.6% u Not only is Colorado’s free throw rate the best in the country so far, it is currently ahead of ARIZONA’s 2020-21 seasons. Conference-record rate of 78.6 percent (511-650) set in 2003-04 as well as the NCAA Division I record of 82.2 percent (535-651) set by Harvard in 1983-84. All games can be sorted by date, school and sport FOR MEDIA USE ONLY at: THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE pac12.statbroadcast.com All games, start times & TV broadcasts are subject to change u The Pac-12 Conference has re- For the most up-to-date schedules, visit https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/schedule leased COVID-19 testing protocols and DATE MATCHUP TIME (PT) TV its game cancellation policy, hallmarks Tues., Jan. 19 USC at OREGON STATE 4:00 p.m. PT ESPN2 of which strive to protect health and Wed., Jan. 20 COLORADO at WASHINGTON 6:00 p.m. PT ESPN2 safety through daily antigen testing, Thurs., Jan. 21 USC at STANFORD 2:00 p.m. PT FS1 weekly PCR testing and game-day Thurs., Jan. 21 ARIZONA at ARIZONA STATE 6:00 p.m. PT ESPN rapid result PCR testing in the event of Thurs., Jan. 21 #24 UCLA at CALIFORNIA 6:00 p.m. PT ESPN2/U a positive antigen test. Thurs., Jan. 21 UTAH at WASHINGTON STATE 7:00 p.m. PT PAC12 Sat., Jan. 23 #24 UCLA at STANFORD 2:00 p.m. PT FOX Complete details can be found at: Sat., Jan. 23 COLORADO at WASHINGTON STATE 5:00 p.m. PT ESPN2/U pac12.me/BKBTesting Sat., Jan. 23 USC at CALIFORNIA 5:00 p.m. PT PAC12 Sat., Jan. 23 OREGON STATE at #21 OREGON 7:30 p.m. PT PAC12 Sun., Jan. 24 UTAH at WASHINGTON 1:00 p.m. PT ESPN2/U Mon., Jan. 25 ARIZONA STATE at ARIZONA 8:00 p.m. PT ESPN2 Rankings listed are AP poll PAC-12 TIPOFF PAC-12 PLAYER/FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK MCKINLEY WRIGHT IV, COLORADO MILLER INTO PAC-12 TOP 10: ARIZONA head 2020-21 PAC-12 POW coach Sean Miller, the longest tenured coach in Pac- Sr., G, North Robbinsdale, Minn. Nov. 30 .......McKinley Wright IV, Colorado 12 men’s basketball now in his 12th season with the Dec. 7 ...........Eugene Omoruyi, Oregon Wildcats, is currently tied with former WASHINGTON • The Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year candidate averaged 8.0 Dec. 14 ..........Jemarl Baker Jr., Arizona Dec. 21 ...........Oscar da Silva, Stanford mentor Lorenzo Romar for 10th on the Conference’s assists in three victories last week en route to becoming Colorado’s career victories list with 143. Dec. 28 .......McKinley Wright IV, Colorado all-time assists leader (582). Jan. 4 ..............Chris Duarte, Oregon u OREGON’s Dana Altman, in his 11th season with Jan. 11 ...........Oscar da Silva, Stanford the Ducks, has 122 career Conference victories • Dished out a career-high and Pac-12 season-high tying 12 assists Jan. 18 .......McKinley Wright IV, Colorado which ranks 17th in league history. - including the program-record setter - in an 89-60 rout of California. Jan. 25 ............................. u UCLA’s Mick Cronin is 19-6 through his first 25 Also scored 13 points against the Golden Bears for his 13th career Feb. 1 .............................. games as Bruins’ boss for a .760 win percentage that double-double. Feb. 8 .............................. slots eighth in Conference annals. Feb. 15 ............................. • For the week, averaged 12.0 points along with his 8.0 assists and Feb. 22 ............................. IV WOULD BE FIRST: COLORADO senior McKinley recorded a 4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. March 1............................. Wright IV (1,582p/568r/582a) is quickly approaching • League-leading third Player of the Week honor of 2020-21, and Colorado March 8............................. what would be a unique benchmark in Conference record fifth of his career which is tied for the seventh-most in Conference history. The senior guard is on pace to become the first history. He is the first to reach five career Player of the Week awards since Washington’s Quincy Pondexter in 2010. player in Pac-12 Men’s Basketball history to reach 1,600 points, 600 rebounds and 600 assists in his career. ALSO NOMINATED: Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona; Andre Kelly, California; Ethan Thompson, Oregon State; Tyger PAC-12 1,500p/500r/500a CLUB: Campbell, UCLA; Evan Mobley, USC; Timmy Allen, Utah; Isaac Bonton, Washington State. u McKinley Wright IV, COLO - 1,582p/568r/582a u Ron Lee, ORE - 2,085p/580r/543a u Payton Pritchard, ORE - 1,938p/550r/659a JABARI WALKER, COLORADO u *Andre Miller, UTAH - 1,618p/643r/721a (prior to Fr., F, Inglewood, Calif. 2020-21 PAC-12 FrOW UTAH joining Pac-12) Nov. 30 ..... Josh Christopher, Arizona State Dec. 7 ................Evan Mobley, USC • In just over 20 minutes per game in three Colorado victories, aver- NON-CONFERENCE: Pac-12 programs have com- Dec. 14 ...............Evan Mobley, USC bined to post a .732 win percentage (52-19) in count- aged 16.3 points on 60 percent shooting (18-30), including 5-of-7 from Dec.