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2020 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference, scheduled to be played March 11–14, 2020, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner of the tournament was to have received the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2020 NCAA tournament. The NCAA announced on March 11, 2020 that no fans would be able to attend the Men's and Women's 2020 NCAA tournaments, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of conference basketball tournaments followed suit by either canceling entirely, or playing as scheduled, but with no spectators in attendance. However, tournaments that were held in Las Vegas, including the Pac-12, were conducted with spectators in attendance on Wednesday, March 11. By the evening of March 11, the Pac-12 announced that the remaining games would be playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Mobile Arena
T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada. Opened on April 6, 2016, it is the home arena of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). A joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), T-Mobile Arena is situated on the Las Vegas Strip near the New York-New York and Park MGM casino hotels. T-Mobile Arena has hosted various sports and entertainment events, with the latter including concerts, award shows, and beauty pageants. The arena has also hosted various combat sport events, including mixed martial arts (MMA), boxing, and professional wrestling. MMA promoter Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) signed a long-term tenancy agreement with T-Mobile Arena in 2017, under which it agreed to host four events per-year over the next seven years. History The Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) first tried to build an arena in Las Vegas in association with Harrah's Entertainment. In 2007, the joint vent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Stanford Cardinal Men's Basketball Team
The 2019–20 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by fourth-year head coach Jerod Haase and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to California. Previous season The Cardinal finished the 2018–19 season 15–16, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place, losing the tie-breakers against Arizona and USC ultimately finishing in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to the seven seed UCLA 79–72, finishing their year. Offseason Departures 2019 recruiting class 2020 Recruiting class Roster * Kodye Pugh will miss the entire 2019–20 season due to injury received on August 25 against SAM Baske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKinley Wright IV
McKinley Wright IV (born October 25, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes. Early life and high school career Wright is the son of McKinley Wright III and grew up in Champlin, Minnesota. Wright attended Champlin Park High School and averaged 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists per game in his senior season. He led the team to a 31–1 record and the 4A title game, losing to Apple Valley High School. Wright had 30 points in a state quarterfinal victory over Chaska High School. He was named 2017 Minnesota Mr. Basketball. He initially committed to Dayton but reopened his recruiting after coach Archie Miller was hired by Indiana. In April 2017, Wright committed to Colorado. College career On December 15, 2017, Wright set career highs in points (30) and assists (11) as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Da Silva
Oscar Leon da Silva (born 21 September 1998) is a Brazilian-German professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal. Early life and career da Silva was a standout for Ludwig Gymnasium in Munich and was also a member of the MTSV Schwabing in club play, where he averaged 21.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game in the 2016–17 season. He was selected for the NBBL All-Star Game. da Silva also attended the Internationale Basketball Akademie München (IBAM). He signed with Stanford on October 25, 2016 despite not meeting coach Jerod Haase, choosing the Cardinal over offers from California and several Ivy League institutions. College career After arriving at Stanford, da Silva injured an ankle in practice and missed a month. He averaged 6.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, he averaged 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. da Silva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaiah Stewart
Isaiah Stewart II (born May 22, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies. Listed at and , he plays the center and power forward positions. Stewart attended McQuaid Jesuit High School in New York in his first two years of high school, after which he transferred to La Lumiere School, a prep school in Indiana. He was a consensus five-star recruit and was ranked among the top players in the 2019 class. Stewart earned McDonald's All-American honors and was named Mr. Basketball USA and Naismith Prep Player of the Year. Early life Stewart was born in Rochester, New York. He grew up playing soccer and boxing. Starting in fifth grade, Stewart focused on basketball, which he was drawn to because of his size and athleticism. He played organized basketball for the first time at age 10, while attending elementary school in Rochester. At age 12, Stewar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeke Nnaji
Ezekiel Tobechukwu "Zeke" Nnaji (born January 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 22nd overall in the 2020 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. Early life Nnaji was born in Minneapolis to Nigerian parents. He played baseball and soccer before starting basketball due to his height. He has played the piano since first grade. Nnaji composes his own music. High school career Nnaji started playing high school basketball for Lakeville North High School in Lakeville, Minnesota, before transferring to Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota. As a senior, he averaged 24.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game and led Hopkins to a Minnesota 4A state title over Lakeville North. Nnaji had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the championship game. He played for the Adidas-sponsored D1 Minnesota club alongside Matthew Hurt. Nnaji was invited to the Iverson Classic gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Green (basketball)
Joshua Benjamin Green (born 16 November 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. Green was part of the Australian basketball team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Early life Green was born in Sydney to Australian mother Cahla and American-born father Delmas. His parents met while both were playing semi-professional basketball in Australia. The couple decided to raise a family in the north-west Sydney suburb of Castle Hill where Josh began playing basketball at the age of five when his mother started coaching him. Along with playing local basketball for the Hills Hornets as a child, Green tried an array of sports as a junior and excelled in Australian rules football, athletics, basketball, rugby, soccer and swimming. By the age of 10, he had been selected to represent his home state of New South Wales in nine separate sports. In fif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Thompson
Ethan Ivan Thompson (born May 4, 1999) is a Puerto Rican-American professional basketball player for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers and represents the Puerto Rican national team. High school career Thompson played on Bishop Montgomery's varsity team for all 4 years during his high school career. As a senior at Bishop Montgomery he averaged 22.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 5.4 assists while also leading his team to the CIF Open Division State Championship. Bishop Montgomery beat Chino Hills, who were led by LaMelo Ball and his brother LiAngelo, in the regional semifinals, and beat Mater Dei in the regional final before beating Woodcreek to win the state title. Thompson participated in the Ballislife All-American Game on May 6, 2017. He led the game in scoring with 32 points on 14-of-18 shooting. Recruiting On November 9, 2016, Thompson signed his National Letter of Intent to play for Oregon State, as he quo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tres Tinkle
Tres Tinkle (born June 3, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers. Early life and high school career Tinkle was born in Missoula, Montana to Lisa and Wayne Tinkle on June 3, 1996. He played high school basketball at Hellgate High School for coach Jeff Hays, lettering all four years. He averaged over 20 points and 7 rebounds his sophomore, junior, and senior years, finishing his high school career with a school-record of 1,580 points. He led the team to the 2013 Class AA state championship as a sophomore, the state title game as a junior, and third place as a senior. He was named First Team All-State and All-Western Conference all four years and was named Gatorade Montana Boys' Basketball Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015. He also played AAU basketball with Anthony Davis Idaho Select and Earl Watson Elite. Tinkle attended the Nike EYBL, NBA Top 100 Camp, Kevin D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−08:00). During daylight saving time, a time offset of UTC−07:00 is used. In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generically called the Pacific Time Zone. Specifically, time in this zone is referred to as Pacific Standard Time (PST) when standard time is being observed (early November to mid-March), and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when daylight saving time (mid-March to early November) is being observed. In Mexico, the corresponding time zone is known as the ''Zona Noroeste'' (Northwest Zone) and observes the same daylight saving schedule as the U.S. and Canada. The largest city in the Pacific Time Zone is Los Angeles, whose metropolitan area is also the largest in the time zone. The zone is two hours ahead of the Hawaii–Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 2019–20 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third-year head coach Mike Hopkins, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Arizona. Previous season The Huskies finished the 2018–19 season 27–9, 15–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in first place. Coach Hopkins received back to back Pac-12 Coach of the Year awards. Matisse Thybulle was named Pac-12 Defender of the Year. Jaylen Nowell was named Pac-12 Player of the Year. The Huskies lost to Oregon in the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament as a nine seed in the Midwest Region where they defeated eight see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Team
The 2019–20 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Kyle Smith. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to face Arizona State in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, all other conference tournaments and postseason tournaments were cancelled, making the Cougars win over Colorado on March 11 the final game to be completed in the 2019–20 basketball season. Previous season The Cougars finished the 2018–19 season 11–21, 4–14 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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