The 2015–16
Pac-12 Conference men's basketball Men's college basketball in the Pac-12 Conference began in 1915 with the formation of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC). Principal members of the PCC founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959, and subsequently went by ...
season began with practices in October 2015 and ended with the
2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in March 2016 at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena
The MGM Grand Garden Arena (originally known as the MGM Grand Garden Special Events Center) is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose arena located within the MGM Grand Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip.
Sporting events
From its opening on December 18, 1993 ...
in
Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2015, with the conference schedule starting in December 2015.
This was the fifth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 57th since the conference was established under its current charter as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959. Including the history of the
Pacific Coast Conference, which operated from 1915 to 1959 and is considered by the Pac-12 as a part of its own history, this was the Pac-12's 101st season of men's basketball.
Preseason
* October 15, 2015 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco
''() first place votes''
Recruiting classes
Rankings
The Pac-12 had 4 teams ranked and 3 others receiving votes in the preseason
Coaches' Poll. It had four teams ranked in the preseason
AP Poll
The Associated Press poll (AP poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 62 sportswriters and broad ...
and one other receiving votes.
Pac-12 regular season
Conference Schedule
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Head coaches
''Note:'' Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.
Postseason
Pac-12 tournament
The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday March, 9-12, 2016 at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena
The MGM Grand Garden Arena (originally known as the MGM Grand Garden Special Events Center) is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose arena located within the MGM Grand Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip.
Sporting events
From its opening on December 18, 1993 ...
located in
Paradise, Nevada. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 9, 2016. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
* denotes each overtime period played
NCAA tournament
National Invitation tournament
Awards and honors
Pac-12 Tournament MVP
All-Pac-12 Tournament Teams
First Team
Second Team
Player of the Week
Source
All-Americans
AP
First Team
Second Team
*
Jakob Pöltl
Jakob Pöltl (sometimes spelled Jakob Poeltl; ; born October 15, 1995) is an Austrian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes.
In his so ...
(Utah)
USBWA
First Team
Second Team
*Jakob Pöltl (Utah)
District VIII: Player of the Year
*Jakob Pöltl (Utah)
District VIII: Coach of the Year
*
Larry Krystkowiak
Larry Brett Krystkowiak ( ; born September 23, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player, and former head coach of the Utah Utes men's basketball team.
Early life
He was born in Missoula, Montana, to Bernard and Helen Krystkowia ...
(Utah)
District VIII: All-District Team
*
Jordan Loveridge (Utah)
*Jakob Pöltl (Utah)
*
Josh Scott (Colorado)
District VIII: Player of the Year
*
Dillon Brooks
Dillon Brooks (born January 22, 1996) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks, where he was named a consensus second-te ...
(Oregon)
District VIII: Coach of the Year
*
Dana Altman
Dana Dean Altman (born June 16, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Oregon Ducks men's team. Previously he was head coach at Creighton, Kansas State and Marshall. Altman has won conference coach of the y ...
(Oregon)
District IX: All-District Team
*
Ryan Anderson (Arizona)
*Andrew Andrews (Washington)
*Dillon Brooks (Oregon)
*
Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Marselles Brown (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears, being n ...
(California)
*
Gary Payton II (Oregon State)
*
Ivan Rabb
Ivan Charles Rabb Jr. (born February 4, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears. Growing up in California, ...
(California)
NABC
First Team
Second Team
*Jakob Pöltl (Utah)
Sporting News
First Team
*Jakob Pöltl (Utah)
Second Team
Third Team
*Dillon Brooks (Oregon)
Conference awards
Voting was by conference coaches.
Individual awards
All-Pac-12
;First team
;Second team
All-Freshman Team
All-Defensive Team
NBA Draft
References
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