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2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2012 Pacific Life Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was played on March 7–10, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The tournament champion became the NCAA tournament automatic qualifier from the conference. The pairings will be announced following the completion of the regular season on March 4, 2012. The first three rounds was all broadcast on FSN with the championship game on CBS. The Pac-12 announced, on March 1, that Men's and Women's tournament games that were not televised would be streamed on YouTube.Pacific Life Pac-12 Basketball Tournament To Be Streamed On YouTube . March 1, 2012, Pac-12 Also streamed live on YouTube was a post-game press conferences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staples Center
Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street, and has since been considered a part of L.A. Live. Owned and operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), it is the home venue of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL)—which are both owned in part by AEG's founder Philip Anschutz, as well as the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. The Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA also played in the arena from 1999–2000 NBA season, 1999 to 2023–24 NBA season, 2024, before leaving for their new arena, Intuit Dome, located in Inglewood, California, Inglewood. From 1999 to 2024, it was the only arena in the NBA shared by two teams, as well as one of only three North American professional sports venues (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 National Invitation Tournament
The 2012 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2012 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 13 on campus sites and ended on March 29 at Madison Square Garden. Stanford defeated Minnesota in the final game, by a score of 75–51 to become NIT champions for second time (first since 1991). Participants Automatic qualifiers The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2012 NIT field by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship but failing to win their conference tournament. These teams also did not receive an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament. Seeds Bracket Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team except #7 seed Iowa hosts #2 seed Dayton since Dayton is the host of the NCAA First Four and cannot host a first-round NIT game. Semifinals and final Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 27 and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Barry
Justin McCarthy "Sam" Barry (December 17, 1892 – September 23, 1950) was an American collegiate coach who achieved significant accomplishments in three major sports - football, baseball, and basketball. He remains one of only three coaches to lead teams to both the Final Four and the College World Series. Barry, and four of his USC players ( Jack Gardner, Alex Hannum, Tex Winter and Bill Sharman), have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as coaches; Sharman was also inducted as a player. Early career Born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Barry starred in basketball, baseball, and football in high school in Madison, Wisconsin. He continued his success at Lawrence College in Appleton, later completing his degree at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He returned to Madison High School to begin his coaching career, and then became the athletic director at Knox College in Illinois from 1918 to 1922, where he also served as coach of football, baske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed O'Bannon
Edward Charles O'Bannon Jr. (born August 14, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a power forward (basketball), power forward for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA Bruins on their 1994–95 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, 1995 NCAA championship team. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the ninth overall pick of the 1995 NBA draft. After two seasons in the NBA, he continued his professional career for another eight years, mainly playing in Europe. O'Bannon was the lead plaintiff in ''O'Bannon v. NCAA'', an United States antitrust law, antitrust class action lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association which resulted in the discontinuation of NCAA video games. Early life O'Bannon grew up in South Los Angeles and attended Verbum Dei High School before graduating from Artesia High School (Lakewood, California), Artesia High School. He averaged 24.6 points, 9.7 rebounds in his se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Barnett (basketball)
James Franklin Barnett (born July 7, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the Golden State Warriors television analyst from 1985 to 2019, and currently splits time with Tom Tolbert as the team's radio color analyst on 95.7 The Game. Basketball career Youth and college career Barnett was born in Greenville, South Carolina and raised in Riverside, California. He is a member of the Riverside Hall of Fame and was selected as an NCAA All-American as a University of Oregon basketball player. He is in the University of Oregon Hall of Fame and the State of Oregon Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament on March 10, 2012. Pro career left, 150px, Barnett in 1970 as a Portland Trail Blazers player Barnett's NBA career began when the Boston Celtics selected him with the eighth pick overall in the 1966 NBA draft. He later played for the Warriors for three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burdette Haldorson
Burdette Eliele "Burdie" Haldorson (January 12, 1934 – October 13, 2023) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Haldorson played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes. Haldorson was part of the American basketball team that won the gold medal in 1956. He never played professionally, but was a member of the AAU Phillips 66ers for a number of years. Four years later, in 1960, he won his second gold medal as part of the American team. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, March 10, 2012. Haldorson died in Colorado Springs on October 13, 2023, at the age of 89. |
Lamond Murray
Lamond Maurice Murray Sr. (born April 20, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Murray was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1994 NBA draft after a college career at the University of California at Berkeley, during which he teamed with Jason Kidd. He has played for the Clippers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors, and the New Jersey Nets throughout his 12-year, 736-game NBA career, averaging 11.3 points per game. After one season with the Nets, he re-signed with the Clippers in October 2006 and was released several days later. In 2002, after being traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Toronto Raptors, he tore a lisfranc ligament in his right foot during a pre-season game and subsequently missed the entire 2002–03 NBA season. In 2009, Lamond Murray joined the Bahrain Basketball Association in Bahrain. He played for Al-Muharraq Sports Club. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Nimphius
Kurt Nimphius (born March 13, 1958) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nimphius played nine seasons in the NBA after his collegiate career at Arizona State University. Early life Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nimphius was the son of Karl and Esther Nimphius and was raised with siblings Kris and Karla. His father and uncles operated the Nimphius Boat Company and his father was a woodworking teacher, who built the family home himself. High school career Nimphius attended South Milwaukee High School in South Milwaukee, graduating in 1976 and playing basketball for Coach Jerry Sullivan. In the 1976 Wisconsin Class A Basketball Tournament, Nimphius led South Milwaukee to three victories and the state championship to complete a 25–0 season. Nimphius scored 97 points, the second-highest total ever in the tournament, along with 40 rebounds. Nimphius led South Milwaukee to victories over Washington High School (Milwaukee), Milwaukee Washington, Madi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Jefferson
Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played small forward. He played for eight teams in his 17-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jefferson played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball, Arizona Wildcats, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the first round by the New Jersey Nets in the 2001 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team following his first season. Jefferson played seven seasons for the Nets, reaching the NBA Finals in each of his first two seasons. He later played for the Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Denver Nuggets. He won an NBA Finals, NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016 NBA Finals, 2016 and a bronze medal as a member of the United States men's national basketball team, United States national team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Jeff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac-12 Basketball Hall Of Honor
The Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor recognizes former athletes and coaches who have made a significant impact to the tradition and heritage of the Pac-12 Conference. Established in 2002, one honoree is selected by each member institution in the conference annually. The inductions occur during the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament. The Hall of Honor was originally limited to men's basketball, until it was opened to other sports in 2018. The conference was named the Pacific-10 before it expanded in the 2011–12 season with Colorado and Utah. See also *National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to men's college basketball. The museum is an integral portion of the College Basketball Experience created by the Nation ... References External linksPac-12 Conference {{Pac-12 Conference navbox Hall Of Honor > Awards established in 2002 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Roberson
André Lee Roberson (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket, LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite (LNB) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball, Colorado Buffaloes. As a junior in 2013, Roberson earned first-team List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams, all-conference honors in the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball, Pac-12 for the second time and was also named the Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. He was selected in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft with the 26th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves, but was acquired by the Oklahoma City Thunder in a draft night trade. Roberson was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2017. High school career Roberson attended Karen Wagner High School on the outskirts of San Antonio. During his senior year, Roberson averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 1.7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Hill (basketball)
Solomon Jamar Hill (born March 18, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. High school career Hill attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California. As a junior, he averaged 10.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. As a senior, he averaged 16.2 points, 11.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. He finished his career as a two-time Los Angeles All-City selection and a third team all-state pick in 2009. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Hill was listed as the No. 3 small forward and the No. 27 player in the nation in 2009. College career In his freshman season at Arizona, he was a steady contributor for the Wildcats both starting and off the bench. In 31 games (21 starts), he averaged 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.3 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, he was one of just three Wildcats to sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
