The 2013–14

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 begins with practices in October 2013 and ends with the 2014 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament on March 15, 2014 at the

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. The regular season began on the first weekend of November 2013, with the conference schedule started in December 2013. This is the third season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 55th since the conference was established under its current charter as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959. Including the history of the

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, which operated from 1915 to 1959 and is considered by the Pac-12 as a part of its own history, this is the Pac-12's 99th season of men's basketball.

Pre-season

* October 17, 2013 – Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day, Pac-12 Networks Studios, San Francisco, Calif.

Men’s Basketball Media Poll

Rankings

Conference Schedule

Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

Conference tournament

The conference tournament is scheduled for Wednesday–Saturday, March 12–15, 2014 at the

. Arizona and UCLA were seeded one and two respectively. The top four teams had a bye on the first day, March 12. 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.

Head coaches

Sean Miller Sean Edward Miller (born November 17, 1968) is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as head coach of the Xavier Musketeers. He previously was in that position from 2004 to 2009, after which he took the head coach position f ...

, Arizona :

Herb Sendek Herbert Joseph Sendek Jr. (born February 22, 1963) is an American college basketball coach who is the current men's basketball head coach at Santa Clara. Early life Herbert Joseph Sendek, Jr. of Slovak descent, grew up in Pittsburgh and attended ...

, Arizona State :

Mike Montgomery Michael John Montgomery (born February 27, 1947) is a retired American basketball coach. He is best known for his 18-year tenure at Stanford (1986–2004), where he led the program to 12 NCAA Tournaments, including a Final Four appearance in 1 ...

, California :

Tad Boyle Thomas Martin "Tad" Boyle (born January 6, 1963) is an American college basketball coach who is the men's head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pac-12 Conference. He was named the 18th coach in Colorado men's basketball history on April 19, ...

, Colorado :

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 : Craig Robinson, Oregon State :

Johnny Dawkins Johnny Earl Dawkins Jr. (born September 28, 1963) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the UCF men's basketball team. From 2008 to 2016, he was the head coach of Stanford. He was a two-time All-American ...

, Stanford :

Steve Alford Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was ...

, UCLA : Andy Enfield, USC :

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 :

Lorenzo Romar Lorenzo Romar (born November 13, 1958) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is the head men's basketball coach at Pepperdine University, a position he held from 1996 to 1999 and resumed in 2018. Romar also served as the head me ...

, Washington : Ken Bone, Washington State

Post season

NCAA tournament

National Invitation tournament

College Basketball Invitational

Highlights and notes

* February 1, 2014 – Arizona's perfect season ended by California (58–60) at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA.

Awards and honors

* The Pac-12 Coach of the Year Award in both men’s and women’s basketball is now known as the

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Coach of the Year Award.

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

* Dwight Powell, Sr., Stanford

Player-of-the-Week

*Nov. 11 – Tyrone Wallace, So., California *Nov. 18 – Roberto Nelson, Sr., Oregon State *Nov. 25 – Jahii Carson, So., Arizona State *Dec. 2 – Nick Johnson, Jr., Arizona *Dec. 9 –

Askia Booker Askia Toussaint Booker (born August 31, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Shenzhen Aviators of the Chinese Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes as a point guard. In his senior ...

, Jr., Colorado *Dec. 16 – Jordan Loveridge, So., Utah *Dec. 23 –

Chasson Randle Chasson Randle (born February 5, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal. As a senior in 2014–15, he was considered one of the to ...

, Jr., Stanford *Dec. 30 – Roberto Nelson, Sr., Oregon State (2) *Jan. 6 –

, Jr., Colorado (2) *Jan. 13 – Justin Cobbs, Sr., California *Jan. 20 – Delon Wright, Jr., Utah *Jan. 27 – Kyle Anderson, So. UCLA *Feb. 3 – Justin Cobbs, Sr., California (2) *Feb. 10 –

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, Sr., Arizona State *Feb. 17 – Jermaine Marshall, Sr., Arizona State *Feb. 24 – Josh Huestis, Sr., Stanford *Mar. 3 – Mike Moser, Sr., Oregon *Mar. 10 – Mike Moser, Sr., Oregon (2)

All-Americans

* Nick Johnson, Arizona, Consensus first team * Kyle Anderson, UCLA, Third team (

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'') * Aaron Gordon, Arizona, Third team (''Sporting News'')

All-Pac-12 teams

Voting was by conference coaches: *

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: Nick Johnson, Arizona * Freshman of The Year: Aaron Gordon, Arizona *

Defensive Player of The Year Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY or DPOTY) is the name of an award given in sports for outstanding defensive play by a single player over the course of a season. Many sports leagues award this type of award. League awards for Defensive Player o ...

, Arizona State * Most Improved Player of The Year: Anthony Brown, Stanford * John R. Wooden Coach of the Year:

, Arizona

First Team

Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

Pac-12 All-Defensive Team

All-Academic

First Team: Second Team:

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All-District team

District VIII District IX * Player of The Year: Nick Johnson, ArizonaUSBWA Names 2013-14 Men's All-District Teams
USBWA, March 11, 2014 * Coach of The Year: Sean Miller, Arizona

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All District Team

District 20 First Team *Nick Johnson, Arizona *Kyle Anderson, UCLA *Justin Cobbs, CAL *Jordan Adams, UCLA *C. J. Wilcox, WASH Second Team *Dwight Powell, Stanford *Jahii Carson, Arizona State *Delon Wright, Utah *Aaron Gordon, Arizona *Chasson Randle, Stanford

NBA Draft

References

External links

2014–15 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide
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