2023–24 Pac–12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network, Fox Sports 1, FOX, CBS
Regular season
Pac-12 tournament
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Arizona0–0 –6–0  1.000
Washington State0–0 –5–1  .833
Colorado0–0 –5–2  .714
Arizona State0–0 –4–2  .667
Oregon0–0 –4–2  .667
UCLA0–0 –4–2  .667
USC0–0 –4–2  .667
Utah0–0 –4–2  .667
Washington0–0 –4–2  .667
Oregon State0–0 –3–3  .500
Stanford0–0 –3–4  .429
California0–0 –2–5  .286
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of November 30, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October followed by the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which starts November 6, 2023. Conference play will begin in December 27, 2023. This will be the twelfth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 65th since the current Pac−12 charter was established in 1959. Because the Pac-12 includes the history of the Pacific Coast Conference, which existed from 1915 to 1959, in its own history, this is the 109th season of Pac-12 men's basketball.

It will be the final season for ten Pac-12 members, with UCLA, USC, Oregon & Washington moving to the Big Ten Conference,[1] Colorado returning to its previous home of the Big 12 Conference, with Utah, Arizona & Arizona State following suit[2] and with California and Stanford moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2023–24 academic year.

The Pac-12 tournament will take place on March 13−16, 2024 at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip, just outside the city limits of Las Vegas.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team ESPN[3] Rivals[4] On3 Recruits[5] 247 Sports[6] Signees
Arizona―No. 45No. 69No. 724
Arizona State―No. 37No. 64No. 492
California―No. 51No. 84No. 582
Colorado―No. 13No. 28No. 254
OregonNo. 6No. 6No. 3No. 113
Oregon State――No. 114No. 1193
StanfordNo. 18No. 19No. 33No. 333
UCLANo. 12No. 16No. 15No. 137
USCNo. 13No. 2No. 4No. 33
Utah―No. 57No. 143No. 863
Washington―No. 71No. 42No. 672
Washington State――No. 54No. 554

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Player Wooden[7] Naismith[8] Cousy[9] West[10] Erving[11] Malone[12] Abdul-Jabbar[13] Olson
Oumar Ballo Green tick Green tick Green tick
Adem Bona Green tick Green tick Green tick
Branden Carlson Green tick
Isaiah Collier Green tick Green tick Green tick
N'Faly Dante Green tick Green tick
Boogie Ellis Green tick Green tick Green tick
Keshad Johnson Green tick
Caleb Love Green tick Green tick
Aday Mara Green tick
Tristan da Silva Green tick Green tick Green tick
Jaylon Tyson Green tick

Preseason All-American teams

Player CBS[14] Fox Sports[14]
Oumar Ballo 3rd
Boogie Ellis2nd 3rd

Preseason polls

247 Sports[15] AP[16] Blue Ribbon CBS Sports[17] Coaches[18] ESPN[19] Fox Sports[20] KenPom[21] NCAA Sports[22] Sports
Illustrated[23]
Arizona No. 18No. 12No. 15No. 17No. 11No. 11 No. 17No. 6 No. 16No. 15
Arizona State –––––– –No. 81 ––
California –––––– –No. 146 ––
Colorado No. 24–No. 23––– –No. 28 No. 34–
Oregon –––––– –No. 41 ––
Oregon State –––––– –No. 175 ––
Stanford –––––– –No. 42 ––
UCLA ––––No. 25– –No. 26 No. 29No. 22
USC No. 23No. 21No. 21No. 12No. 22No. 21 No. 24No. 21 No. 12No. 13
Utah –––––– –No. 52 ––
Washington –––––– –No. 78 ––
Washington State –––––– –No. 84 ––

Pac-12 media days

The Pac-12 conducted its 2023 Pac-12 media days in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 11, 2023 on the Pac-12 Network.[24]

The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows:

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Place Team Points First place votes
1.Arizona30318
2.USC2644
3.UCLA2494
4.Oregon228—
5.Colorado210—
6.Arizona State148—
7.Utah139—
8.Stanford131—
9.Washington108—
10.Washington State94—
11.California67—
12.Oregon State42—

Source:[25]

First-place votes shown in parentheses.

Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference

First Team[26]
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Oumar BalloArizonaCRedshirt Sr.7′ 0″, 260Koulikoro, Mali (Gonzaga)
Adem BonaUCLAC/FSo.6′ 10″, 245Ebonyi, Nigeria (Prolific Prep)
Keion Brooks Jr.WashingtonFGr.6′ 7″, 210Fort Wayne, IN (La Lumiere School)
Branden CarlsonUtahCGr.7′ 0″, 225South Jordan, UT(Bingham HS)
Isaiah CollierUSCGFr.6′ 5″, 210Atlanta, GA (Wheeler HS)
N'Faly DanteOregonCSr.6′ 11″, 245Bamako, Mali (Christian Academy)
Tristan da SilvaColoradoFSr.6′ 9″, 230Munich, Germany (Ludwigsgymnasium Munich)
Boogie EllisUSCGGr.6′ 3″, 190San Diego, CA (Mission Bay HS)
Spencer JonesStanfordFGr.6′ 7″, 225Roeland Park, KS (Bishop Miege)
KJ SimpsonColoradoGJr.6′ 2″, 190West Hills, CA (Chaminade Prep)
Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Fardaws AimaqCaliforniaFGr.6′ 11″, 245Vancouver, BC (Texas Tech)
Kylan BoswellArizonaGSo.6′ 2″, 195Champaign, Ill (Compass Prep)
Kobe JohnsonUSCGJr.6′ 6″, 230Milwaukee, WI (Nicolet HS)
Caleb LoveArizonaGSr.6′ 4″, 200St. Louis, MO (North Carolina)
Jordan PopeOregon StateGSo.6′ 2″, 165Oakley, CA (Prolific Prep)
Honorable Mention:
Arizona: Pelle Larsson, Sr.
Colorado: Cody Williams, Fr.
Oregon: Kwame Evans Jr., Fr.
UCLA: Aday Mara, Fr.

Regular season

The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, FOX and FS1, CBS Sports, and the Pac-12 Network.

Multi-team tournaments

Team[27] Tournament Finish
Arizona − −
Arizona State Wooden Legacy 3rd
California SoCal Challenge 4th
Colorado Sunshine Slam 2nd
Oregon Emerald Coast Classic 4th
Oregon State NIT Season Tip-Off 4th
Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis 8th
UCLA Maui Invitational 6th
USC Rady Children’s Invitational 2nd
Utah Charleston Classic 4th
Washington Roman Main Event 2nd
Washington State Hall of Fame Tip-Off 3rd

Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series

On September 20, 2021, the Pac-12 and Southwestern Athletic Conference will debut the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series, an educational and basketball scheduling partnership between the two collegiate athletics conferences, to tip off the 2023–24 season. The Legacy Series will incorporate an array of educational opportunities for competing teams and student-athletes featuring expert speakers and prominent alumni, community engagement, campus traditions, historic site visits, and book/film discussions.[28][29]

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference record
Nov. 10Grambling StateColoradoCoors Event Center ● Boulder, COPac−12/SWAC Legacy SeriesColorado 95−631−0
Nov. 10Prairie View A&MWashington StateBeasley Coliseum ● Pullman, WAWashington State 83−652−0
Nov. 11Texas SouthernArizona StateDesert Financial Arena ● Tempe, AZArizona State 63−523−0
Nov. 13SouthernNo. 3 ArizonaMcKale Center ● Tucson, AZArizona 97−594−0
Nov. 20OregonFlorida A&MAl Lawson Center ● Tallahassee, FLOregon 67−545−0
Dec. 19USCAlabama StateDunn-Oliver Acadome ● Montgomery, ALPac−12/SWAC Legacy Series−0−0

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

Records vs other conferences

The Pac-12 has a record of 48–27 in non-conference play for the 2023–24 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game):

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference record
Nov. 10No. 12 ArizonaNo. 2 DukeCameron Indoor Stadium ● Durham, NC−Arizona 78−731−0
Nov. 17No. 6 HoustonUtah†TD Arena ● Charleston, SCCharleston ClassicHouston 76−661−1
Nov. 20No. 4 MarquetteUCLA†Stan Sheriff Center ● Honolulu, HIMaui InvitationalMarquette 71−691−2
Nov. 22No. 13 BaylorOregon State†Barclays Center ● Brooklyn, NYNIT Season Tip-OffBaylor 88−721−3
Nov. 22No. 20 ArkansasStanford†Imperial Arena ● Nassau, BahamasBattle 4 AtlantisArkansas 77−742OT1−4
Nov. 22No. 11 GonzagaUCLA†Stan Sheriff Center ● Honolulu, HIMaui InvitationalGonzaga 69−651−5
Nov. 23No. 21 Michigan StateNo. 3 Arizona†Acrisure Arena ● Palm Springs, CAAcrisure ClassicArizona 74−682−5
Nov. 25No. 21 AlabamaOregon†Raider Arena ● Destin, FLEmerald Coast ClassicAlabama 99−912−6
Nov. 29ColoradoNo. 20 Colorado StateMoby Arena ● Fort Collins, CORocky Mountain Showdown−−
Dec. 2No. 20 Colorado StateWashington†MGM Grand Garden Arena ● Paradise, NVLegends of Basketball Las Vegas Invitational−−
Dec. 2No. 11 GonzagaUSC†MGM Grand Garden Arena ● Paradise, NVLegends of Basketball Las Vegas Invitational−−
Dec. 9UCLANo. 18 VillanovaWells Fargo Center ● Philadelphia, PA−−
Dec. 9No. 19 BYUUtahJon M. Huntsman Center ● Salt Lake City, UTHoly War−−
Dec. 9No. 11 GonzagaWashingtonAlaska Airlines Arena ● Seattle, WA−−
Dec. 10No. 8 MiamiColorado†Barclays Center ● Brooklyn, NYNABC Brooklyn Showcase−−
Dec. 16No. 1 PurdueNo. 2 Arizona†Gainbridge Fieldhouse ● Indianapolis, INIndy Classic−−
Dec. 20No. 23 AlabamaNo. 2 Arizona†Footprint Center ● Phoenix, AZJerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series−−
Dec. 23No. 13 Florida AtlanticNo. 2 Arizona†T-Mobile Arena ● Paradise, NVDesert Holiday Classic−−

† denotes neutral site game

Conference schedule

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

  Arizona ASU California Colorado Oregon OSU Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington WSU
vs. Arizona –0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Arizona State 0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. California 0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Colorado 0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oregon 0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oregon State 0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Stanford 0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. UCLA 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. USC 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
vs. Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
vs. Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Washington State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
Total 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

Points scored

Team For Against Difference
Arizona 572 383 189
Arizona State 321 336 -15
California 513 514 -1
Colorado 496 403 93
Oregon 489 440 49
Oregon State 430 445 -15
Stanford 554 544 10
UCLA 413 340 73
USC 449 403 46
Utah 486 427 59
Washington 496 434 62
Washington State 484 382 102

Through Nov 28, 2023 [30]

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
TeamPollPreWk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Wk
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16		Wk
17		Wk
18		Wk
19		Final
Arizona AP 12 3(3) 3(2) 2(1)
C 11 3(3) 3(3) 2
Arizona State AP NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV
California AP NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV
Colorado AP RV 25 18 RV
C RV RV 21 RV
Oregon AP NV NV NV NV
C RV RV RV NV
Oregon State AP NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV
Stanford AP NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV
UCLA AP RV RV RV RV
C 25 25т 24 RV
USC AP 21 16 23 RV
C 22 20 RV RV
Utah AP NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV
Washington AP NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV
Washington State AP NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Coach School Reason Replacement
Mark Fox California Resigned Mark Madsen

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Pac-12 records are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Record at school Pac-12 record Pac-12 titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Arizona Tommy Lloyd Gonzaga (assistant) 3rd 61–11 (.847) 32–8 (.800) 2 2 0 0
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 8th 141–113 (.555) 71–76 (.483) 0 3 0 0
California Mark Madsen Utah Valley 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0 0
Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 14th 272–172 (.613) 126–1112 (.529) 0 5 0 0
Oregon Dana Altman Creighton 14th 321–140 (.696) 155–83 (.651) 3 7 1 0
Oregon State Wayne Tinkle Montana 10th 127–158 (.446) 58–110 (.345) 1 2 0 0
Stanford Jerod Haase UAB 8th 112–109 (.507) 59–72 (.450) 0 0 0 0
UCLA Mick Cronin Cincinnati 5th 97–36 (.729) 57–19 (.750) 0 3 1 0
USC Andy Enfield Florida Gulf Coast 11th 205–128 (.616) 98–88 (.527) 0 4 0 0
Utah Craig Smith Utah State 3rd 28–35 (.444) 14–26 (.350) 0 0 0 0
Washington Mike Hopkins Syracuse (assistant) 7th 101–91 (.526) 51–61 (.455) 0 1 0 0
Washington State Kyle Smith San Francisco 5th 69–61 (.531) 35–42 (.455) 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.


Pac-12 Players of the Week

Throughout the regular season, the Pac-12 offices will honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.

Week Player of the week School Freshman of the week School Ref.
November 13, 2023 Kylan Boswell Arizona Isaiah Collier USC [31]
November 20, 2023 Branden Carlson Utah Isaiah Collier (2) USC [32]
November 27, 2023 Fardaws Aimaq California Sebastian Mack UCLA [33]

Totals per school

School Total
USC 2
Arizona 1
California 1
UCLA 1
Utah 1
Arizona State 0
Colorado 0
Oregon 0
Oregon State 0
Stanford 0
Washington 0
Washington State 0

Awards and honors

2023–24 Season statistic leaders

Source:[34]


Home game attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Total Average % of Capacity
Arizona McKale Center 14,644 13,455 12,868 14,688† 13,403 54,414 13,604 92.89%
Arizona State Desert Financial Arena 14,198 7,263† 6,857 14,120 7,060 49.72%
California Haas Pavilion 11,858 3,066 3,195† 2,628 2,638 11,527 2,882 24.30%
Colorado Coors Events Center 11,064 6,078 6,541† 6,181 6,346 25,146 6,287 56.82%
Oregon Matthew Knight Arena 12,364 7,141† 5,279 12,420 6,210 50.23%
Oregon State Gill Coliseum 9,604 2,483 2,934† 2,766 8,183 2,728 28.40%
Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233 2,133 2,559 2,649† 2,038 9,379 2,345 32.42%
UCLA Pauley Pavilion 13,800 6,783† 6,259 4,751 17,793 5,931 42.97%
USC Galen Center 10,258 6,211† 4,730 4,522 15,463 5,154 50.25%
Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000 7,632† 7,565 15,197 7,599 50.66%
Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 10,000 5,568 6,026 6,154† 5,726 23,474 5,869 58.69%
Washington State Beasley Coliseum 11,671 2,323 2,282 2,736† 2,208 9,549 2,387 19.89%
Total 11,835 216,665 5,556 46.94% -


Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

See also

  • 2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season

References

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