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2023 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

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2023 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams12
SiteT-Mobile Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsArizona Wildcats (9th title)
Winning coachTommy Lloyd (2nd title)
MVPĄžuolas Tubelis (Arizona)
Attendance65,721
TelevisionPac-12 Network
ESPN
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2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 18 2   .900 31 6   .838
No. 8 Arizona 14 6   .700 28 7   .800
USC 14 6   .700 22 11   .667
Oregon 12 8   .600 21 15   .583
Arizona State 11 9   .550 23 13   .639
Washington State 11 9   .550 17 17   .500
Utah 10 10   .500 17 15   .531
Washington 8 12   .400 16 16   .500
Colorado 8 12   .400 18 17   .514
Stanford 7 13   .350 14 19   .424
Oregon State 5 15   .250 11 21   .344
California 2 18   .100 3 29   .094
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference held March 8–11, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The tournament winner of the conference tournament, Arizona, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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The bracket will be set in March 2023. All 12 schools are scheduled to participate in the tournament. The seedings will be determined upon completion of regular season play. The winning percentage of the teams in conference play determined tournament seedings. There are tiebreakers in place to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals.[1] Tie-breaking procedures for determining all tournament seeding is:

  • For two-team tie:
  1. Results of head-to-head competition during the regular season.
  2. Each team's record (won-lost percentage) vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team's record (won-lost percentage) against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group's own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams.
  3. Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents.
  4. Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee.
  • For multiple-team tie:
  1. Results (won-lost percentage) of collective head-to-head competition during the regular season among the tied teams.
  2. If more than two teams are still tied, each of the tied team's record (won-lost percentage) vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings, and then continuing down through the standings, eliminating teams with inferior records, until one team gains an advantage.
    When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team's record (won-lost percentage) against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group's own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams. After one team has an advantage and is seeded, all remaining teams in the multiple-team tie-breaker will repeat the multiple-team tie-breaking procedure. If at any point the multiple-team tie is reduced to two teams, the two-team tie-breaking procedure will be applied.
  3. Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents.
  4. Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee.
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2 Tiebreak 3
1 UCLA# 18–2 27–4
2 Arizona# 14–6 25–6 2–0 vs. USC
3 USC# 14–6 22–9 0–2 vs. Arizona
4 Oregon# 12–8 18–13
5 Washington State 11–9 16–15 1–1 vs. Arizona State 0–2 vs. UCLA 2–2 vs. Arizona/USC
6 Arizona State 11–9 20–11 1–1 vs. Washington State 0–2 vs. UCLA 1–3 vs. Arizona/USC
7 Utah 10–10 17–14
8 Washington 8–12 16–15 2–0 vs. Colorado
9 Colorado 8–12 16–15 0–2 vs. Washington
10 Stanford 7–13 13–18
11 Oregon State 5–15 11–20
12 California 2–18 3–28
† – Pac-12 Conference regular season champions
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 8
1 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Washington vs. No. 9 Colorado 68−74 Pac-12 Network 7,469
2 2:30 p.m. No. 5 Washington State vs. No. 12 California 69−52
3 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Utah vs. No. 10 Stanford 62−73 8,810
4 8:30 p.m. No. 6 Arizona State vs. No. 11 Oregon State 63−57
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
5 12:00 p.m. No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 9 Colorado 80−69 Pac-12 Network 10,406
6 2:30 p.m. No. 4 Oregon vs. No. 5 Washington State 75−70
7 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 10 Stanford 95−84 11,226
8 8:30 p.m. No. 3 USC vs. No. 6 Arizona State 72−77 ESPN
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
9 6:00 p.m. No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 Oregon 75−56 Pac-12 Network 13,788
10 8:30 p.m. No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 6 Arizona State 78−59 ESPN
Championship – Saturday, March 11
11 7:30 p.m. No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 2 Arizona 59−61 ESPN 14,022
Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Championship
Saturday, March 11
1 #2 UCLA 80
8 Washington 68 9 Colorado 69
9 Colorado 74 1 #2 UCLA 75
4 Oregon 56
4 Oregon 75
5 Washington State 69 5 Washington State 70
12 California 52 1 #2 UCLA 59
2 #8 Arizona 61
2 #8 Arizona 95
7 Utah 62 10 Stanford 84
10 Stanford 73 2 #8 Arizona 78
6 Arizona State 59
3 USC 72
6 Arizona State 63 6 Arizona State 77
11 Oregon State 57

* denotes overtime period

Game statistics

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First round

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March 8
12:00 p.m.
No. 8 Washington 68, No. 9 Colorado 74
Scoring by half: 20−28, 48−46
Pts: tied, 16
Rebs: Jamal Bey, 7
Asts: Keyon Menifield, 5
Pts: Julian Hammond III, 21
Rebs: Luke O'Brien, 10
Asts: Tristan da Silva, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,469
Referees: Verne Harris, D.G. Nelson, Mike Littlewood
Pac-12 Network
March 8
2:30 p.m.
No. 5 Washington State 69, No. 12 California 52
Scoring by half: 35−21, 34−31
Pts: TJ Bamba, 17
Rebs: DJ Rodman, 11
Asts: Mouhamed Gueye, 4
Pts: Monty Bowser, 19
Rebs: Joel Brown, 6
Asts: Joel Brown, 4
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,469
Referees: Tony Padilla, Frank Harvey III, Mike Scyphers
Pac-12 Network
March 8
6:00 p.m.
No. 7 Utah 62, No. 10 Stanford 73
Scoring by half: 27−34, 35−39
Pts: Branden Carlson, 27
Rebs: Branden Carlson, 10
Asts: Lazar Stefanovic, 4
Pts: Brandon Angel, 16
Rebs: Brandon Angel, 2
Asts: tied, 4
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 8,810
Referees: Michael Irving, Greg Nixon, Deldre Carr
March 8
8:30 p.m.
No. 6 Arizona State 63, No. 11 Oregon State 57
Scoring by half: 29−26, 34−31
Pts: Warren Washington, 15
Rebs: Warren Washington, 9
Asts: Frankie Collins, 5
Pts: Glenn Taylor Jr., 17
Rebs: tied, 7
Asts: Michael Rataj, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 8,810
Referees: David Hall, Kevin Brill, Deron White

Quarterfinals

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Pac-12 Network
March 9
12:00 p.m.
No. 1 UCLA 80, No. 9 Colorado 69
Scoring by half: 37−38, 43−31
Pts: Amari Bailey, 26
Rebs: Adem Bona, 10
Asts: Tyger Campbell, 7
Pts: Tristan da Silva, 17
Rebs: Luke O'Brien, 7
Asts: Julian Hammond III, 6
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 10,406
Referees: Michael Greenstein, Kevin Brill, Larry Spaulding
Pac-12 Network
March 9
2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Oregon 75, No. 5 Washington State 70
Scoring by half: 38−30, 37−40
Pts: 2 tied, 17
Rebs: N’Faly Dante, 11
Asts: Will Richardson, 4
Pts: TJ Bamba, 19
Rebs: Justin Powell, 7
Asts: TJ Bamba, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 10,406
Referees: Verne Harris, Glen Mayberry, Randy Richardson
Pac-12 Network
March 9
6:00 p.m.
No. 2 Arizona 95, No. 10 Stanford 84
Scoring by half: 47−43, 48−41
Pts: Oumar Ballo, 24
Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 8
Asts: Pelle Larsson, 5
Pts: Spencer Jones, 22
Rebs: Brandon Angel, 7
Asts: Harrison Ingram, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 11,226
Referees: Mike Reed, Tony Padilla, Greg Nixon
March 9
8:30 p.m.
No. 3 USC 72, No. 6 Arizona State 77
Scoring by half: 25−39, 47−38
Pts: tied, 16
Rebs: Joshua Morgan, 10
Asts: Boogie Ellis, 4
Pts: Desmond Cambridge Jr., 27
Rebs: Warren Washington, 8
Asts: tied, 4
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 11,226
Referees: Eric Curry, Deldre Carr, Jim Schipper

Semifinals

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Pac-12 Network
March 10
6:00 p.m.
No. 1 UCLA 75, No. 4 Oregon 56
Scoring by half: 32−30, 43−26
Pts: Tyger Campbell, 28
Rebs: Jaime Jaquez Jr., 10
Asts: Tyger Campbell, 6
Pts: Tied, 10
Rebs: N’Faly Dante, 10
Asts:  
Tied, 3
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 13,788
Referees: Tony Padilla, Michael Irving, Greg Nixon
ESPN
March 10
8:30 p.m.
No. 2 Arizona 78, No. 6 Arizona State 59
Scoring by half: 35−28, 43−30
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 17
Rebs: Tied, 9
Asts: Kerr Kriisa, 7
Pts: Tied, 11
Rebs: Tied, 6
Asts: Frankie Collins, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 13,788
Referees: Michael Greenstein, Greg Nixon, Deron White

Championship

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ESPN
March 11
7:30 p.m.
No. 1 UCLA 59, No. 2 Arizona 61
Scoring by half: 34−33, 25−28
Pts: Amari Bailey, 19
Rebs: Jaime Jaquez Jr., 10
Asts: Tied, 2
Pts: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 19
Rebs: Ąžuolas Tubelis, 14
Asts: Pelle Larsson, 5
T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 14,022
Referees: Verne Harris, Tony Padilla, Mike Reed

Awards and honors

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Hall of Honor

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The 2023 class of the Pac-12 Hall of Honor will be honored on March 3 during the 2023 Women's Tournament during a ceremony prior to the tournament semifinals. The 2023 class will be the first ever all-female class inducted into the Hall of Honor in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. The class includes:[2]

  • Susie Parra (Arizona Softball)
  • Jackie Johnson-Powell (Arizona State Women's Track & Field)
  • Dr. Luella Lilly (California Athletic Director)
  • Ceal Barry (Colorado Women's Basketball Coach & Administrator)
  • Janie Takeda Reed (Oregon Softball)
  • Dr. Mary Budke (Oregon State Women's Golf)
  • Jessica Mendoza (Stanford Softball)
  • Natalie Williams (UCLA Women's Basketball & Volleyball)
  • Barbara Hallquist DeGroot (USC Women's Tennis)
  • Kim Gaucher (Utah Women's Basketball)
  • Danielle Lawrie (Washington Softball)
  • Sarah Silvernail (Washington State Women's Volleyball)

Team and tournament leaders

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Source:[3]

Team Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes
Arizona Ąžuolas Tubelis 56 Ąžuolas Tubelis 31 Pelle Larsson 13 Cedric Henderson Jr. 6 Oumar Ballo 5 Ąžuolas Tubelis 105
Arizona State Desmond Cambridge Jr. 48 Warren Washington 23 Frankie Collins 14 Desmond Cambridge 9 Warren Washington 3 DJ Horne 99
California Monty Bowser 19 Joel Brown 6 Joel Brown 4 Joel Brown 2 3 tied 1 2 tied 35
Colorado 2 tied 35 Luke O'Brien 17 Julian Hammond III 8 Luke O'Brien 3 2 tied 1 Julian Hammond III 70
Oregon Keeshawn Barthelemy 25 N’Faly Dante 21 Will Richardson 7 2 tied 2 Kel’el Ware 4 Will Richardson 67
Oregon State Glenn Taylor 17 2 tied 7 Michael Rataj 5 2 tied 3 2 tied 37
Stanford Brandon Angel 35 Brandon Angel 19 Michael O’Connell 8 2 tied 3 Max Murrell 5 Brandon Angel 67
UCLA Tyger Campbell 62 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 29 Tyger Campbell 15 Tyger Campbell 4 Adem Bona 5 Jaime Jaquez Jr. 110
USC 2 tied 16 Joshua Morgan 10 Boogie Ellis 4 3 tied 2 Joshua Morgan 1 Drew Peterson 38
Utah Branden Carlson 27 Branden Carlson 10 Lazar Stefanovic 4 Rollie Worster 1 Keba Keita 1 2 tied 32
Washington Cole Bajema 16 Jamal Bey 7 Keyon Menifield 6 Keion Brooks Jr. 3 2 tied 1 Keyon Menifield 37
Washington State TJ Bamba 36 DJ Rodman 15 TJ Bamba 7 2 tied 2 Mouhamed Gueye 3 TJ Bamba 70

All-Tournament Team

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Ąžuolas Tubelis Power forward 6–11 245 Junior Arizona
Oumar Ballo Center 7−0 260 RS-Junior Arizona
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Small forward 6−7 225 Senior UCLA
Tyger Campbell Point guard 5−11 180 Senior UCLA
Amari Bailey Shooting guard 6−5 185 Freshman UCLA
Desmond Cambridge Jr. Shooting guard 6−4 180 Graduate Senior Arizona State

Most Outstanding Player

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Ąžuolas Tubelis PF 6–11 245 Junior Arizona

Tournament notes

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  • The following teams at the start of the tournament, No. 2 UCLA & No. 8 Arizona were ranked in the top 25.
  • The following were extended invitations to the 2023 NCAA tournament: Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA & USC.
  • The following teams were extended invitations to the 2023 National Invitation Tournament: Colorado, Oregon & Washington State

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Standings". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pac-12 to induct its first ever all-female class into the Conference's Hall of Honor in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX". Pac-12.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 2023 MBB Pac-12 Championship Men's Basketball Tournament Team Leaders" (PDF).