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

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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 at the Texas Longhorns men's basketball, University of Texas at Austin. He previously served as head coach at the Arizona Wil ...

, 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. grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Penn Hills High S ...

, Arizona State :

Mike Montgomery Mike or Michael Montgomery may also refer to: *Mike Montgomery (basketball), American basketball coach *Michael Montgomery (born 1983), American football defensive end *Mike Montgomery (American football) (born 1949), American football running back ...

, 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 Big 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 of the Oregon Ducks men's team. Previously he was head coach at Creighton, Kansas State and Marshall. He has been awarded a Coach of the Year Award for each team tha ...

, 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 an ...

, 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 men's basketball, Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). ...

, UCLA :

Andy Enfield Andrew William Enfield (born June 8, 1969) is an American basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at SMU Mustangs men's basketball, Southern Methodist University. He came to national prominence as head coach at Florida Gulf Coast ...

, 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 Krystkowiak was born in Missoula, Montana, to Bernard and Helen K ...

, Utah :

Lorenzo Romar Lorenzo Romar (born November 13, 1958) is an American basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball, Loyola Marymount Lions, a position he has held since 2024. He pre ...

, Washington :

Ken Bone Ken Bone or Ken Bones may refer to: * Ken Bone (basketball) (born 1958), American basketball coach * Ken Bone (personality) (born 1982), American citizen and Internet meme * Ken Bones (born 1947), English actor {{hndis, Bone, Ken ...

, 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

John Wooden John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Westwood", he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, nati ...

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 Jahii Carson (born August 31, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for SG ART Giants Düsseldorf of the ProA. He played college basketball for Arizona State University where he was co-Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of t ...

, 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 who last played for Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes as a point guard. In ...

, Jr., Colorado *Dec. 16 –

Jordan Loveridge Jordan Loveridge (born November 26, 1993) is an American basketball player for Astros de Jalisco of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes. High school career Loveridge attended West Jor ...

, So., Utah *Dec. 23 –

Chasson Randle Chasson Randle (born February 5, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for APR of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). 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 Justin Cobbs (Serbian Cyrillic: Џастин Кобс; born March 16, 1991) is an American-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for Mersin MSK of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the University of Minne ...

, Sr., California *Jan. 20 –

Delon Wright Delon Reginald Wright (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the CC of San Francisco Rams and the Utah Utes, bein ...

, Jr., Utah *Jan. 27 – Kyle Anderson, So. UCLA *Feb. 3 –

, Sr., California (2) *Feb. 10 – Jordan Bachynski, Sr., Arizona State *Feb. 17 – Jermaine Marshall, Sr., Arizona State *Feb. 24 –

Josh Huestis Joshua Sutton Huestis (born December 19, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Stanford University. Ear ...

, Sr., Stanford *Mar. 3 –

Mike Moser Michael Alexander Moser (pronounced MOH-zer; born November 8, 1990) is an American retired professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college ...

, 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 Aaron Addison Gordon (born September 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in San Jose, California, Gordon attended Archbishop Mitty High School where h ...

, Arizona, Third team (''Sporting News'')

All-Pac-12 teams

Voting was by conference coaches: *

Player of The Year Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. Association football In association football, this award is held on b ...

: Nick Johnson, Arizona * Freshman of The Year:

, Arizona *

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: Jordan Bachynski, 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

NABC 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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