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2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020 followed by the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2020. The conference schedule began in December 2020. This was the ninth season under the Pac-12 Conference name and the 61st since the conference was established under its current charter as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959. Including the history of the Pacific Coast Conference, 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 105th season of basketball.[1] The Pac-12 announced on December 4, 2019 they would expand conference play to a 20-game schedule, with the two addition games per school, one at home and the other on the road, being added during the months of November and December.[2]

2020–21 Pac–12 men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1, FOX, Pac-12 Network, CBS
Regular season
Regular season championsOregon
Season MVPEvan Mobley, USC
Top scorerEvan Mobley (USC)
Pac-12 tournament
ChampionsOregon State Beavers
  Runners-upColorado
Tournament MVPWarith Alatishe (OSU)
Pac-12 men's basketball seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Oregon 14 – 4   .778 21 – 7   .750
No. 9 USC 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 23 Colorado 14 – 6   .700 23 – 9   .719
No. 7 UCLA 13 – 6   .684 22 – 10   .688
Arizona* 11 – 9   .550 17 – 9   .654
No. 20 Oregon State † 10 – 10   .500 20 – 13   .606
Stanford 10 – 10   .500 14 – 13   .519
Utah 8 – 11   .421 12 – 13   .480
Arizona State 7 – 10   .412 11 – 14   .440
Washington State 7 – 12   .368 14 – 13   .519
Washington 4 – 16   .200 5 – 21   .192
California 3 – 17   .150 9 – 20   .310
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Pac-12 tournament was scheduled for March 10–13, 2021 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Pre-season

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Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team ESPN[3] Rivals[4] Scout/247 Sports[5] Signees
Arizona - No. 7 No. 5 7
Arizona State No. 12 No. 12 No. 7 4
California - No. 84 No. 80 2
Colorado - No. 32 No. 41 4
Oregon - No. 82 No. 102 1
Oregon State - No. 70 No. 95 4
Stanford - No. 15 No. 11 5
UCLA - No. 85 No. 109 1
USC - No. 35 No. 56 2
Utah - No. 45 No. 45 4
Washington - - -
Washington State - - No. 33 6

Preseason watch lists

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Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden[6] Naismith[7] Cousy[8] West[9] Erving[10] Malone[11] Abdul-Jabbar[12]
Timmy Allen, Utah  Y
Matt Bradley, Cal  Y
Remy Martin, Arizona State  Y  Y  Y
Evan Mobley, USC  Y  Y
Oscar da Silva, Stanford  Y  Y  Y
Chris Smith, UCLA  Y  Y  Y
Zaire Williams, Stanford  Y  Y  Y
McKinley Wright IV, Colorado  Y  Y  Y

Preseason All-American teams

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CBS[13] AP[14]
Remy Martin, Arizona State 2nd 1st
Evan Mobley, USC 3rd

Preseason polls

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Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
AP[15] CBS Sports[16] Coaches[17] ESPN[18] KenPom[19] Lindy's
Sports
Arizona – – – – No. 38
Arizona State No. 18 No. 24 No. 25 No. 17 No. 16 No. 36
California – – – – – No. 119
Colorado – – – – – No. 61
Oregon No. 20 No. 12 No. 20 No. 20 No. 17 No. 21
Oregon State – – – – – No. 110
Stanford No. 33 – – No. 38 – No. 32
UCLA No. 22 No. 16 No. 23 No. 21 No. 19 No. 28
USC – – – – – No. 48
Utah – – – – – No. 52
Washington – – – – – No. 75
Washington State – – – – – No. 136

Pac-12 media days

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Source:[20]

Men’s Basketball Media Preseason Poll
Place Team Points First place votes
1. UCLA 251 9
2. Arizona State 246 5
3. Oregon 241 7
4. Stanford 209 1
5. Arizona 173 --
6. USC 154 1
7. Colorado 149 --
8. Utah 131 --
9. Washington 85 --
10. California 65 --
11. Washington State 54 --
12. Oregon State 36 --

Early-season tournaments

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All usually scheduled non-conference basketball tournaments were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Team Tournament Finish
Arizona – –
Arizona State – –
California – –
Colorado – –
Oregon – –
Oregon State — —
Stanford – –
UCLA – –
USC – –
Utah – –
Washington – –
Washington State – –

Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference

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Further information: List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams
First Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (last school)
Timmy Allen Utah SF Jr. 6−6, 210 Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS)
Matt Bradley California PG Jr. 6−4, 220 Mount Pleasant, Utah (Wasatch Academy)
Oscar da Silva Stanford PF Sr. 6−9, 225 Munich, Germany (Ludwig Gymnasium)
Chris Duarte Oregon SG Sr. 6−9, 190 Troy, New York (Redemption Christian)
Remy Martin Arizona State PG Sr. 6−0, 170 Chatsworth, CA (Sierra Canyon High School)
Evan Mobley USC C Fr. 7−0, 190 Temecula, Cali. (Rancho Christian School)
Will Richardson Oregon PG Jr. 6−5, 190 Mouth of Wilson, Virg. (Oak Hill Academy)
Chris Smith UCLA SG Sr. 6−9, 215 Chicago, IL (Huntington Prep)
Ziaire Williams Stanford SF Fr. 6−8, 185 Sherman Oaks, Cali. (Sierra Canyon School)
McKinley Wright IV Colorado PG Sr. 6−0, 195 North Robbinsdale, MN (Champlin Park)
Second Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (last school)
Isaac Bonton Washington State PG Jr. 6−2, 175 Portland, Ore. (Parkrose HS)
Tyger Campbell UCLA PG RSo. 5−11, 180 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (La Lumiere School)
Josh Christopher Arizona State SG Fr. 6−4, 200 Bellflower, Cali. (Mayfair High School)
Ethan Thompson Oregon State SG Jr. 6−5, 195 Los Angeles, Cali. (Bishop Montgomery High School)
Alonzo Verge Jr. Arizona State SG Sr. 6−2, 170 Chicago, Ill. (Willowbrook High School)
Honorable Mention

Midseason watch lists

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Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

John R. Wooden Award Naismith[22] Cousy[23] West[24] Erving[25] Malone[26] Abdul-Jabbar[27]
Chris Duarte, Oregon  Y
Remy Martin, ASU  Y
Evan Mobley, USC  Y  Y  Y
Oscar da Silva, Stanford  Y  Y
Ziaire Williams, Stanford  Y
McKinley Wright IV, Colorado  Y

Final watch lists

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Below is a table of notable year-end watch lists.

Naismith Defensive Player of the Year[28] West[29] Abdul-Jabbar[30]
Chris Duarte, Oregon  Y
Evan Mobley, USC  Y  Y

Regular season

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The schedule was 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 CBS Sports, FOX Sports, ESPN Inc. family of networks including ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the Pac-12 Network.

Records against other conferences

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2020–21 records against non-conference foes as of (January 19, 2021):[31]

Regular season

Power conferences Record
ACC 0–1
Big East 2–2
Big Ten 0–2
Big 12 1–1
SEC 1–2
Power conference total 4–8
Other NCAA Division I conferences Record
America East 0–0
American 0–0
A-10 1–0
ASUN 0–0
Big Sky 12–1
Big South 0–0
Big West 6–1
CAA 0–0
C-USA 2–1
Horizon 0–0
Ivy League –
MAAC 0–0
MAC 0–0
MEAC 2–0
MVC 0–0
Mountain West 0–3
NEC 0–0
OVC 0–0
Patriot League 0–0
SoCon 0–0
Southland 3–0
SWAC 2–0
The Summit 2–0
Sun Belt 1–0
WAC 7–0
WCC 8–3
Other Division I total 45–9
Division II total 2–0
NCAA Division I total 51–17

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov. 26, 2020 No. 11 Villanova No. 18 Arizona State† Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT 2K Empire Classic L 74–83 0–1
Nov. 29, 2020 No. 2 Baylor Washington† T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada L 52–86 0–2
Dec. 1, 2020 No. 14 North Carolina Stanford† Harrah's Cherokee Center • Asheville, NC Maui Invitational tournament L 63–67 0–3
Dec. 8, 2020 Colorado No. 12 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN L 47–56 0–4
Dec. 10, 2020 No. 24 San Diego State No. 23 Arizona State Desert Financial Arena • Tempe, AZ L 68–80 0–5
Dec. 19, 2020 No. 20 Ohio State UCLA† Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse • Cleveland, OH CBS Sports Classic L 70–77 0–6

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

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Conference schedule

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[32]

  Arizona ASU California Colorado Oregon OSU Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington WSU
vs. Arizona – 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2
vs. Arizona State 2–0 – 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–1
vs. California 1–0 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0
vs. Colorado 1–1 0–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2
vs. Oregon 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0
vs. Oregon State 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 – 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1
vs. Stanford 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1
vs. UCLA 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 – 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1
vs. USC 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 0–2
vs. Utah 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 1–1 0–1
vs. Washington 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 1–1
vs. Washington State 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 –
Total 11–9 7–10 3–17 14–6 14–4 10–10 10–10 14–6 14–5 8–11 4–16 7–12

Points scored

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Team For Against Difference
Arizona 1,961 1,783 178
Arizona State 1,995 2,077 -83
California 2,031 2,127 -96
Colorado 2,488 2,169 319
Oregon 2,184 1,981 203
Oregon State 2,427 2,318 109
Stanford 1,941 1,955 -14
UCLA 2,199 2,053 146
USC 2,401 2,101 300
Utah 1,986 1,931 55
Washington 1,854 2,110 -256
Washington State 1,912 1,885 27

Through March 22, 2021[33]

Rankings

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See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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NV No votes received
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Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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There were no coaching changes during the 2020 off-season.

Coaches

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Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.[34]

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Pac-12 record Pac-12 titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA championships
Arizona Sean Miller Xavier 12th 285–100 (.740) 138–59 (.701) 3 7 0 0
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 5th 93–69 (.574) 43–47 (.478) 0 2 0 0
California Mark Fox Georgia 2nd 14–18 (.438) 7–11 (.389) 0 0 0 0
Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 11th 210–134 (.610) 92-86 (.517) 0 4 0 0
Oregon Dana Altman Creighton 11th 259–103 (.715) 118–62 (.656) 3 6 1 0
Oregon State Wayne Tinkle Montana 7th 93–96 (.492) 42–66 (.389) 0 1 0 0
Stanford Jerod Haase UAB 5th 69–61 (.531) 34–38 (.472) 0 0 0 0
UCLA Mick Cronin Cincinnati 2nd 19–12 (.613) 12–6 (.667) 0 0 0 0
USC Andy Enfield Florida Gulf Coast 8th 132–102 (.564) 55–71 (.437) 0 2 0 0
Utah Larry Krystkowiak New Jersey Nets (assistant) 10th 171–126 (.576) 83–79 (.512) 0 2 0 0
Washington Mike Hopkins Syracuse (assistant) 4th 63–39 (.618) 30–24 (.556) 0 1 0 0
Washington State Kyle Smith San Francisco 2nd 16–16 (.500) 6–12 (.333) 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Overall and Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2019–20 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and championship include time at other schools.

Post season

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Pac-12 tournament

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Main article: 2021 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament

Oregon State won the conference tournament from March 10–13, 2021, at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada. The top four teams had a bye on the first day. 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. Arizona announced a self imposed post season ban for the 2020–21 NCAA season, which includes the Pac-12 tournament.[35]

First round
Wednesday, March 10 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11 		Semifinals
Friday, March 12 		Championship
Saturday, March 13
            
1 Oregon 91
8 Arizona State 73
8 Arizona State 64
9 Washington State 59
1 Oregon 64
5 Oregon State 75
4 UCLA 79
5 Oregon State 83*
5 Oregon State 70
3 #23 Colorado 68
2 #24 USC 91**
7 Utah 85
7 Utah 98
10 Washington 95
2 #24 USC 70
3 #23 Colorado 72
3 #23 Colorado 61
11 California 58
6 Stanford 58
11 California 76

* denotes overtime period

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Five teams from the conference were selected to participate: Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA and USC. While the highest seed was Colorado at No. 5, two teams—USC and Oregon State—advanced to the Elite Eight, and UCLA made it to the Final Four.[36]

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
No. 12 Midwest Region Oregon State
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defeated No. 5 Tennessee 70–56
defeated No. 4 Oklahoma State 80–70
defeated No. 8 Loyola–Chicago 64–58
lost to No. 2 Houston 61–67
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No. 6 West Region USC
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defeated No. 11 Drake 72–56
defeated No. 3 Kansas 85–51
defeated No. 7 Oregon 82–68
lost to No. 1 Gonzaga 66–85
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No. 7 West Region Oregon
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no contest No. 10 VCU^
defeated No. 2 Iowa 95–80
lost to No. 6 USC 68–82
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No. 5 East Region Colorado
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defeated No. 12 Georgetown 96–73
lost to No. 4 Florida State 71–53
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No. 11 East Region UCLA
defeated No. 11 Michigan State 86–80OT
defeated No. 6 BYU 73–62
defeated No. 14 Abilene Christian 67–47
defeated No. 2 Alabama 88–78OT
No. 1 Michigan 52–49
lost to No. 1 Gonzaga 90–93
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5 Bids W-L (%): 1–0 (1.000) 4–0 (1.000) 4–1 (.800) 3–1 (.750) 1–2 (.333) 0–1 (.000) TOTAL: 13–5 (.722)

^ VCU withdrew from the tournament due to positive COVID-19 test, resulting in Oregon advancing to the round of 32 via no contest.

National Invitation Tournament

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No teams from the conference were selected to participate:

Main article: 2021 National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
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Bid W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost

Postseason records against other conferences

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2020-21 postseason records against non-conference foes as of (April 4, 2021):[31]

Regular season

Power conferences Record
ACC 0–1
Big East 1–0
Big Ten 3–0
Big 12 2–0
SEC 2–0
Power conference total 8–1
Other NCAA Division I conferences Record
AAC 0–1
MVC 2–0
Southland 1–0
WCC 1–2
Other Division I total 4–3
NCAA Division I total 12–4^

^ Totals do not include the Oregon no-contest due to VCU withdrawing due to COVID-19 or the result of the Oregon vs. USC Sweet 16 matchup.

Awards and honors

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Players of the Week

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Throughout the conference regular season, the Pac-12 offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[37]

Week Player of the Week School Freshman of the Week School Ref.
Nov. 30 McKinley Wright IV Colorado Joshua Christopher Arizona State [38]
Dec. 7 Eugene Omoruyi Oregon Evan Mobley USC [39]
Dec. 14 Jemarl Baker Jr. Arizona Evan Mobley (2) USC [40]
Dec. 21 Oscar da Silva Stanford Ziaire Williams Stanford [41]
Dec. 28 McKinley Wright IV (2) Colorado Efe Abogidi Washington State [42]
Jan. 4 Chris Duarte Oregon Bennedict Mathurin Arizona [43]
Jan. 11 Oscar da Silva (2) Stanford Evan Mobley (3) USC [44]
Jan. 18 McKinley Wright IV (3) Colorado Jabari Walker Colorado [45]
Jan. 25 Jamal Bey Washington Evan Mobley (4) USC [46]
Feb. 1 Alfonso Plummer Utah Michael O'Connell Stanford [47]
Feb. 8 Evan Mobley USC Evan Mobley (5) USC [48]
Feb. 15 Johnny Juzang UCLA Evan Mobley (6) USC [49]
Feb. 22 Noah Williams Washington State Azuolas Tubelis Arizona [50]
Mar. 1 McKinley Wright IV (4) Colorado Azuolas Tubelis (2) Arizona [51]
Mar. 8 Chris Duarte (2) Oregon Evan Mobley (7) USC [52]

Totals per school

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School Total
USC 8
Colorado 5
Arizona 4
Stanford 4
Oregon 3
Washington State 2
Arizona State 1
UCLA 1
Utah 1
Washington 1

All-Americans

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Main article: 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Hoophall awards

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All-District

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The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[57]

District VIII

All-District Team

District IX

Player of the Year

All-District Team

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:[58]

District 19

Player of the Year

Coach of the Year Andy Enfield, USC

All-District First Team

All-District Second Team

Conference awards

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Voting was by conference coaches.

Individual awards

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[59]

Pac-12 individual awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of The Year Evan Mobley, Fr., USC
Coach of the Year Andy Enfield, USC
Defensive Player of The Year Evan Mobley, Fr., USC
Freshman of The Year Evan Mobley, Fr., USC
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Oscar da Silva, Sr., Stanford
Most Improved Player of The Year Jaiden Delaire, Jr., Stanford
Sixth Man of The Year Jordan Brown, R-So., Arizona

All-Pac-12

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First Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (last school)
James Akinjo Arizona PG Jr. 6−1, 185 Oakland, CA (Salesian College Preparatory)
Timmy Allen† Utah SF Jr. 6−6, 210 Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain HS)
Tyger Campbell UCLA PG R-So. 5−11, 180 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (La Lumiere School)
Oscar da Silva†† Stanford PF Sr. 6−9, 225 Munich, Germany (Ludwig Gymnasium)
Chris Duarte Oregon SG Sr. 6−9, 190 Troy, New York (Redemption Christian)
Remy Martin†† Arizona State PG Sr. 6−0, 170 Chatsworth, CA (Sierra Canyon High School)
Evan Mobley‡ USC PF Fr. 7−0, 215 Murrieta, CA (Rancho Christian HS)
Eugene Omoruyi Oregon SF R-Sr. 6−6, 235 Rexdale, Ontario (Orangeville Prep)
Ethan Thompson Oregon State SG Jr. 6−5, 195 Los Angeles, Cali. (Bishop Montgomery High School)
McKinley Wright IV††† Colorado PG Sr. 6−0, 195 North Robbinsdale, MN (Champlin Park)
  • ‡ Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • ††† three-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
  • †† two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
  • † two-time All-Pac-12 honoree
Second Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (last school)
Isaac Bonton Washington State PG Jr. 6−2, 175 Portland, Ore. (Parkrose HS)
Matt Bradley California PG Jr. 6−4, 220 Mount Pleasant, UT (Wasatch Academy)
Tahj Eaddy USC PG R-Sr. 6−2, 165 West Haven, CT (The Skill Factory)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. UCLA SF So. 6−4, 220 Camarillo, CA (Camarillo HS)
Johnny Juzang UCLA SG So. 6−6, 210 Tarzana, CA (Harvard-Westlake School)
Honorable Mention

All-Freshman Team

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Name School Pos. Ht., Wt.
Efe Abogidi Washington State C 6−10, 225
Bennedict Mathurin Arizona SG 6−7, 195
Evan Mobley†‡ USC PF 7−0, 215
Ąžuolas Tubelis Arizona PF 6−11, 245
Jabari Walker Colorado SG 6−8, 200

† Pac-12 Player of the Year ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

Honorable Mention

All-Defensive Team

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Name School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt.
Oscar da Silva Stanford PF Sr. 6−9, 225
Chris Duarte Oregon SG Sr. 6−9, 190
Jaime Jaquez Jr. UCLA SG So. 6−4, 220
Evan Mobley†‡ USC PF Fr. 7−0, 215
Eli Parquet COLO SG Jr. 6−3, 194
  • † Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • ‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
  • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree
Honorable Mention

All-Academic team

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The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019–20.[64][65]

Name School Pos. Ht., Wt. GPA Major
Oscar da Silva‡ Stanford PF 6−9, 230 3.43 Biology
  • ‡ indicates player was Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
  • ††† three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree

2021 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
1 3 Evan Mobley PF   United States Cleveland Cavaliers USC (Fr.)
1 10 Ziaire Williams SF   United States New Orleans Pelicans Stanford (Fr.)
1 13 Chris Duarte SG   Dominican Republic Indiana Pacers Oregon (Sr.)
1 24 Josh Christopher SG   United States Houston Rockets ASU (Fr.)

Home game attendance

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The Pac-12 announced October 29, 2020 that fans would not be allowed to attend any team home games until at least January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[66][33]

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 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Arizona State Desert Financial Arena 14,100 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
California Haas Pavilion 11,858 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Colorado Coors Events Center 11,064 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oregon Matthew Knight Arena 12,364 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oregon State Gill Coliseum 9,604 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
UCLA Pauley Pavilion 13,800 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
USC Galen Center 10,258 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 10,000 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Washington State Beasley Coliseum 11,671 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Total 11,800 – – –

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

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