2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2011 and ended with the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament from March 7–10, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The regular season began on the weekend of November 5, with the conference schedule starting on December 29.
This was the first season under the Pac-12 Conference name. In July 2011, two schools joined the conference. Colorado arrived from the Big 12 and Utah entered from the Mountain West.Pre-season
- Pre-season media day was held on October 28, 2011 at L.A. Live's Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.
- 2011–12 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Poll:
Rankings
- Three conference teams were ranked in the pre-season poll: Arizona No. 16; UCLA No. 20; and Cal No. 24.
Non-Conference games
Conference games
Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.Conference tournament
Post season
- March 15, 2012 - Colorado defeated UNLV 68-64
- March 17, 2012 - Colorado defeated by Baylor 80-63
- March 14, 2012 – California defeated by South Florida 65–54
NIT">2012 National Invitation Tournament">NIT
- March 13, 2012 – Washington def. UT-Arlington 82–72
- March 14, 2012 – Arizona defeated by Bucknell 65–54
- March 13, 2012 – Oregon def. LSU 96–74
- March 13, 2012 – Stanford def. Cleveland State 76–65
CBI">College Basketball Invitational">CBI
- March 13, 2012 – Washington State def. San Francisco 89–75
- March 14, 2012 – Oregon State def. Western Illinois 80-59
- March 19, 2012 – Oregon State def. TCU 101-81
- March 19, 2012 – Washington State def. Wyoming 61-41
- March 21, 2012 - Washington State def. Oregon State 72-55
- March 26, 2012 - Washington State def. Pittsburgh 67-66
- March 28, 2012 - Pittsburgh def. Washington State 57-53
- March 30, 2012 - Pittsburgh def. Washington State 71-65
Highlights and notes
Awards and honors
Player-of-the-Week
- Nov. 14 – C. J. Wilcox, Washington
- Nov. 28 – Maurice Jones, USC
- Dec. 12 – Brock Motum, Washington State
- Dec. 26 – Solomon Hill, Arizona
- Jan. 9 – Carlon Brown, Colorado
- Jan. 23 – Faisal Aden, Washington State
- Feb. 6 – Kyle Fogg, Arizona
- Feb. 20 – Justin Cobbs, California
- March 5 – Lazeric Jones, UCLA
- Nov. 21 – Jared Cunningham, Oregon State
- Dec. 5 – Solomon Hill, Arizona
- Dec. 19 – Ahmad Starks, Oregon State
- Jan. 2 – Tony Wroten, Washington
- Jan. 16 – Terrence Ross, Washington
- Jan. 30 – Jared Cunningham, Oregon State
- Feb. 13 – E. J. Singler, Oregon
- Feb. 27 – Kyle Fogg, Arizona
All-Americans
All-Pac-12 teams
Voting was by conference coaches:
- Player of The Year: Jorge Gutierrez, California
- Freshman of The Year: Tony Wroten, Washington
- Defensive Player of The Year: Jorge Gutierrez, California
- Most Improved Player of The Year: Brock Motum, Washington State
- John R. Wooden Coach of the Year: Lorenzo Romar, Washington
FIRST TEAM:
| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht., Wt. | Hometown |
| Allen Crabbe | CAL | G | So. | 6-6, 205 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Jared Cunningham | OSU | G | Jr. | 6-4, 182 | Oakland, Calif. |
| Kyle Fogg | ARIZ | G | Sr. | 6-3, 190 | Brea, Calif. |
| Jorge Gutierrez | CAL | G | Sr. | 6-3, 195 | Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Solomon Hill | ARIZ | F | Jr. | 6-6, 226 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Devoe Joseph | ORE | G | Sr. | 6-4, 180 | Pickering, Ont., Canada |
| Brock Motum | WSU | F | Jr. | 6-10, 230 | Brisbane, Aus. |
| André Roberson | COLO | F | So. | 6-7, 210 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Terrence Ross | WASH | G | So. | 6-6, 195 | Portland, Ore. |
| Tony Wroten | WASH | G | Fr. | 6-4, 205 | Seattle, Wash. |
All-Academic
First Team:
Second Team:USBWA All-District team
