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2011-12 PAC-12 REVIEW 2011-12 PAC-12 CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE Washington (NIT) California (NCAA) Oregon (NIT) Arizona (NIT) Colorado* (NCAA) UCLA Stanford (NIT#) Oregon State (CBI) Washington State (CBI&) Arizona State Utah USC 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 7 7 6 3 1 W L 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 11 11 12 15 17 * - Pac-12 Tournament Champions # - NIT Champions, & - CBI Runner-up STELLAR POSTSEASON, NIT TITLE HIGHLIGHT PAC-12 SEASON PAC-12 ROLLS THROUGH THE POSTSEASON. . . The Pac-12 posted a 17-8 (.680) record in postseason play. That equals the most wins ever in postseason play for the Pac-12. The league also produced 17 wins (17-8, .680) during the 1996- 97 season in which Arizona won the national title. No other conference won more games during the 2011-12 postseason. STANFORD CAPTURES NIT CROWN. . . The STANFORD Cardinal put together an impressive postseason run that resulted in the Pac-12's sixth ever NIT title. Sophomore G Aaron Bright, the NIT's Most Outstanding Player, led the Cardinal to a dominating 75-51 victory over Minnesota in the NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden. In five NIT games, Bright shot 25-of-39 (.641) from the field, including 12-of-18 (.667) from three-point range, and 22-of-25 (.880) from the free throw line to average 16.8 points/4.2 assists. It was the second NIT title for the Cardinal, as they won the 1991 NIT crown as well. . . With WASHINGTON's run to the NIT semifinal, the Pac-12 tallied a 10-3 record in NIT play, the most wins ever by the Conference in the nation's oldest postseason tournament. WASHINGTON STATE REACHES CBI CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. . . WASHING- TON STATE narrowly missed out on becoming the third Pac-12 team in four years to capture a postseason title in the College Basketball Invitational (Oregon State in 2009; Oregon in 2011). Despite playing the three-game championship series without junior F Brock Motum, the Pac-12's Most Improved Player and the league's leading scorer (18.0 ppg), the Cougars fell just short to Pittsburgh, two games to one. COLORADO WINS PAC-12 TOURNAMENT TITLE. . . In its debut season in the Pac-12, COLORADO became the first league team to win four tournament games to capture the Conference's postseason crown. Senior G Carlon Brown, the Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player, led the way by averaging 15.8 points and 4.8 rebounds. The Buffaloes earned the league's automatic NCAA Tournament bid and knocked off No. 23 UNLV in second round action. It was the first NCAA Tournament win for the Buffaloes since 1997 CALIFORNIA's Jorge Gutierrez was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year after leading the Golden Bears to their third 20- win season in four years. He's averaged 12.9 points and 5.3 rebounds in 2011-12 and became the sixth Cal player to earn the honor. 42 2012-13 MEN'S BASKETBALL / / REVIEW PCT HOME AWAY .778 .722 .722 .667 .611 .611 .556 .389 .389 .333 .167 .056 8-1 8-1 7-2 7-2 8-1 8-1 7-2 5-4 5-4 5-4 3-6 1-8 6-3 5-4 6-3 5-4 3-6 3-6 3-6 2-7 2-7 1-8 0-9 0-9 24 24 24 23 24 19 26 21 19 10 6 6 W L 11 10 10 12 12 14 11 15 18 21 25 26 OVERALL 18-2 17-1 17-3 14-4 14-2 14-4 17-3 14-6 13-4 7-10 6-9 4-12 6-5 5-6 7-5 6-5 4-7 3-7 5-6 4-7 PCT HOME AWAY NEUT .686 .706 .706 .657 .667 .576 .686 .583 .514 .323 .194 .188 5-10 2-8 0-12 1-12 0-4 2-3 0-2 3-3 6-3 2-3 4-2 3-2 1-4 1-3 0-4 1-2