Author: Dane Miller

Dane Miller’s annual ranking of the top Pac-12 men’s basketball freshmen from last season who will be returning for their sophomore years.

The Pac-12’s official average home attendance statistics at each school for the 2021-22 season reflect the status of the programs.

It will take a complete performance against Texas A&M for the Pac-12’s Washington State Cougars to move on to the NIT Championship Game.

On the brink of returning to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 2011, Washington State men’s basketball faces one more hurdle.

Thursday’s victories kept the Pac-12 in contention for final rounds in New York City, but the competition only gets tougher from here on out.

The Pac-12 has an opportunity to showcase its top schools that didn’t make the Big Dance in the NIT, and gain some respect in the process.

Arizona and UCLA basketball separated themselves from the rest of the Pac-12 over the past two months, elevating themselves to another level.

The Pac-12 remains positioned to send three of its schools to the NCAA Tournament, with the Colorado Buffaloes on the outside looking in.

NCAA Tournament hopes are on the line in the Pac-12 Tournament, with only Arizona, UCLA, and USC currently projected to make the Field of 68.

Last year, the Pac-12 proved it could produce a Cinderella in the NCAA Tournament, and every team must feel they can be this year’s version.

Pac-12 foes Oregon and Washington State tip-off on early in the afternoon, while No. 16 USC and No. 17 UCLA fight it out in the nightcap.

Oregon and Colorado are jostling for the pivotal 4-seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, which provides the bye in Las Vegas.

An Arizona win over USC would secure the Pac-12 Regular Season Title, adding a layer of drama to what already was a highly anticipated game.

The battle for the six through nine-seeds in the Pac-12 Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament is the primary storylines within the league.