Updated Pac-12 NBA Draft Capsules
These Updated NBA Draft capsules provide a condensed history of each program’s selections both all-time and in the Pac-12 Era.
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Author: Stephen Vilardo
2021 Statistical Pac-12 NBA Draft Preview
USC’s Evan Mobley could become the 18th player from the Pac-12 to be selected Number One or Number Two overall in the NBA Draft.
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Vilardo: ASU Set for Breakthrough NHL Draft Picks
Some ASU ice hockey players are likely to hear their names called this Friday and Saturday when the NHL holds their 59th entry draft.
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Vilardo: Ranking the 2020-21 Pac-12 Athletic Departments
A composite statistical model to quantify the performance of the Pac-12 athletic departments during the 2020-21 athletic season.
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Vilardo: 2021 Pac-12 NFL Draft Capsules
> Each Conference program's pro football draft history at a glance
In anticipation of Today’s 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland, here are summary capsules for each Pac-12 program.
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Vilardo: 2021 Pac-12 NFL Draft Stats and Notes Preview
> At least two players from the conference should hear their names on Day One
The NFL Draft begins on Thursday and continues through Saturday with the Second and Third rounds Friday and the final rounds on Saturday.
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Vilardo: UCLA-Gonzaga Final Four Stat Notes
> The Bruins' trip to the Final Four is the 41st all-time for the Conference
The Pac-12’s dominance in this year’s NCAA Men’s Tournament was evidenced by its 10 wins out 13 by double figures.
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Vilardo: Updated NCAA Bracket and Pac-12 Predictions
> Stephen likes one of the Pac-12's four Sweet 16 teams to make it to the Championship game
As we roll into the second week of the NCAA Tournament it offers a reason to reset our brackets with a Sweet 16 bracket.
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Vilardo: Sweet 16 Pac-12 Teams Unlike any Others
> No conference has ever had four teams in the Sweet 16 with none of them being a Top 3 seed
s we head into the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, we will see the highest ever seed total for
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Stephen Vilardo’s NCAA Bracket and Predictions
> Two teams will be disappointed, but the other three will meet or exceed expectations
arch Madness invariably brings upsets and surprises, and a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket is about as common as a winning
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Vilardo: Pac-12 NCAA Tournament Statistical Notes
> Dana Altman and Mick Cronin have made a combined 27 Big Dance appearances
ome statistical notes on Oregon, UCLA, Colorado, USC, and Oregon State heading into the 2021 NCAA Tournament in Indiana. Oregon
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Vilardo: Pac-12 NCAA Tournament Team Capsules
> Everything you need to know about 2021 Conference programs in the Big Dance
Season record, seed, record as seed, total bids, all-time NCAA Tournament record, best Tournament finish, Final Four appearances & more.
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Villardo: Pac-12 Tournament Team Capsules
> Tourney records, history, seed performances, and NCAA outlooks for each team
Tournament records, best finish, scheduled first game and record against that opponent, NCAA outlook, and record as the seed they have earned.
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Vilardo: Regular Season & Tournament Stat Notes
> Mark Fox and Kyle Smith are both a perfect 1-0, thanks to opening wins last season
his year’s Pac-12 Men’s BasketballTournament figures to be full of surprises, given the parity that characterized the 2020-21 season.
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Vilardo: Week 15 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on upcoming games
Heading into the final week of the Pac-12 basketball season, we see some players and teams getting hot at the right time, while others limp.
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Vilardo: Week 14 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on upcoming games
Stanford’s Oscar da Silva and Evan Mobley of USC have each had four games of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds this season.
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Vilardo: Week 13 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on upcoming games
n last week’s 64-61 win for UCLA over Washington, Johnny Juzang scored a career-high 32 points for the Bruins. In
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Vilardo: Week 12 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on upcoming games
ast week Evan Mobley was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week in addition to being named the Pac-12 Freshman
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Vilardo: Week 11 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on upcoming games
Counting the Trojans and Bruins this season, only 24 Pac-12 basketball teams have swept road trips to Arizona since the 1984-85 season.
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Vilardo: Week 10 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on upcoming games
Arizona is the only hoops team in the nation that has had at least three different players score 31 points or more in a game this season.
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Vilardo: Week 8 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on upcoming games
For the season, Stanford’s Oscar da Silva is scoring a Pac-12-best 25 points per game, while also averaging 11 rebounds and three assists.
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Vilardo: Week 7 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on and upcoming games
ith 2020 Pac-12 football in the rearview mirror, this column switches its focus to men’s basketball. Each week, I’ll bring
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Vilardo: Statistical Preview of Oregon-Iowa State Fiesta Bowl
> The Ducks have won five straight games against ranked opponents
t will be a first-time affair in the 2020 Fiesta Bowl as Oregon and Iowa State have never before met.
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Vilardo: A Statistical Preview of Colorado-Texas Alamo Bowl
> The Buffs and Longhorns, former Big 12 rivals, will meet for the 19th time
The Colorado Buffs are 12-17 all-time in Bowl Games; they have lost their last three, and five of their last seven.
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Vilardo: Week 7 Pac-12 Football Statistical Matchup Notes
> A look at this weekend's Conference matchups by the numbers
regular season that once was never going to happen ends this week with a four-game weekend. The league had two
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Vilardo: Week 6 Pac-12 Football Statistical Matchup Notes
> A look at this weekend's Conference matchups by the numbers
etting points in the Red Zone or keeping opponents off the board in the Red Zone is critical to success.
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Vilardo: Week 5 Pac-12 Football Statistical Matchup Notes
> A look at this weekend's Conference matchups by the numbers
The Pac-12 currently has six teams with a turnover margin of at least +1.0 per game, and four teams with more than one turnover per game.
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Vilardo: Week 4 Pac-12 Football Statistical Matchup Notes
> A look at this weekend's Conference matchups by the numbers
he Pac-12 enters the fourth week of play with some uncertainty, both in the schedule and in the league’s ability
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Vilardo: Week 3 Pac-12 Football Statistical Matchup Notes
> A look at this weekend's Conference matchups by the numbers
Of the nation’s Top 10 rushers iin yards per rush in college football this season, five hail from the Pac-12 Conference.
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Vilardo: Statistical History and 2020 Preview of Pac-12 in NBA Draft
> The Conference record for players taken in the First Round was seven in 2008
he Pac-12 has seen at least one player selected in the first round of the NBA draft in each of
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Vilardo: Week 2 Statistical Pac-12 Football Matchups
> A look at this weekend's Conference matchups by the numbers
Statistical trends behind the matchups and players who are nationally ranked, along with those on the verge of reaching career milestones.
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Vilardo: Big Plays, Chunk Yards, Red Zone TDs, Passes Defended & Home Streaks
> How Pac-12 teams stack up against each other and nationally in each category
Since the Pac-12 expanded in 2011 Oregon football has led the Conference in scoring, averaging 41.3 points per game
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Vilardo: Short-Yardage Rushing and Passing Efficiency in the Pac-12 Era
> Which Conference teams and players have had the most success on third-and-short?
This is the first in a series of stats and records analysis columns by our Stephen Vilardo, who you may
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