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The Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, also known as the Pac-12 tournament, is an annual tournament concluding the NCAA college basketball season in the Pac-12. The tournament usually takes place in March, with the 2024 tournament held from March 13 to March 16. The tournament is hosted at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Date | 13-16 March 2024 |
| Location | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Participants | All 12 schools |
| Winner | Oregon |
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The 2024 Pac-12 tournament dates
The 2024 Pac-12 men's basketball tournament took place from March 13 to March 16, 2024. The tournament was held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the same venue as the 2016-17 basketball season, with the hosting contract extended through 2021-2022 and then again until 2022.
The tournament is an annual event, concluding the NCAA college basketball in the Pac-12. The first tournament was held in 1987 for the Pac-10 conference, but it ended after four seasons. The tournament was restarted in 2002 and has been held annually since then, except for a brief hiatus after the 2024 tournament due to a low number of members.
The 2024 tournament began on a Wednesday, three days after the end of the regular season, and concluded on the following Saturday. The winner of the tournament, Oregon, received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The top four teams received a bye to the quarterfinals, with the remaining teams playing in the first round.
The tournament featured teams from all 12 schools in the Pac-12 Conference, with seedings determined by the winning percentage of the teams in conference play. The bracket was set on March 9, 2024, four days before the tournament began.
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Location and venue
The Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, also known as the Pac-12 tournament, is an annual tournament concluding the NCAA college basketball season in the Pac-12. The tournament takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The location and venue for the tournament have varied over the years. The 2012 tournament was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, marking the start of a three-year contract with the venue. From the 2016-17 basketball season, the tournament moved to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, following the opening of the new arena. The hosting contract between the Pac-12 and the T-Mobile Arena was extended multiple times, including in 2019, to cover the 2021-2022 period. The T-Mobile Arena is located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.
The T-Mobile Arena continued to be the venue for the Pac-12 tournament in 2024. The tournament was held from March 13 to March 16, 2024, with all games taking place at the arena.
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Tournament format
The Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, also known as the Pac-12 tournament, is the annual concluding tournament for NCAA college basketball in the Pac-12. The tournament format has undergone several changes over the years, with the predecessor conference of the Pac-12, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), starting to play basketball in the 1915–16 season.
During the 1922–23 season, the PCC was divided into North and South Divisions for basketball. The winners of these two divisions would compete in a best-of-three series of games to determine the PCC basketball champion. If there was a tie between two division teams, a one-game playoff was held to decide the division representative.
The Pac-10 tournament was restarted in 2000 after a vote by the athletic directors of the conference, who decided that a tournament would increase exposure and help the seeding of schools in the NCAA tournament. The championship game was initially scheduled for the Saturday before Selection Sunday, but this changed after the 2011 championship game only attracted 12,074 paid attendees, less than two-thirds of the capacity of the venue.
In 2012, the tournament was moved to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for a three-year term. It later moved to the T-Mobile Arena during the 2016–17 basketball season, and the hosting contract was extended through 2021–2022. The tournament format typically involves a bracket-style competition, with seedings determined by the winning percentage of teams in conference play and tiebreakers in place for teams with identical records.
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Previous tournaments
The Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, also known as the Pac-12 tournament, is the annual concluding tournament for NCAA college basketball in the Pac-12. The tournament was first held in 1987 for the Pac-10 conference but ended after four seasons. It was restarted in 2002, and since 2004, it has been held in Las Vegas, with T-Mobile Arena hosting the tournament since the 2016-17 basketball season.
The 2024 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 13-16, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner, Oregon, received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The tournament featured teams such as Arizona, USC, UCLA, and Stanford, with close matchups and exciting games throughout.
The 2021 Pac-12 Tournament was played but with limited spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing only family members of student-athletes and athletic department staff to attend. The 2020 tournament was also impacted by the pandemic and was cancelled after the first round of games on March 12, 2020.
In previous years, the tournament has seen some memorable moments and controversies. Arizona vacated all tournament wins and the 2017 and 2018 titles due to an NCAA penalty. Additionally, USC vacated its win against ASU in the 2009 Pac-10 Tournament. The tournament has also faced opposition, with Stanford University and the University of Arizona voting against restarting the tournament in 2000, citing potential exposure and seeding benefits for schools in the NCAA tournament.
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Broadcasting and viewership
The 2024 PAC 12 Men's Basketball Tournament will be broadcast on television and is also available on streaming platforms. The tournament will be aired on Fox, and streamers can also watch the entire tournament on Fubo.
The tournament will take place from 13 March to 16 March 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be the last iteration of the PAC 12's current form, as all but two schools—Washington State and Oregon State—are leaving for other conferences after the school year.
Several important players and NBA draft prospects are participating in this tournament. USC's Bronny James, son of Lakers star LeBron James, is the biggest name. Other players to watch out for include UCLA's Aday Mara, Adem Bona, and Berke Buyuktuncel; USC's Isaiah Collier and Kobe Johnson; Colorado's Tristan da Silva; Oregon's Kwame Evans Jr. and Jackson Shelstad; and Arizona's Caleb Love.
The PAC 12 tournament has, since 2002, sent its tournament winner to the NCAA tournament. Arizona is the clear favourite to win its third consecutive conference tournament, as the Wildcats have national championship aspirations after finishing first in the regular-season standings.
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Frequently asked questions
The 2024 PAC 12 Basketball Tournament started on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, and ended on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
The tournament was held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The first PAC 12 Basketball Tournament was held in 1987 for the Pac-10 conference.
