The All-Time Pac-12 Team

The Pac-12.  The league of bright lights and no truck stops.  The only league that ever mattered.

I loved this league.  It was perfect in the most deeply flawed ways. Others, closer to coasts with more television sets and media execs, with schedules friendlier to those unwilling to stay up late, drew the headlines, but it was the Pac that came with the narratives.  I would compare the more successful conferences out east to a paint-by-numbers prime-time network drama with a nearly unlimited budget, and the Pac-12 to the web-only series run on a shoestring, but which told a much better story.  There were hubris-ridden coaches with outsized egos and outrageous personalities; heroes and villains could be found at every turn on the court, with many players eager to lean into the pantomime; the worst officiating in the country kept all the plates spinning, adding comedic value to every game; an entire program was built on the back of nepotism for the better part of a decade, and no one seemed to find that strange; every 'name' program loved to find ways to trip over themselves when competing for titles; hell, the FBI even showed up at one point for a Keystone Cops-eque cameo.  Night in, night out, the league delivered, even if it was just Bill Walton bellowing to no one about how close he's been to an active volcano.  At least we'll always have the 2021 Tournament...

With the 13th, and final, season of league play about to start next week, I thought it appropriate to give the Pac-12 a sendoff.  Herein, I'll name and honor those who warmed the gyms of the West, celebrating a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Team of all-time greats (10 each, presented in alphabetical order, with a coach).  Afterward, I'll dump my list, throwing out the remaining Honorable Mentions, before concluding with a team... less deserving of acclaim.  

Consider these the final Rumblin' Awards (as always, a strictly black-tie affair). 

I'm sure others will do this in the coming months.  However, my methodology will probably not mirror theirs - only years in the Pac-12 are considered, and I *mean* the Pac-12.  Anything prior to the 2011-2012 season doesn't count, and won't be considered (keep this in mind, particularly for all-time stat discussions and "years played" notations).  Further, I weigh longevity and consistency heavily.  A single, great season (like from, say, Deandre Ayton), without additional context, means less to me than a guy who bossed the league for multiple years.  This is about guys who *impacted* the league, and who spring to mind when I think back on the conference that was, not just the guys with the most talent.

Without further adieu, click below for the list...

1st Team

WALTON: "So while you are here, glorifying hate, glorifying dirty play, glorifying flagrant fouls, and selfish individual play, I am going to celebrate the birthdays of peace and love with Jack Kerouac, Liza Minnelli, and James Taylor, who have all been big time, headline performers right here in *Las* Vegas: the peaceful, relaxing meadows in the heart of the Mojave Desert."

PASCH: "SportsCenter's up next here on ESPN..."

WALTON: "You ever been to a Volcano?"

Dillon Brooks - SG/SF/PF - Oregon - 2014-17

From: the Statesman Journal/USA Today

2x 1st Team (2016, 17), 2017 POY, 2x All-Tournament (2016, 17), 2015 All-Freshman. Led 2017 P12 in usage, 2016 in Minutes.

The purest of pure scorers; as talented as any who came through this league. A multi-level bucket-getter who dominated the ball and commanded double-teams.  He grabbed attention and headlines, becoming an all-encompassing figure in the mid-to-late 2010s, eventually helping to lead Oregon on consecutive Elite Eight and Final Four runs.  When he was at his best, Oregon was near-unbeatable.

But, the man who would eventually become known as "Dillon the Villain" showed flashes of a seedier side while in Eugene.  A master of the dark arts, Brooks would flop, grab, kick out, slide under... if it would piss you off, he would give it a try.  Really, a perfect embodiment of the Dana Altman program -- excellence covered in mud.

Jaime Jacquez - PF - UCLA - 2019-23

From: UCLA

2x 1st Team (2022, 23), 2nd Team (2021), 2x All-Defense (2021, 22), 2023 POY, 2023 Consensus AA 2nd Team, 2x All-Tournament (2022, 23).  Led league in minutes, FGA, and Win Shares in 2023.  KenPom's MVP runner-up in 2023.

Jacquez was just plain fun to watch.  A throwback kind of swing forward, he logged tough minutes for the Bruins, often carrying them for long stretches.  Jaime dominated shots for UCLA, was one of their most consistent performers on the glass, and even helped facilitate his teammates.  He was the kind of player I wanted to dislike, but he kept drawing my eye and earning my admiration.

Jaime, oddly, lost his shot a bit in 2022, regressing to 28% from deep, but he regained his form for his senior campaign, helping to mint one of the best seasons in the 13 years of Pac-12 play.  Tyger Campbell and Johnny Juzang were good, but Jacquez was great.

TJ McConnell - PG - Arizona - 2013-15

From: Arizona

1st Team (2015), 2nd Team (2014), 2x All-Defense, 2015 All-Tournament. Led the 2015 Pac-12 in Assists, 2014 Pac-12 in defensive +/-.

Arizona's 1st two seasons of Pac-12 play were missing something.  They were average in 2012, missing the Tournament entirely (and losing a home game to Bucknell in the NIT), and decent in 2013.  But they weren't Arizona.  They weren't a program capable of regularly leading the league, or making national waves on their way.

In response, Sean Miller turned to his roots, luring a tough-nosed Pittsburgh point guard out of Duquesne to add some grit to his desert machine.  It worked wonders.  The 'Cats went from good to great under McConnell's leadership, kickstarting the 'Giant Death Robot' era.  Suddenly they were poised, tough, defensively vibrant.  They became, simply, a pain in the ass to play against.  Sure, TJ was surrounded by oodles of 5-star talent, but it was this lower-league transfer that made it all work -- the straw that stirred the drink.

Despite being the Porsche engine at the heart of 'Zona's best Pac-12-era squads, I never felt he was appreciated as much as he should've been by the country at large.  As a result, McConnell won't have the accolades of some on this top-tier list, but there is no Arizona surge without him.  If you watched, you know.

Gary Payton II - SG/SF - Oregon St - 2014-16

From: SI

2x 1st Team (2015, 16), 2x All-Defense (2015, 16), 2x Defensive POY (2015, 16).  Twice led the league in steals.  Led 2016 P12 in +/-.  Career P12 leader in steal rate.

'The Mitten' was amazing.  Corvallis was rarely the epicenter of Pac-12 basketball, but for a few nights his senior year, it was the hottest place to be.  That season, GP2 dragged the Beavers to their first Tournament appearance in 26 years -- back when his father was the toast of the town.

As capable defensively as anyone who featured in the league, Payton II was a terror to would-be attackers.  He could defend essentially every position and was electric in turning defense into offense.  Offensively, he was serviceable, providing a steady hand for a roster in flux.  But, when the opponent got the ball, it was 'go' time.

Jakob Poeltl - C - Utah - 2014-16

From: the LA Times/AP

1x 1st Team (2016), 2016 POY, 1x All-Tournament (2016), 2016 2nd Team Consensus All-American, 2016 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, 2015 All-Freshman.  Led 2016 Pac-12 in FG%, PER, Win Shares, Offensive Rebound Rate, and ORTG.

It's no coincidence that Utah's only two appearances in the NCAA Tournament during the Pac-12 era (so far) occurred with Poeltl on the roster.  He was *that* good and *that* integral to their success.  There simply wasn't anyone in the Pac-12 who could match this imposing giant in the paint in 2016.  Forwards: just tip your cap and move on to the next game.

Seriously, what a monster 2016 this guy had.  A diamond in the rough find for Larry Krystkowiak, Poeltl exploded onto the scene, dominating the league in his second and final season.  The big Austrian was a rare combination of size and skill, good with his feet and the ball.  The Utes ran almost everything through him that year, and with good reason.

Payton Pritchard - PG - Oregon - 2016-20

From: USA Today

1st Team (2020), 2nd Team (2018), 2020 POY, 2020 Consensus AA, 2020 Cousey Award, 2019 Pac-12 Tournament MVP.  #1 in all-time in Minutes Played and Offensive Win Shares, 3rd in Points produced.  

In a league of great point guards, Payton may have been the best.  A four-year starter, he ruled the roost in Eugene, setting numerous school records along the way.  Great shooter, great passer, plus defender, he could really do it all.  He only really deferred his freshman season; after that, it was the Pritchard show.  For all the 5-stars flocking to the Nike slush fund, the local Oregon point guard defined green and yellow basketball during this period.

What really sticks out to me is that he seemingly never left the court, gobbling up over 88% of available minutes in his junior and senior years.  As reliable and talented as they came.

Andre Roberson - SF/PF - Colorado - 2011-13

From: Colorado

2x 1st Team (2012, 2013), 2x All-Defense (2012, 2013), 2013 Defensive POY, 2012 All-Tournament.  Led Pac-12 in rebounding twice, Win Shares once.  Led NCAA in Rebound Rate in 2012

Andre Roberson was a wild card.  Not in the sense that he was a Dennis Rodman-esque loose cannon, but that he was a Rodman-esque kind of talent.  The kind of player that breaks the game.  The kind of defensive dynamo that could take any opposing game plan and scrap it on sight.  If there was a loose rebound available, Andre would grab it.  If there was an opposing player who was going off, you could just switch Andre onto him, and the situation was solved.  For whatever scheme you drew up, 'Dre was the immediate and conclusive answer.

Sure, Andre was offensively limited.  His jumper never really developed, he was never a willing passer, and his post-up game was largely ineffective.  But that's not what Colorado needed from him.  For a program founded in 'Defense and Rebounding,' 'Dre exemplified the best of both. He *was* #TadBall.

Matisse Thybulle - SG/SF - Washington - 2015-19

From: SI/Getty

1x 1st Team (2019), 2x Defensive POY (2018, 19), 2019 All-Tournament.  Led the league in steals twice (2018, 19); led the nation in 2019.  The Pac-12's all-time steals leader.

Switching to the 2-3 zone defense under Mike Hopkins strapped a rocket to this kid's ass. It was a switch that unlocked Matisse's devastating potential, unleashing a flurry of arms, legs, and athleticism on the league.  Suddenly, a whole Seattle Slew of would-be scorers had an onset case of the Mondays. Notably, Mike Hopkins' program was never the same, once he left -- Thybulle was the kind of unique talent who could make UW into a conference title contender.

How the hell the writers of this conference contrived to anoint him the league's best defensive player in 2018, but leave him off the All-Conference lists entirely, I'll never know.  That's some pretzel-ass logic.

Delon Wright - PG/SF - Utah - 2013-15

From: USA Today

2x 1st Team (2014, 15)  2x All-Defense (2014, 15), 2015 Bob Cousy Award Winner, 2015 All-Tournament, 2015 Consensus 2nd Team All-American.  All-Time NCAA Leader in Box +/-.  Twice led Pac-12 in Win Shares.  Also led 2014 Pac-12 in FG%

You had to be there. The JuCo transfer exploded onto the Pac-12 scene in late 2013, and went on to produce two of the best seasons the league ever saw.  Delon was a bizarre combination of the defensive talent and versatility of Gary Payton II with the point guard skills of TJ McConnell.  He could play any number of positions and was an expert at slashing into the lane and earning the call.

Really, the only drawback he had in his 1st season was his outside shooting - 22%.  Wright fixed that for his final year, shooting 36% on a moderate volume.  At that point, he was unstoppable.  One of the most dominant players in Pac-12 history, both sides of the ball.

McKinley Wright IV - PG - Colorado - 2017-21

From: 247

3x 1st Team (2019, 20, 21), 2020 All-Defense, 2x All-Tournament (2019, 2021), 2018 All-Freshman.  Led 2021 P12 in Points Produced and Assists

McKinley was all about the journey.  A late signee for Colorado, thanks to Indiana poaching Sean Miller's little brother from Dayton, Wright went from leading the league in turnovers as a freshman to leading it in assists as a senior. By the time his career was done, he had re-written the Colorado record books and brought tears to an entire fanbase's eyes.

Kin was the toughest SOB you've ever seen take the court. Once, he played an entire season with a dislocated shoulder, and still made 1st Team All-Conference.  He also once told Bobby Hurley and ASU to 'go home' after almost single-handedly dumping them out of the Pac-12 Tournament.  Never got the Senior Day he deserved; his number should be retired by the school.

Coach: Dana Altman - Oregon - 2012-24

From: Oregon Live

3x COY (2013, 15, 16), 3x Pac-12 Tournament Championships (2013, 16, 19), 4 league crowns (2016, 17, 20, 21), 7x NCAA Tournament appearances, 1 Final Four, 1 Elite Eight, 3x Sweet Sixteens.

One of just two coaches who have been in the league the entire run of its existence.  Dana made great hay out of infusing his program with high-profile transfers, turning Eugene into a destination for those uber-talented looking for a new beginning. Combined with a penchant for landing at least one blue-chip recruit a cycle, his Ducks typically boasted a top-20 roster, nationally.  Over the years, he even proved to have a knack for turning his collections of misfit parts into cohesive units, with Oregon becoming known for closing the year strong.  It's not a surprise that, while the Pac-12 only ever produced two Final Four teams, Dana built one of them.

I'll always remember Altman, however, for lying, cheating, and stealing his way to the top.  He (allegedly) covered for those accused of sexual assault to chase a Sweet Sixteen, leveraged an endless pool of cash to drop bags from sea to shining sea, and shuffled it all off with a soft, cynical, pseudo-religious Midwestern 'aww shucks' to any who would listen.  But, hey, all them wins, though.

Notably, has never beaten Tad in Boulder.

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2nd Team:

MILLER: "The reason I got a technical foul is because I said, 'he touched the ball, he touched the ball.'  Like, in other words, Mark Lyons dribbling... and by the way, when you show the replay here on ESPN in a few seconds, he touched the ball. They touch the ball.  He touched the ball!  He touched the ball! HE TOUCHED THE BALL.  That's a hard one now, when you work August, September, October, November, December, January, February... and here we are. My man over here? This is hi... He's never coming back here again! His coach gets a technical foul -- DIDN'T CUSS, DIDN'T...DIDN'T CHALLENGE THEM.  By the way, it's my first technical foul of the year.  That's what this is about?!

By the way, full credit given the UCLA, they did a great job."

DeAndre Ayton - PF/C - Arizona - 2017-18

From: AZ Desert Swarm/USA Today

1x 1st Team (2018), 2018 POY, 2018 ROY, 2018 All-Defense, 2018 Tournament MVP, Consensus 1st Team All-American, 2018 Karl Malone Award Winner.  Led League in Points, Rebounds, EFG%, PER, Win Shares, and ORTG in 2018.

If you're only going to be around for one year, might as well go out and grab every trophy on the table.  Ayton swept nearly all the available accolades after his solitary Pac-12 season, and with good reason.  He set a Pac-12 record for the best PER rating in a single season (32.61), averaging 20/12. A dominating interior presence.

That all seems worth $100k, no? (... allegedly.)

Tyger Campbell - PG - UCLA - 2019-23

From: UCLA

3x 1st Team (2021, 22, 23), 2023 All-Tournament.  Led the league in assists and FT% in 2023, Assist Rate in 2020.

Heavens, it felt like he would never graduate.  One of just three players to earn 1st team honors three times, Campbell was a stalwart lead guard for the Bruins throughout a period of resurgence.  Under the tutelage of Mick Cronin, who knows a thing or two about tough point guards, Tyger took the Bruins from a program outside of the KenPom top-100 to a Final Four, two Sweet Sixteens, and a league crown.  

Nick Johnson - SG - Arizona - 2011-14

From: AZDesertSwarm/Getty

1x 1st Team (2014), 2014 POY, 2014 Consensus All-American, 1x All-Tournament (2014), 2012 All-Freshman

In his three seasons in Tucson, Nick went from 'OK' to 'Pretty Good' to an All-American. By the time of his junior campaign, he was ready to lead the scoring thrust for the 2014 'Giant Death Robot' Wildcats.  He went on to finish 4th in the KenPom MVP race that season, leading the 'Cats in scoring on their way to an Elite Eight finish.

Remy Martin - PG - Arizona State - 2017-2021

From: ESPN

2x 1st Team (2020, 21), 1x 2nd Team (2019), 2018 6th Man of the Year.  Led 2021 Pac-12 in PPG and Points Produced.

A yearly foil for McKinley Wright (their paths seemed to always entwine), Remy was a consistent presence in the conference for four seasons.  An elite scoring point guard, known for his erratic shooting streaks, he was always a tough out in Vegas.  Capped his career with a bonus-year national championship run with Kansas.

Jordan McLaughlin - PG - USC - 2014-18

From: 247

1x 1st Team, 2018 All-Defense, 1x All-Tournament (2018), 2015 All-Freshman.  All-Time Pac-12 leader in Assists.

It's easy to forget now, but USC used to struggle to attract basketball talent.  McLaughlin was at the forefront of a turnaround on the recruiting trail, coming in as a heralded high school point guard.  He was quickly handed the reigns and produced four consistent seasons.  Above all else, he played clean defense -- twice led the league in fewest fouls called per 40.

Evan Mobley - PF/C - USC - 2020-21

From: USC

1x 1st Team (2021), 2021 POY, 2021 Defensive POY, 2021 ROY, 2021 All-Defense, 2021 All-Freshman, 2021 All-Tournament, 2021 Consensus 2nd Team All-American.  Led the 2021 Pac-12 in Points, Rebounds, Blocks, FG%, FTA, PER, ORTG and DRTG.  Led the nation in 2021 in Win Shares.

Another of the one-and-done monsters.  His 2021 campaign stands as one of the single best years in league history.  Was a dominant force in the paint, on both sides of the ball.  Explosive, flashy.  You knew he wouldn't be around for long, but his talent and impact on the league was undeniable.

Chasson Randle - PG - Stanford - 2012-15

From SI/Getty

2x 1st Team (2014, 15), 2014 All Tournament, 2015 NIT MVP, 2012 All-Freshman.  All-time Pac-12 leader in points.

Easy to forget, but, yes, he is the league's all-time leader in points.  A product of longevity, sure (only David Singleton, Jamal Bey, and Will Richardson have played more games in the Pac-12), it's still notable, given all the bucket-getters, that Chasson leads the Pac. That has to count for something, right?  

Josh Scott - PF/C - Colorado - 2012-16

From: Colorado

2x 1st Team (2014, 16), 2016 All-Defense, 2013 All-Freshman.  All-Time Pac-12 leader in Offensive Rebounds and ORTG.  Led 2015 Pac-12 in FG%, ORTG, PER, and Turnover Rate.

The talisman from Monument.  J40 was just plain good... at everything.  His arrival in Boulder, as a Parade All-American, came with a lot of press, and he lived up to every word of it.  As clean and smooth of a traditional post as could be drawn up.  No Pac-12 player has ever been more efficient with the ball.

Tres Tinkle - SF - Oregon State - 2015-2020

From: OSU

3x 1st Team (2018, 19, 20).  Led 2019 Pac-12 in Points Scored, PER, and Offensive Win Shares.  3rd All-Time in Defensive Rebounds.

Played parts of five seasons due to an injury.  A pure scorer in an old-school vein; consistently one of the best volume shooters around. Was part of the bloodline engine that fueled the late-2010 Beavers.  Was both better and worse than you remember. Kept his dad employed far longer than he should've been. You would think he'd have been on their Elite Eight team of 2021, but he wasn't.

Azuolas Tubelis - PF/C - Arizona 2020-23

From: Wikipedia

2x 1st Team (2022, 23), 2023 Tournament MVP, 2021 All-Freshman, 2023 2nd Team Consensus All-American.  Led 2023 Pac-12 in Points, Rebounds, and Usage.  Led 2022 Pac-12 in FG%.

His 2023 was *really* good.  Went for 20/9 that year, earning several accolades in the process.  The refs loved to give him his whistle -- he finished 2nd and 1st his sophomore and junior seasons, respectively, in fouls drawn per 40 minutes played.  A usage machine.

Coach: Sean Miller - Arizona - 2012-2021

From: SB Nation

2x COY (2014, 17), 4x league crowns (2014, 15, 17, 18), 3x Pac-12 Tournament Champion (2015, 17, 2018), 2x Elite Eights, 2x Sweet Sixteens.

Architect of the single best team of the Pac-12 era -- the 2014 Giant Death Robot edition of the Wildcats.  I always got the sense that I would have learned to like Sean, in another context.  The FBI investigation into his program was a joke, designed to grab at headlines.  The cheating was legit, don't get me wrong, just not a federal crime.

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3rd Team

BOYLE: "I felt like that was a foul on a baseline drive with the body check on Dustin [Thomas]. I think that sometimes officials can check out and I just wanted them to know that we weren’t checking out and that I didn’t expect them to check out. I probably deserved the tech, but I’m tired of this, I am. I want our players to know it, our fans to know it and our officials to know it. I want to fight somebody, I really do, but I know you can’t do that and I won’t do that in the locker room."


Kyle Anderson - PG/PF - UCLA - 2012-14

From: SI/Getty

1x 1st Team (2014), 1x 2nd Team (2013), 2014 Tournament MVP, 2013 All-Freshman.  Let the 2014 Pac-12 in Rebounds and Assists.

'Slow-Mo.' One of the most interesting players to ever grace the league, he played with a combination of point guard skills in a power forward's body.  Watching him play was like watching a knuckleball pitcher carve up a lineup.

Tyler Bey - SF/PF - Colorado - 2017-20

From: Colorado

1x 1st Team (2019), 1x 2nd Team (2020), 2020 Defensive POY, 2019 Most Improved Player.  Twice led the league in Defensive Rebounds.  Led 2019 Pac-12 in Total Rebounds; 2020 in Defensive Rating and Defensive Win Shares

An exceedingly athletic swing-forward dynamo for late-decade Colorado.  When he was on, there was no player more capable of wrecking a game.  

Allen Crabbe - SG/SF - Cal - 2011-13

From: Cal Golden Blogs

2x 1st Team (2012, 13), 2013 POY

A good scorer on some above-average Cal teams.  A consistent bucket-getter, but his 2013 POY award seems odd, in retrospect.

Oscar Da Silva - PF - Stanford - 2017-21

From: Stanford

2x 1st Team (2020, 21), 2021 All-Defense

A bright spot on otherwise forgettable Cardinal squads.  His senior year, posting 19/9, was exceedingly impressive.  Earned every ounce of those two 1st team performances, as he had zero help.

Aaron Gordon - PF - Arizona - 2013-14

From: Arizona Daily Star

1x 1st Team (2014), 2014 Pac-12 ROY, 1x All-Tournament (2014).  Led 2014 Pac-12 in Offensive Rebounds and Defensive Rating.

I first described the 2014 Wildcats as the 'Giant Death Robot' because of their defense.  Aaron was at the heart of that defensive base, adding athletic dynamism to a roster that already boasted Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Kaleb Tarczewski up front.  He took them to another level, as Arizona became the single-best defensive unit in the country that year.  They were simply terrifying to try and score against, and Gordon was the accelerant. 

AG only stuck around a single season, however, limiting his long-term impact on the league. His overall numbers (12/8) from that single season were also... rather pedestrian for an all-time great. In that light, I feel 3rd Team status is fair.

Jorge Gutierrez - PG - Cal - 2011-12

From: Oregon Live

1x 1st Team (2012), 2012 POY, 2012 Defensive POY

Jorge will get shorted a bit because only one of his 4 years at Cal will count as "Pac-12."  If anything, his junior year, on the verge of the league's expansion, may have been better than his senior.  However, I'd be hard-pressed not to note the Denver product's obvious talent and impact on West Coast basketball.

Josh Hawkinson - PF/C - Washington State - 2013-17

From: WSU

1x 2nd Team (2017), 2015 Most Improved Player.  All-time Pac-12 leader in Defensive Rebounds.  Led the league three times in Defensive Rebounds (2015-17) and twice in total rebounds (2015, 16).

Slighted, probably because everyone always forgets that Wazzou exists. Was routinely one of the best rebounding forwards in the league.  Never let the ball hit the floor.

Kyle Kuzma - SF - Utah - 2014-17

From: Utah

1x 1st Team (2017).

Kuzma never racked up the accolades in college, but he was clearly one of the most physically gifted players to come through the league.  A versatile, dynamic athlete.

Chimezie Metu - PF/C - USC - 2015-18

From: OC Register/AP

1x 1st Team (2018), 1x 2nd Team (2017), 2017 Most Improved Player.

Outstanding rim protector on some developing USC teams. Owned the paint. Once he figured it out, he was a nightmare to score against and a potent offensive threat.

Dwight Powell - PF - Stanford - 2011-14

From: USA Today

2x 1st Team (2013, 14), 2013 Most Improved Player.

Really good multi-level player for the Cardinal.  He helped form a really interesting 4-headed monster with Chasson Randle, Anthony Brown, and Josh Huestis.  That 2014 Cardinal Team was both better than you remember *and* the seed they got in the Dance that season.

Coach: Tad Boyle - Colorado - 2012-24

From: Me/Pac12 Net

1x Pac-12 Tournament Champion, 5x NCAA Tournament Appearances.

The second of two coaches who have been with the league the whole way.  Dragged, kicking a screaming, a moribund program into relative, prolonged respectability.  Rarely appreciated to the level he deserved, much like the league itself. 

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Honorable Mentions

Over 13 years, the Pac-12 produced a lot of really good talent.  My 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams are my attempt to highlight the best of the best, but it's not an exhaustive list.  Here are 50 more players that deserve conference-wide recognition, presented in alphabetical order by team.  

Arizona

Hill, From: Arizona

Solomon Hill - SF/PF - 2011-13

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson - PF - 2013-15

Lauri Markkanen - SF/PF - 2016-17
Bennedict Mathurin - SG - 2020-22

Kaleb Tarczewski - C - 2012-16

Allonzo Trier - SG - 2015-18

Arizona State

Holder, From: AZCentral/Getty

Jahii Carson - PG - 2012-14

Tra Holder - PG - 2014-18

Cal

Wallace and Cobbs, From: AZDesertSwarm/USA Today

Jabari Bird - SG/SF - 2013-17

Justin Cobbs - SG - 2011-2014

Ty Wallace - PG - 2012-16

Colorado

Battey, From: Me

Evan Battey - PF/C - 2018-2022

Askia Booker - SG/PG - 2011-2015

Spencer Dinwiddie - PG - 2011-2014

Derrick White - PG - 2016-17

Oregon

Young, From: Oregon Live

Jordan Bell - PF - 2014-17

Chris Boucher - SF/PF - 2015-17

Elgin Cook - SF - 2013-16

Chris Duarte - SG - 2019-21

Arsalan Kazemi - C - 2012-13

Will Richardson - SG - 2018-23

EJ Singler - SF - 2011-13
Joe Young - SG/PG - 2013-15

Oregon State

Burton, From: Oregon Live

Joe Burton - PF/C - 2011-13

Devon Collier - PF - 2011-14

Ethan Thompson - SG - 2017-21

Stephen Thompson - SG - 2015-19

Stanford

Travis, From: Stanford

Anthony Brown - SG/SF - 2011-15

Josh Huestis - SF/PF - 2011-14

Spencer Jones - SF/PF - 2019-present

Reid Travis - PF - 2014-18

UCLA

Adams, From: SI/AP

Jordan Adams - SG - 2012-14

Bryce Alford - PG/SG - 2013-17
Lonzo Ball - SG - 2016-17

Aaron Holiday - PG - 2015-18

Johnny Juzang - SG/SF - 2020-22

Tony Parker - C - 2012-16

Norm Powell - SG  - 2011-15

USC

Peterson, From: USC

Drew Peterson - PG/SF - 2020-23

Nick Rakocevic - PF/C - 2016-20

Elijah Stewart - SG - 2014-18

Utah

Carlson, From: KSL/Utah

Timmy Allen - SF - 2018-21

Branden Carlson - C - 2019-present

Jordan Loveridge - SF/PF - 2012-16

Washington 

Wilcox, From: Wikipedia

Andrew Andrews - PG/SG - 2012-16

Noah Dickerson - PF - 2015-19

Terrence Ross - SG - 2011-12

CJ Wilcox - SG - 2011-14

Washington State

Motum, From: Coug Center/US Presswire

DaVonte Lacy - SG - 2011-15

Brock Motum - PF - 2011-13

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Additionally, as a bonus, here are a few more current players who, based on previous years' performances, can play their way onto a list this season:

Oumar Ballo - C - Arizona - 2021-24
Tristan Da Silva - SF - Colorado - 2020-present

N’Faly Dante - C - Oregon - 2019-24
Boogie Ellis - SG - USC - 2021-present

Pelle Larsson - SG - Arizona - 2020-24

KJ Simpson - PG - Colorado - 2021-24

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The All-Time "Fuck That Dude, Especially" Team

Of course, with competition comes rivalries and acrimony.  The Pac-12 certainly engendered its fair share with me.  I would be remiss getting out of here without noting those that did their very best to be absolute dicks about it, so here's a team of the biggest pains in the ass, regardless of actual talent or success.  Each of these dudes sucks and should feel bad about it.

Padilla and Bobby, From: AP

Jordan Bachynski - C - Arizona State - 2021-14
Kyle Fogg - SG - Arizona - 2011-12
Kerr Kriisa - PG - Arizona - 2020-23

Shabazz Muhammad - SG/SF - UCLA - 2012-13
Katin Reinhardt - SG - USC - 2013-16

Coach: Tie - Andy Enfield - USC, Herb Sendek - ASU, Bobby Hurley - ASU. 

Referee: Tony Padilla

All games with the FTDE Team will be played on an extra slippery version of the court at Hec-Ed in Seattle.

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Rest in peace, Pac-12.  You will be missed... by me, at least.