The men's basketball Pac-12 tournament is underway in Las Vegas, and this year's arena features some of the best events in the nation for an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Tournament. It's one of the most exciting conference tournaments annually leading up to the big dance, and that won't change with so much talent in the league.
Arizona enters the fray as the No. 1 seed in the conference and the potential top seed in the NCAA Tournament. In their first year under head coach Tommy Lloyd, the Wildcats have risen from the team selected to finish fifth in the Pac-12 during the preseason as a legitimate national title contender. Ben Mathurin and Christian Koloko lead a stacked roster with very few holes.
UCLA is back too, and they won't surprise anyone this season. A year earlier, the Bruins ran Cinderella as the No. 11 seed in the Final Four and lost to Jalen Suggs and Gonzaga's halfcourt buzzer-beater. If UCLA is perfectly healthy, it has enough potential to win six games in the NCAA Tournament.
USC, Colorado and Oregon would like to upset the two favorite players. With a spectacular setting at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the 2022 Pac-12 tournament promises to be an exciting affair. We will keep you updated with the scores and have a long schedule for the entire tournament.
2022 Pac-12 Tournament Schedule
Friday, March 11
Game 9: No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Colorado, 9:00 p.m. Pac-12 Network
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 11:30 PM, FS1
Saturday, March 12
Championship: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 9:00 p.m., Fox