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Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament
Pride and a guaranteed spot in the NCAA tournament are on the line every March in the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament. All 12 teams in the Pac-12 Conference are eligible to participate, with the top four teams receiving a first-round bye, giving every team a shot at making the Big Dance. After an 11 year run at the Los Angeles' Staples Center, since 2013 the Pac-12 Tournament has been held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada: First at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, then moving to the T-Mobile Arena in 2017 (which seats 18,000 for basketball).
Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament History
The Pac-12 Conference was originally founded in 1959 as the Athletic Association of Western Universities, but it has ties to the Pacific Coast Conference, which existed from 1915 to 1959. What was first dubbed the Pac-8 became the Pac-10 in 1978, with the addition of Arizona and Arizona State, and further realignment in 2011 led to the inclusion of Utah and Colorado, and the current moniker. The Pac-12 has won 15 NCAA championships, tying the Atlantic Coast Conference for the most titles by a conference.
After an initial attempt at a Pac-10 Conference Tournament from 1987 to 1990, the format was reintroduced in 2002 with greater success. The Pac-10 was among the last conferences to adopt a conference tournament format, with the Big Ten introducing its tournament in 1998, and the Ivy League finally getting one in 2017. UCLA won the inaugural tournament in 1987, with Reggie Miller securing the Pac-10 tourney's first MVP award. Arizona won the next four tournaments, including the last three in the original series and its reintroduction in 2002. Many stars and legends have dominated in the tournament, including two-time MVPs Sean Elliott and Isaiah Thomas, as well as 2018 No. 1 NBA draft pick Deandre Ayton. The 2019 tournament saw Oregon upset Washington 68-48 in the championship, behind the performance of tourney MVP Payton Pritchard.
Two superb events --women's and men's PAC 10 Tourney finals. Both Stanford women and Washington men came from behind in the fouth quarter to win. Not one person left the Staple's Center prior to the final horn. Open seating on first level for women and assigned seating in third level for men.
Best basketball game I've ever witnessed live. I'm so glad I bought tickets. Go Huskies!!!
the entire PAC 10 Tournament was fantastic - men's games/women's games... OUTSTANDING!!!
All I can say is that this was the most fun time I have had in years, the level of play was intense.
The Event was great! Good, high level Basketball with high intensity and impressive cheerleading and bands. It was a pity the Staples was half empty during the games. Also, if you pay USD 100 for your tickets you don't expect to pay USD 11 for a beer or another USD 11 for a meal at McDonald's. The Staples Cener should really reconsider their pricing strategy inside if they don't want their visitors to feel somehow ripped off. You'd expect a bit of a higher pricing inside the center than outside, but USD 11 is just over the top. There was a lot going on outside the Staples as well which was nice.
The food was good. The ice cream small portions but who needs a lot anyway. The seats were like "butter"!
