Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Number of teams | 12 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | T-Mobile Arena |
Current location | Paradise, Nevada |
Played | 1987–1990, 2002–2024, 2027–future |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | Oregon Ducks |
Most championships | Arizona Wildcats (9) |
TV partner(s) | Pac-12 Networks, Fox Sports and ESPN (2013-2024) |
Official website | Pac-12.org Men's Basketball |
Sponsors | |
New York Life | |
Host stadiums | |
Pauley Pavilion 1987 McKale Center 1988 The Forum 1989 University Activity Center 1990 Staples Center 2002–2012 MGM Grand Garden Arena 2013–2016 T-Mobile Arena 2017–2024 | |
Host locations | |
Los Angeles 1987, 2002–2012 Tucson, Arizona 1988 Inglewood, California 1989 Tempe, Arizona 1990 Las Vegas 2013–2024 |
The Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 tournament, was the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the Pac-12, taking place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. The first tournament was held in 1987 for the Pac-10 conference. It ended after four seasons. The conference did not have a conference tournament until it was started again in 2002.
For a time, the future of the Pac-12 Conference itself as with the tournament after the 2024 tournament was uncertain, since the conference only has two remaining members at the start of the 2024–25 academic year. Both the remaining Pac-12 schools joined the West Coast Conference as non-football affiliated members for all sports with the exception of baseball for at least the 2024–25 academic year and beyond.[1] However, in a span of less than three weeks in September 2024, the Pac-12 added six new members effective in 2026–27—Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, and Utah State.[2][3][4] With eight confirmed members, the conference tournament is likely to resume in 2027.