As might be expected from a conference that sent just one team to the Final Four this decade — one berth out of the 40 available — the talent level in the Pac-12 was a bit underwhelming in the 2010s.
Pac-12 consensus All-Americans by decade, according to the conference’s own bookkeeping:
- 1990s: 15
- 2000s: 12
- 2010s: 6
The lack of star power became clear to the Hotline while researching our all-decade team, a task that first required framing:
Should the all-decade team focus on talent, however raw and fleeting, or impact over time?