2010 College Basketball Week 1 Review: Pac-10 Teams Perfect in Opening Games

Last year was a challenging year for the Pac-10, with only Washington and Cal being selected for the NCAA tournament.

This is a new year...

Eight of the ten teams have played at least an opening game, and so far, the conference is a perfect 12-0!

Arizona State opens tonight (Tues, November 16) at New Mexico, and Cal hosts Cal State-Northridge tonight.

Let's look at these first-week games and who deserves some recognition!

Oregon 3-0

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 10: E.J. Singler #25 of the Oregon Ducks is defended by DeAngelo Casto #23 of the Washington State Cougars while driving to the basket in the second half during the first round of the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament at Staples Center

New Oregon Head Coach Dana Altman has started off on the right foot. His Oregon Ducks have won three quick opening games against North Dakota State (97-92), Denver (68-56) and UC Santa Barbara (72-70).

Over the first three contests, senior forward Joevan Catron leads the Ducks in scoring (20.7). E.J. Singler has been the best so far on the boards with 6.3 rebounds per game. Malcolm Armstead leads Oregon in assists (4.3)

UCLA 2-0

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 11: Reeves Nelson #11 of the UCLA Bruins goes in for a dunk against the Arizona Wildcats during the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament at Staples Center on March 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. UCLA won 75-69.

After a rough 2009-10 season, Ben Howland's Bruins have started off this year in the right direction by winning both of their opening games against Cal State Northridge (83-50) and Pepperdine (79-69). 

Rather than one or two players carrying the team, the Bruins are getting good production from several players.

Sophomores Reeves Nelson (17 ppg) and Tyler Honeycutt (16 ppg) have set the pace for UCLA in scoring.

Sophmore Brendan Lane (8 rpg) and Freshman Josh Smith (7 rpg) are leading the way in rebounds.

Junior Malcolm Lee and Freshman Tyler Lamb have both averaged four assists per game.

USC 2-0

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WESTWOOD, CA - JANUARY 16: Nikola Vucevic #5 of the USC Trojans on the court in the game against the UCLA Bruins on January 16, 2010 at Pauley Pavillion in Westwood, California. USC won 67-46. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

USC Head Coach Kevin O'Neill's Trojans opened up with two easy victories over UC-Irvine (62-49) and Santa Clara (86-73).

Nikola Vucevic scored 19 and pulled down 14 boards in the win against UC-Irvine.

Freshman point guard Maurice Jones led the way against Santa Clara, scoring 29 points and handing out 5 assists.

Arizona 1-0

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WESTWOOD, CA - JANUARY 15: Brendon Lavender #14 of the Arizona Wildcats looks to pass the ball during the college basketball game against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on January 15, 2009 in Westwood, California. The Bruins defeated the Wildcats 83-

Sean Miller's Wildcats used tough defense and hot shooting (.596 fg%) to rout Idaho State 90-42 in its opening game.

While no Arizona player played more than 20 minutes, four Wildcats (Derrick Williams, Brendon Lavender, Kyle Fogg and Solomon Hill) scored in double figures.

Oregon State 1-0

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WESTWOOD, CA - MARCH 05: Omari Johnson #24 of the Oregon State Beavers shoots the jump shot against James Keefe #13 of the UCLA Bruins in the first half during their NCAA basketball game at Pauley Pavilion on March 5, 2009 in Westwood, California. The Br

Omari Johnson scored 15 points and Ahmad Starks added 14 in his collegiate debut to help Oregon State to a 71-56 home victory over Texas-Arlington on Sunday.

The Beavers carried a slim 37-35 lead into the locker room at halftime, but broke the game open in the second half, creating 24 UTA turnovers for the game.

Stanford 1-0

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 11: Forward Daniel Deane #30 of the Oregon State Beavers and center Josh Owens #24 of the Stanford Cardinal go up for a rebound during the Pacific Life Pac-10 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Staples Center on March 11, 2009 in

Head Coach Johhny Dawkins' young Cardinal squad got out early in their opening game against San Diego and never looked back.

Andrew Zimmerman matched his career high with 14 points, Gabriel Harris added 12 and Stanford scored 18 unanswered points in the first half on the way to the 64-48 win

Washington 1-0

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SYRACUSE, NY - MARCH 25: Matthew Bryan-Amaning #11 of the Washington Huskies reacts in the first half against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the east regional semifinal of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the Carrier Dome on March 25,

Huskies Head Coach Lorenzo Romar knows that they won't all be this easy.

Six-foot-nine senior forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning scored a career-high 28 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead host Washington to a win over McNeese State, 118-64.

This one was over long before half-time when Washington carried a 61-19 lead into the locker room.

Washington State 1-0

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 10: DeAngelo Casto #23 of the Washington State Cougars and Michael Dunigan #33 of the Oregon Ducks fight for a rebound during the first round of the Pac-10 Basketball Tournament at Staples Center on March 10, 2010 in Los Angeles,

Ken Bone's Cougars came out strong in their opening game against Southrern University.

Washington State opened a 41-18 lead at half, and never looked back.

Faisal Aden scored 18 points to lead the Cougars to this 86-47 season-opening victory.