Top freshmen, coaches on the hot seat and intriguing teams should make this league's swan song worth following.
Instructions for whichever team wins the Pac-12 tournament this season: Please turn off the lights on your way out. And you get custody of Bill Walton. The lid is about to shut on 108 years of history for the “Conference of Champions.” Four teams — , , and — will head to the Big Ten next season, while four more — , , and — join the Big 12. Meanwhile, the Bay Area schools — and Cal — somehow will be in a league named after the opposite ocean.
-Arizona and Oregon- may or may not continue. Advertisement “I’m incredibly sad about the breakup of the Pac-12,” first-year Cal coach and former Stanford star Mark Madsen said at the league’s media day this month. “In the back of my mind, there’s always the hope, 20 years from now, 15 years from now, things don’t work out with some of these other conferences and it gets put back together in some way.
A 7-3 Spaniard with deft footwork and passing skills, who maybe isn’t strong enough to defend in the lane? And who is playing for the demanding Mick Cronin? No matter how this goes, it’s going to be fascinating to watch. You should really know about Colorado’s Tristan da Silva. , Colorado: Not enough people outside of Boulder know about da Silva, who averaged 15.9 points and nearly five rebounds last season while shooting 39.4 percent from 3.
This is likely a foolish underselling of a Cronin-coached team, but the Bruins have seven new players, including six freshmen. Sophomore big man is the main holdover and a Bona fide rim protector. could take some lumps early against a brutal schedule, but watch out if things jell. “We have some guys with some real talent,” Cronin said. “Just gotta get them experience. You just gotta make sure you’re constantly teaching.” 5. Oregon: The trend line hasn’t been great of late for Oregon and Dana Altman, who have missed the NCAA Tournament the past two years.
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