Sun Devils picked to finish 7th by Pac-12 media
Oct 17, 2013, 3:33 PM | Updated: 3:33 pm
The Arizona State Sun Devils return one of the top players in the conference, but that’s not enough to impress the Pac-12 media.
At the annual conference media day in San Francisco Thursday, head coach Herb Sendek’s squad was picked to finish seventh in the Pac-12 behind in-state rival Arizona, UCLA, Colorado, Oregon, California and Stanford.
The Sun Devils are coming off a 22-win season in 2012-13 in which they advanced to the second round of the NIT Tournament, where they were bounced by eventual tournament champion Baylor.
The Devils return 2013 Pac-12 Co-Freshman of the Year Jahii Carson, who averaged 18.5 points per game as a freshman last season, along with 7-foot-2 center Jordan Bachynski, who set a new conference record for blocked shots with 120 last season.
ASU opens their 2012-13 campaign Friday, November 8 against UMBC at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media Poll
| Place | Team (1st place votes) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arizona (21) | 273 |
| 2. | UCLA (1) | 212 |
| 3. | Colorado (1) | 211 |
| 4. | Oregon | 196 |
| 5. | California | 194 |
| 6. | Stanford | 166 |
| 7. | Arizona State | 159 |
| 8. | Washington | 121 |
| 9. | Utah | 68 |
| 10. | Oregon State | 67 |
| 11. | USC | 63 |
| 12. | Washington State | 39 |
