ARIZONA STATE BASKETBALL

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

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