[h=3]The Pac-12's two heavy favorites in 2013-14 
[/h] March, 19, 2013 10:19 AM ET
By Joe Kaiser | ESPN.com
Looking ahead to next season, two schools will likely be the heavy favorites to come out on top in the Pac-12. Can you guess who they are?
Arizona is one of them, which shouldn't be a surprise. The Wildcats lose Solomon Hill, Mark Lyons and Kevin Parrom, but they return their highly touted 2012-13 freshman class as well as promising junior-to-be Nick Johnson. They also add Duquesne transfer T.J. McConnell to run the point, and a pair of ESPN 100 talents in SG Elliott Pitts and SF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. In short, Sean Miller's team will be loaded again next season.
The other team may be more of a surprise -- the Colorado Buffaloes. Much of this hinges on Andre Roberson returning for a senior season in Boulder, but the chances of that appear to be good considering that Roberson currently looks like a longshot to go in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft. With Roberson back, Tad Boyle's club would essentially return its entire starting five -- Josh Scott, Xavier Johnson, Spencer Dinwiddie and Askia Booker being the other four. And the depth the team desperately needed this season should also be better next season, with highly touted forward Wesley Gordon coming off a redshirt season and ESPN 100 swingman Tre'Shaun Fletcher (Tacoma, Wash./Lincoln High) entering the program. That alone would be right there with Arizona for the best seven-man rotation in the Pac-12, and the Buffs will also have as many as five other players that are sophomores or younger that could emerge and deepen the bench even further.
Oregon State and Stanford are two other schools that bring back a lot of talent and experience, but the Beavers and Cardinal are going to have to prove it before anyone believes in them after a string of lackluster seasons.
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mens-college-basketball/rumors/
[/h] March, 19, 2013 10:19 AM ETBy Joe Kaiser | ESPN.com
Looking ahead to next season, two schools will likely be the heavy favorites to come out on top in the Pac-12. Can you guess who they are?
Arizona is one of them, which shouldn't be a surprise. The Wildcats lose Solomon Hill, Mark Lyons and Kevin Parrom, but they return their highly touted 2012-13 freshman class as well as promising junior-to-be Nick Johnson. They also add Duquesne transfer T.J. McConnell to run the point, and a pair of ESPN 100 talents in SG Elliott Pitts and SF Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. In short, Sean Miller's team will be loaded again next season.
The other team may be more of a surprise -- the Colorado Buffaloes. Much of this hinges on Andre Roberson returning for a senior season in Boulder, but the chances of that appear to be good considering that Roberson currently looks like a longshot to go in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft. With Roberson back, Tad Boyle's club would essentially return its entire starting five -- Josh Scott, Xavier Johnson, Spencer Dinwiddie and Askia Booker being the other four. And the depth the team desperately needed this season should also be better next season, with highly touted forward Wesley Gordon coming off a redshirt season and ESPN 100 swingman Tre'Shaun Fletcher (Tacoma, Wash./Lincoln High) entering the program. That alone would be right there with Arizona for the best seven-man rotation in the Pac-12, and the Buffs will also have as many as five other players that are sophomores or younger that could emerge and deepen the bench even further.
Oregon State and Stanford are two other schools that bring back a lot of talent and experience, but the Beavers and Cardinal are going to have to prove it before anyone believes in them after a string of lackluster seasons.
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mens-college-basketball/rumors/
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