NCAA Basketball: Ranking teams in 2019 Wooden Legacy Tournament

By Joey Loose | Jul 14, 2019

TUCSON, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 07: Head coach Sean Miller of the Arizona Wildcats talks with Ira Lee #11, Brandon Randolph #5 and Dylan Smith #3 during the second half of the NCAAB game against the Washington Huskies at McKale Center on February 07, 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. The Huskies defeated the Wildcats 67-60. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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MARIETTA, GA – MARCH 25: Nico Mannion and Josh Green attend the 2019 Powerade Jam Fest on March 25, 2019 in Marietta, Georgia. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images for Powerade) /

1. Arizona

The Wildcats are another great program that experienced a down year last season, limping to a 17-15 finish in a season overshadowed by FBI investigations. Head coach Sean Miller has taken this team to the Elite Eight three times in his decade at Arizona, but still hasn’t broken through to the Final Four. This team will look a bit different last season and their top 5 recruiting class will almost guarantee a return to contention for the Wildcats.

Brandon Randolph left for the NBA and a few others graduated or transferred, but there’s a considerable amount of talent joining Arizona this year. The Wildcats landed point guard Nico Mannion and forward Josh Green, a pair of talented 5-star prospects. Brandon Williams (11.4 ppg, 3.4 apg) and Chase Jeter (10.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg) are both back, and the team should also have the services of Cornell transfer Stone Gettings. There’s also talent on the bench, including former UC Irvine sharpshooter Max Hazzard.

The Wildcats are going to be the most talented team in the Pac-12 again and will be the heavy favorites at this year’s Wooden Legacy. They’ll look to become the sixth Pac-12 team to win the tournament, starting against Pepperdine in the final game of the opening night. There are questions surrounding the shadiness of Sean Miller, but he managed to nab an impressive recruiting class to rebuild this team. Mannion is going to be one of the nation’s best point guards while Green, Williams, and Jeter should help form a forceful roster.

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The Wooden Legacy is still over four months away, but which team do you think is going to win the tournament? We’ve already done our best to rank these eight teams, but we’ll just have to wait and see what happens as the college basketball season approaches.

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