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Pac-12 Basketball: 5 biggest questions for rest of 2019-20 season

By Tristan Freeman

ANCHORAGE, AK - NOVEMBER 08: Elijah Hardy #10 of the Washington Huskies reacts in the first half against the Baylor Bears during the ESPN Armed Forces Classic at Alaska Airlines Center on November 8, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
ANCHORAGE, AK - NOVEMBER 08: Elijah Hardy #10 of the Washington Huskies reacts in the first half against the Baylor Bears during the ESPN Armed Forces Classic at Alaska Airlines Center on November 8, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 14: Shane Gatling #0 of the Colorado Buffaloes drives against Ethan Thompson #5 of the Oregon State Beavers (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

No conference was under more scrutiny than Pac-12 Basketball this season. As league play gets going, what are some important questions for the teams involved?

After what can only be considered a disastrous collective season a year ago, Pac-12 Basketball wanted to have a “bounce back” campaign. And thanks to a bevy of talented freshmen and experienced veteran players, there were a number of successes.

To date, the Oregon Ducks have risen as high as the No. 4 ranking, while Arizona has been in the top-15 as well. Washington has been ranked themselves, while the Colorado Buffaloes have been making noise in their own right. And the biggest win from a Pac-12 team altogether came from the Utah Utes, who upset top-10 Kentucky on a neutral site venue.

But there have been some downs as well, including the Utes and other teams losing several combined head-scratching losses, along with each of the top teams falling to Gonzaga in the non-conference, giving a non-Pac 12 program the title of “best in the west”.

So with conference play officially here, I asked a few of Busting Brackets; own talented writers for their help answering a few difficult questions concerning the league. In a continuation of my roundtable series, I asked these following writers for their input on the Pac-12;

Connor Hope – @CondorianFM

Arden Cravalho – @a_cravalho

Jake Verboven – @JakeVerboven

Andrew Dieckhoff – @andrewdieckhoff

Thanks to these gentlemen for their assistance and please give them a follow for more Pac-12/college hoops insight going forward. Without further ado, here are the top questions I have for the top conference out west.

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