PAC-12 Basketball: Preseason power rankings for 2020-21 season

By Andy Patton | Sep 24, 2020

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 15: A Pac-12 basketball logo is displayed on the court before a semifinal game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Washington Huskies at T-Mobile Arena on March 15, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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DAYTON, OHIO – MARCH 20: The Arizona State Sun Devils mascot (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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Arizona State has been a roller coaster under coach Bobby Hurley, and that looks like the case once again in 2020-2021. They lost Romello White to the transfer portal, but they should still be highly competitive with Remy Martin and Alonzo Verge manning the backcourt.

Additionally, the team brought in a pair of very highly touted freshmen wings in Josh Christopher and Marcus Bagley. Christopher and Bagley were No. 12 and No. 29 among the class of 2020, respectively, and if they live up to their billing this team will be dangerously good – potentially a top-15 caliber team.

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However – this team has a glaring lack of three-point shooting, and unless Bagley comes in and immediately lights it up from beyond the arc, that could be an issue.

That, alongside a lack of depth in the frontcourt, which will rely on Jalen Graham (3.2 PPG last year) and JuCo transfer Christ Osten, could be this team’s ultimate downfall if they aren’t able to contend for a top-five seed in the NCAA tournament.

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