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Expectations either are low for the Arizona Wildcats or the experts don’t know what to make of them. Maybe both.
After finishing fifth in the Pac-12 preseason media poll, their lowest ranking in the Sean Miller era, the Wildcats failed to land any players on the preseason all-conference teams (though Georgetown transfer James Akinjo was one of five honorable mentions).
None of this should be a huge surprise as the Wildcats welcomed 10 newcomers, six of whom played high school ball internationally.
The Pac-12 first and second teams went as follows:
First team
- Timmy Allen, Utah
- Matt Bradley, Cal
- Oscar da Silva, Stanford
- Chris Duarte, Oregon
- Remy Martin, ASU
- Evan Mobley, USC
- Will Richardson, Oregon
- Chris Smith, UCLA
- Ziaire Williams, Stanford
- McKinley Wright IV, Colorado
Second team
- Isaac Bonton, Washington State
- Tyger Campbell, UCLA
- Josh Christopher, ASU
- Ethan Thompson, Oregon State
- Alonzo Verge Jr., ASU
Honorable mentions: James Akinjo (Arizona), Evan Battey (Colorado), Quade Green (Washington), Jalen Hill (UCLA), Jaime Jaquez Jr. (UCLA)