Arizona basketball left off Pac-12 preseason all-conference teams

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)