Want to ponder a depressingly plausible outcome? The Sean Miller–led Arizona Wildcats, temporarily wounded thanks to having an assistant coach that has pleaded guilty to federal charges(!!!), still win the 2019 Pac-12 title because everybody else is even more mediocre.
The Wildcats aren’t overwhelming favorites or anything. They’re probably not even the single team most likely to take the crown. But they’re definitely in the conversation despite the fact that they don’t have a single contributing five-star freshman! Shed a tear for the poor, deprived Arizona fan who must suffer through one year of good-to-average basketball before Josh Green and Nico Mannion arrive on campus.