You can’t even begin to discuss the Pac-12 this season without bringing up UCLA’s Lonzo Ball, who just nineteen games into his college career, has already become one of the most polarizing basketball figures in the country. The star freshman is currently averaging 14.6 points, 8.0 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game as the Bruins’ best do-it-all talent, while also being projected as a top pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. Simply put, even with a gifted player like Markelle Fultz hanging around the conference, there’s nobody who brings what Ball brings to the table.
Chris Boucher had a long and winding path to Oregon, that included stops at a junior college and even being granted an extra year of eligibility for this season, which severely changed the trajectory of this Ducks’ campaign.