It’s the Year of the Freshman in the Pac-12 Conference. Too bad only a handful will become sophomores.
Not since Kevin Love, James Harden, O.J. Mayo, Jerryd Bayless and Ty Abbott roamed the hardwood nine years ago has the Pac-12 featured so many high-end freshmen.
Enjoy them while they’re here.
UCLA’s Lonzo Ball and Washington’s Markelle Fultz both have been projected as possible No. 1 overall picks in the 2017 NBA draft. They’re as good as gone come March.