It’s safe to say preseason expectations are not sky high for Bobby Hurley’s program.
The Big 12 released its preseason men’s basketball poll on Thursday, and the Arizona State Sun Devils are near the bottom.
Not surprisingly, Kansas and Houston sit atop the poll, followed by Iowa State, Baylor and Arizona.
The Sun Devils are No. 12, ahead of only West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Colorado and Utah.
After going 14-18 in their final season in the Pac-12 in 2023-24, the Sun Devils enter the Big 12 with a revamped roster. Among the biggest offseason additions are 5-star freshman center Jayden Quaintance, 6-foot-9 Ball State transfer Basheer Jihad and 6-foot-8 USC transfer Brandon Gardner.
Here’s the full preseason coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses.
1. Kansas (9) – 215
2. Houston (5) – 211
3. Iowa State (1) – 194
4. Baylor – 185
5. Arizona (1) – 179
6. Cincinnati – 140
7. Texas Tech – 135
8. Kansas State – 133
9. BYU – 116
10. TCU – 90
11. UCF – 83
12. Arizona State – 64
13. West Virginia – 62
14. Oklahoma State – 46
15. Colorado – 37
16. Utah – 30
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