Possibly in part because he played only 11.6 minutes last season, Arizona's Brandon Randolph doesn't appear on anybody's preseason all-American lists nor on CBS' list of the top 101 players in college basketball.
But ESPN's draft analysts ranked him No. 9 among shooting guard prospects in college basketball.
Two former UA recruiting targets, Bol Bol of Oregon (center) and Nassir Little of North Carolina (small forward), were ranked No. 1 at their positions.
As a whole, the Pac-12 was only lightly represented in ESPN's rankings. USC's Kevin Porter was ranked the No. 4 shooting guard, Oregon's Louis King was ranked the No. 7 small forward, UCLA's Kris Wilkes the No. 8 small forward and Oregon's Kenny Wooten the No. 9 center.
In rankings by class, Washington's Matisse Thybulle was ranked the No. 3 senior, Wilkes was the No. 10 sophomore and Bol was the No. 9 freshman.
Nico Mannion retweeted this illustration of Arizona's 2019 recruiting class:
π»β¬οΈ @josh_green6 @TerryTerry25 @niccolomannion pic.twitter.com/4sGImhcaly
— TIPTON EDITS π (@TiptonEdits) October 30, 2018
While Arizona is selling tickets priced between $26-140 for Tuesday's exhibition game with Division II Western New Mexico, ASU will be hosting NAIA Arizona Christian in a free exhibition.
Reminder: free EXH game Tuesday vs. Arizona Christian (6 p.m.) at The Bank. Parking on surface lots is free. Game is free.
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) October 29, 2018
Rawle Alkins turned 21 on Monday.
This Has Been An Amazing Journey ... Seen A lot For The Last 20 Years ... Iβm Eager Now That Iβm 21 To See What Life Brings.. ππΏππΏβοΈπ₯#HappyBirthdayToMyself #SAVAGELIFE pic.twitter.com/IVgGXeDlXv
— Rawle Alkins (@Iam_RawleAlkins) October 29, 2018
Zeke Nnaji might be the most well-traveled recruit in America this fall.
2019 big man Zeke Nnaji visits Baylor, Purdue up next https://t.co/5jlbKLHWIz
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) October 29, 2018
The NCAA has a new box score format this season (as shown in the Red-Blue box score that is attached). Ken Pomeroy says he likes the fouls drawn and blocks against but cautions against plus-minus number that sometimes need context.
I'm just realizing this is the new standard box score format. Pros: Blocks against and fouls drawn are available. Cons: Inappropriate judgments about +/- numbers are coming to game recaps and other commentary. https://t.co/vgMIHQ9agv
— Ken Pomeroy (@kenpomeroy) October 28, 2018