Oregon's head coach Dana Altman speaks with his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 conference tournament Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Las Vegas. Oregon won 93-85. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Wave of new talent should make Ducks Pac-12 team to beat

Since the Pac-12 basketball tournament, most of the chatter has been about Cal’s transformation into a title contender. But Oregon has quietly put together possibly the most-feared Pac-12 team for 2015-16. The Ducks last week added the NJCAA Player of the Year, 6-foot-10-inch Chris Boucher, to an already talented club that will add ex-UA commit Tyler Dorsey and Villanova transfer Dylan Ennis. Here’s my re-adjusted Pac-12 outlook 4½ months before practice begins: 1. Oregon, 2. Arizona, 3. Cal, 4. Utah, 5. UCLA. The Pac-12 should be much better than it was the last two seasons. 


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