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Arizona

Head Coach: Sean Hill

Returners:  

Solomon Hill sr F 12.9 ppg, 2.6 apg, 7.7 rpg, 50%fg%, - all PAC 12 1^st team

Nick Johnson so G 8.9 ppg,  -all PAC 12 freshman team

Angelo Chol so F reserve 56.3% fg%, - 11.5 ppg exhibition

Kevin Parrom sr G/F 18.5 ppg, 2.5 apg, 5 rpg exhibition

Jordin Mayes jr G 1.5 stpg exhibition

Losses:

Kyle Fogg G 13.5 ppg, 44.4% 3pt%, - all PAC 12 1^st team, all PAC 12 defensive team

Jesse Parry F 12.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg, - all PAC 12 team honorable mention

Josiah Turner G – all PAC 12 freshman team honorable mention

Brendon Lavender G reserve 48.7% 3pt%

Newcomers to watch:

Brandon Ashley fr PF – no. 4 position, no. 23 overall – 13 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.5 stpg in exhibition

Grant Jerrett fr PF – no. 3 position, no. 15 overall – 10.5 ppg, 7 rpg in exhibition

Kaleb Tarczewski fr C – no. 4 position, no. 9 overall – 8 ppg, 7.5 rpg exhibition

Gabe York fr SG – no. 11 position, no. 46 overall

California

Head Coach: Mike Montgomery

Returners: 

Allen Crabbe jr G 15.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg, - all PAC 12 1^st team

Justin Cobbs jr G 12.6 ppg, 5 apg, 41.3% 3pt%, - all PAC 12 honorable mention

David Kravish so F 5.6 rpg, 59.4% fg%, - all PAC 12 freshman team

Robert Soloman jr F 5.9 rpg

Robert Thurman sr F reserve 63.8% fg%

Bak Bak sr F reserve 53.5% fg%

Losses:

Jorge Gutierrez G 13 ppg, 4.1 apg, 5.3 rpg, - all PAC 12 1^st team, all PAC 12 defensive team, PAC 12 defensive POY

Harper Camp F 11.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 54.6% fg%, - all PAC 12 2^nd team

Newcomers to watch:

Tyrone Wallace fr PG – no. 13 position, 87 overall

In WASU's place slide Oregon in as a team that should fight for bid.   A couple of late adds to the roster make this team look better.

http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2012/09/transfers_arsalan_kazemi_waver.html

kid - I'm assuming your question is asking because your feeling is the odds are way too short.  If that's the case, I'd have to agree.

My take is it has to be all about what's coming in this year (similar to ky & unc)...not as much on what's returning.  They've got 3 of the top 30 rated frosh players coming in to this team (assuming both Muhammad & Anderson receive clearance to play) along with a sr PG who should be able to man the controls smoothly.  They were in the tourney 2 years back & were projected to be in at the start of last season.  Personally, I couldn't make the bet at those odds especially with the status of 2 of the recruits up in the air.