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Bobby Hurley and Gerry Blakes are in San Francisco Thursday for the annual Pac-12 Basketball Media Day, the kickoff to the college basketball season. Hurley and Blakes - along with the other 11 Pac-12 programs - will preview the upcoming season as preseason practices continue.
Below are some notes, polls as well as the Pac-12 Basketball Media Day Live stream.
New Uniform
Part of the media day festivities are photo shoots with athletes and coaches. The ASU basketball team used this spotlight to unveil an alternate basketball jersey.
Hey look at @GeBlakes talking hoops. AND YES THAT IS A GOLD UNIFORM!!!! pic.twitter.com/0xaxsvomhw
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) October 15, 2015
Maroon and GOLD!!!! pic.twitter.com/UmRHn5DSK3
— The Blessed One (@GeBlakes) October 15, 2015
Obligatory scream shot!!! @Pac12Networks @TheSunDevils @SunDevilTix pic.twitter.com/eKzhpt59OE
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) October 15, 2015
This marks the return of a gold jersey for the men's basketball team. The women's team has worn a gold jersey the past few years, however the men's squad has stayed mainly with maroon, white and black. It is unclear whether when and how often ASU will wear the new (and spiffy if I may add) jersey.
Preseason Polls
The Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll was released early Thursday morning. The Pac-12 media picked the Sun Devils eighth, coming in front of Stanford (9), USC (10), Washington (11) and Washington State (12). Arizona, Cal, Utah and Oregon were picked as the elite of the conference.
Pac-12 preseason basketball media poll: pic.twitter.com/uLQSm9ddFK
— Doug Haller (@DougHaller) October 15, 2015
The first USA Today Coaches Poll was also released Thursday. To nobody's surprise, the Sun Devils did not receive any votes in their preseason top-25.
You can see the whole poll below.
USA Today Coaches Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Wildcats | 38-1 | 749 | 11 | NR | 0 | - |
| 1 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 26-12 | 749 | 12 | NR | 0 | - |
| 3 | Maryland Terrapins | 28-7 | 723 | 5 | NR | 0 | - |
| 4 | Duke Blue Devils | 35-4 | 686 | 3 | NR | 0 | - |
| 5 | Kansas Jayhawks | 27-9 | 675 | 1 | NR | 0 | - |
| 6 | Virginia Cavaliers | 30-4 | 667 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 7 | Iowa State Cyclones | 25-9 | 541 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners | 24-11 | 520 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 9 | Villanova Wildcats | 33-3 | 498 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 10 | Arizona Wildcats | 34-4 | 477 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 11 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 35-3 | 468 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 12 | Wichita State Shockers | 30-5 | 461 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 13 | Michigan State Spartans | 27-12 | 386 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 14 | California Golden Bears | 18-15 | 350 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 15 | Indiana Hoosiers | 20-14 | 312 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 16 | Utah Utes | 26-9 | 250 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers | 36-4 | 181 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 18 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 32-6 | 172 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 19 | LSU Tigers | 22-11 | 163 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 20 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 21-14 | 153 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 21 | Baylor Bears | 24-10 | 145 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 22 | Butler Bulldogs | 23-11 | 132 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 23 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 25-10 | 125 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 24 | Purdue Boilermakers | 21-13 | 110 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
| 24 | Connecticut Huskies | 20-15 | 110 | 0 | NR | 0 | - |
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Others Receiving Votes
Michigan 108; Louisville 93; Texas A&M 58; UCLA 48; Georgetown 45; Cincinnati 43; North Carolina State 36; Oregon 33; Texas 29; Xavier 25; Florida State 25; Miami (Fla.) 11; San Diego State 10; Iowa 8; Davidson 5; Boise State 5; Providence 5; Stephen F. Austin 2; Belmont 2; Ohio State 2; Tulsa 1; Dayton 1; Old Dominion 1; Marquette 1. |
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Pac-12 Media Day Live Stream
Coaches and select players from each Pac-12 institution are meeting with the media all day Thursday to discuss the upcoming season. If you would like to watch the festivities, the live stream is embedded below.