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ASU Basketball: New jerseys, Pac-12 Preseason Poll, Media Day Live Stream and more

ASU basketball news and notes including new jerseys and preseason polls.

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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.

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.

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 -
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.

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.