Based on his pedigree coming in to college, it was presumed by many that Brayden Burries would step on the court and just dominate. Kind of like how Koa Peat did in his first collegiate game and most since.
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Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Oregon, Arizona trade places as USC extends slump
Oregon’s time atop the Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings was short lived after the Ducks were swept on their road trip through Colorado and Utah.
However, they still remain tied for the lead in the conference standings with Arizona State and Arizona — their next two opponents — as the Pac-12 season begins to heat up.
Six teams will start the week with five victories in conference play and within one win of first place.
With that, here are the latest Pac-12 power rankings.
1. Arizona
Last week: 2
What to know: The Wildcats still aren’t as sharp as they were earlier in the season. They did enough to get a pair of wins over the weekend against USC and UCLA, though they needed to overcome a 19-point deficit to beat the Bruins.
2. Oregon
Last week: 1
What to know: The Ducks were the hottest team in the conference a week ago with six-straight wins. Now they’ll attempt to get back on track with home games against the Arizona schools after losing two straight.
3. Arizona State
Last week: 4
What to know: The Sun Devils’ offense has performed better during the conference season. In seven Pac-12 games, they’re scoring 74.3 per game and with a scoring margin of plus-2.57. Overall, they’re averaging 69.8 with a scoring margin of minus-0.61.
4. Colorado
Last week: 5
What to know: The Buffaloes are healthy again and it’s showing. They’ve won three straight — all by double-digits and by an average margin of 19.7 points as they improved to 12-0 at home. But they’re also 0-4 on the road this season heading into games at Washington and Washington State.
5. Utah
Last week: 6
What to know: In Sunday’s win against Oregon, reserve point guard Deivon Smith got his third-straight start in place of the injured Rollie Worster and nearly came away with his second triple-double in eight days with 24 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
6. Stanford
Last week: 3
What to know: The surprising Cardinal, one of those six teams with five wins, are the best 3-point shooting team in the Pac-12. They lead the conference with an average 9.5 made 3-pointers per game, and are shooting a conference-best 40.0% from deep (171 for 427).
7. Washington State
Last week: 7
What to know: The Cougars are 4-2 in January and so close to being 6-0 and in the Pac-12 lead. They’ve lost by five points to Oregon at home and then on Sunday dropped a game in overtime to California in Berkeley.
8. Washington
Last week: 10
What to know: The Huskies have been a perplexing team. Despite having one of the best players in the Pac-12 in Keion Brooks Jr. and a legit playmaker in point guard Sahvir Wheeler, Washington just can’t get any momentum, with three wins and three losses in their last six games.
9. California
Last week: 8
What to know: No team in the bottom half of the Pac-12 standings has the ability to play spoiler like the Golden Bears. So far this season they’ve defeated UCLA in LA, Colorado and Washington State. They’ve also lost by just two points to Arizona State and Washington.
10. Southern California
Last week: 9
What to know: The Trojans have lost four straight by an average of 12 points and are just one of three teams in the conference who have a losing record overall. Hard to believe this is the same team that opened the season at No. 21 in the Associated Press top 25.
11. UCLA
Last week: 11
What to know: Don’t look now, but the Bruins are beginning to play better. In their last three games, they’ve beaten Washington and Arizona State and had a 19-point lead on Arizona before losing by six.
12. Oregon State
Last week: 12
What to know: The Beavers have the longest losing streak in the Pac-12 at five games and they looked especially bad this past week when they lost 74-47 to Utah and 90-57 to Colorado.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The firm hired by Michigan to search for a football coach to replace Sherrone Moore has contacted representatives for Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham and Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because they were not authorized to share details of the search.
Moore was fired on Wednesday, when the school said an investigation uncovered his inappropriate relationship with a staffer. Two days later, Moore was charged with three crimes after prosecutors said he “barged his way” into the apartment of a woman he’d been having an affair with and threatened to kill himself.
College football’s winning program suddenly needs a coach.
After the 35-year-old Dillingham was linked to numerous open jobs last month, he said he was not leaving his alma mater.
Two weeks ago, Drinkwitz agreed to a six-year contract that increases his average compensation to $10.75 million annually.
Michigan is hoping to hire a coach this month, helping its chances of retaining recruits and keeping key players out of the transfer portal in January.
Dillingham, who is from Scottsdale, Arizona, graduated from Arizona State in 2013 and started his coaching career as an assistant for the Sun Devils. After coaching at Memphis, he was the offensive coordinator for Auburn, Florida State and Oregon before returning to Arizona State.
Dillingham orchestrated a quick turnaround, leading the Sun Devils to the Big 12 championship and the College Football Playoff for the first time last year.
Arizona State was 8-4 this season, improving Dillingham’s record to 22-16 over three seasons.
The 42-year-old Drinkwitz is 46-28 in six seasons at Missouri after going 12-1 in a year at Appalachian State. He has built the Tigers into a steady Southeastern Conference program, earning five straight bowl bids.
Not everything happens instantaneously. And some things, like Burries’ breakthrough performance on Saturday night, are worth waiting for.
The freshman guard scored a career-high 28 points, fueling top-ranked Arizona to a 96-75 win over No. 12 Alabama in Birmingham. The Wildcats (9-0) earned their fifth win this season over a ranked opponent, matching the 1987-88 team that also went 5-0 in nonconference games against ranked foes.
Burries, who started heating up a few weeks ago and had averaged 17 points over the previous three games, was 11 of 19 from the field and drained five of Arizona’s 10 3-pointers. His performance was especially big because fellow freshman Koa Peat struggled with foul trouble, finishing with a career-low five points in 20 minutes, while Jaden Bradley also had to sit for an extended period in the second half becauise of fouls.
Bradley and Motiejus Krivas scored 14 apiece, with Krivas pulling down 14 rebounds, while Tobe Awaka had 15 boards as Arizona dominated Alabama 52-32 on the glass. The Wildcats had a 22-3 edge in offensive rebounds, leading to a 15-2 advantage in second chance points.
Alabama (7-3) got 24 points from Labaron Philon and 21 from Latrell Wrightstell Jr., with that duo going 15 of 28 including 6 of 12 from 3. But the Crimson Tide, who began 7 of 13 from 3, made only five more the rest of the way while the UA’s 38.5 percent shooting from outside was actually better.
Arizona was down 41-39 at the half, the first time it has trailed after 20 minutes this season. The Wildcats were back in front within two minutes and built a 49-43 lead thanks to a 10-0 run, but during that stretch Peat and Bradley each picked up their third foul.
Yet somehow, Arizona nearly tripled its lead with that duo on the bench.
The UA led 55-48 with 14:01 to go whenAwaka was called for a flagrant foul after Alabama coach Nate Oats appealed on a play that saw the Crimson Tide called for a foul. Both teams made 1 of 2 free throws from that, but then the Wildcats scored the next 11 with their defense fueling the charge.
Back-to-back steals by Ivan Kharchenkov and Burries led to transition baskets, with Burries lobbing to Awaka for a dunk and then scoring seven straight to put the UA up 67-49 with 11:22 remaining.
Kharchenkov had 10 points and five steals, most by an Arizona freshman since KJ Lewis had five two seasons ago.
Burries fourth 3 put the Wildcats up 20 and his fifth made it 75-54 with nine minutes left. Alabama hit back-to-back 3s for the first time since seven minutes left in the first half to get within 82-65 but got no closer.
Arizona built a 19-12 lead on a 3-point play by Burries but Alabama’s outside shooting got it right back into it. A 7-0 run put the Tide up 26-22 midway through the first half.
Alabama’s 7th made 3 put it up 37-30 but then went cold, allowing the UA to retake the lead. A 9-0 run with seven straight from Bradley and then capped by a Peat jumper put the Wildcats up 39-37 with 1:51 left in the half.
Two late baskets by the Crimson Tide put it back in front at the break.
Arizona returns home to take on Abilene Christian on Tuesday night before facing San Diego State in Phoenix next Saturday.
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A nice and cool start to our morning with lows in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with mostly clear skies.
We have a very strong ridge of high pressure that will heat things up once again.
Our average high this time of year is 66 degrees; we will be about 13 degrees above that with a high of 79 this afternoon.
The warm weather will stick around again on Sunday with a few passing clouds.
The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has declared a No-Burn Day for Saturday and Sunday due to high smoke levels.
A few areas will hit 80 degrees, which would be a new record high for tomorrow.
Up in the high country and all around the state, we will see above-average temperatures that will last into the middle of next week.
As we get closer to the big holiday next week, we are starting to see signs of a chance of rain and mountain snowfall.
We will keep you updated as we get closer.
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