[jk1926]

Thanks again 81.  With Isai leaving Oregon I believe they are down to 7 players.

Oregon has nine players on its roster with eight active.  6’7” forward Kennedy Basham injured her knee in Oregon’s opener against Northwestern.  Published reports indicate the team expects her to become available in early January.  The Ducks have a solid core consisting of guards Pao Pao, Rogers, and Gray, and forward Van Slooten (arguably the leader for PAC-12 freshman of the year).  6’8” Center Kyei rounds out the starting lineup.  Current bench consists of guards Hanson and Hurst, and forward Hosendove. Coach Graves cannot afford to lose another player to injury, especially one of the starters.

Besides the Cardinal still undefeated Utah seems to have played most consistently so far this season.  Coach Roberts has an experienced, talented team playing quite well. It has marquee wins against then #16/Oklahoma by 46 points and SEC teams Alabama and Mississippi.  Oregon has had both good and poor performances against power five opponents and lacks depth.  Arizona has depth and had a recent solid 21 pt win at Baylor but is still working to develop cohesion with so many newcomers as evidenced during the 27 point home loss to Kansas.

UCLA had a good non-conference record (11-1), winning the Battle4Atlantis tournament and holding its own for over three quarters before falling to South Carolina in Columbia.  It struggled in road wins at UCSB and USC.  UCLA Coach Close substitutes freely and has on several occasions put its five freshman on the floor.  Nine of its ten available players average at least 15 min/game.  The early season minutes the freshman accumulated should benefit the Bruins during conference and tournament play.

[jk1926]

Thanks again 81.  With Isai leaving Oregon I believe they are down to 7 players.

Oregon has nine players on its roster with eight active.  6’7” forward Kennedy Basham injured her knee in Oregon’s opener against Northwestern.  Published reports indicate the team expects her to become available in early January.  The Ducks have a solid core consisting of guards Pao Pao, Rogers, and Gray, and forward Van Slooten (arguably the leader for PAC-12 freshman of the year).  6’8” Center Kyei rounds out the starting lineup.  Current bench consists of guards Hanson and Hurst, and forward Hosendove. Coach Graves cannot afford to lose another player to injury, especially one of the starters.

Besides the Cardinal still undefeated Utah seems to have played most consistently so far this season.  Coach Roberts has an experienced, talented team playing quite well. It has marquee wins against then #16/Oklahoma by 46 points and SEC teams Alabama and Mississippi.  Oregon has had both good and poor performances against power five opponents and lacks depth.  Arizona has depth and had a recent solid 21 pt win at Baylor but is still working to develop cohesion with so many newcomers as evidenced during the 27 point home loss to Kansas.

UCLA had a good non-conference record (11-1), winning the Battle4Atlantis tournament and holding its own for over three quarters before falling to South Carolina in Columbia.  It struggled in road wins at UCSB and USC.  UCLA Coach Close substitutes freely and has on several occasions put its five freshman on the floor.  Nine of its ten available players average at least 15 min/game.  The early season minutes the freshman accumulated should benefit the Bruins during conference and tournament play.