With this being the final season of the Pac-12 Conference, and the emotions of that messy break-up still playing out, this year’s Pac-12 men’s basketball Media Day in Las Vegas had a much more straightforward tone. No fancy intro, no opening remarks from commissioner George Kliavkoff, just chances for the league’s players and coaches to preview their teams.
Arizona was first on the stage, a choice made by the alphabet but also fitting since the Wildcats were picked to win the conference for the first time since 2017-18.
Here’s what UA coach Tommy Lloyd, wing Pelle Larsson and center Oumar Ballo had to say Wednesday morning:
Lloyd on bouncing back from the first-round loss to Princeton: “It’s a long offseason, which was good in a lot of respects.