ASU Men's Basketball: 2017 Preseason Power Rankings

ASU Men’s Basketball: Preseason Power Rankings

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 08: A Pac-12 basketball logo is displayed on the court before a first-round game of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament between the Stanford Cardinal and the Arizona State Sun Devils at T-Mobile Arena on March 8, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – JANUARY 21: Head coach Ernie Kent of the Washington State Cougars directs his team during the second half of their game against the Utah Utes at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on January 21, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah took the win 86-64. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images) /

12. Washington State Cougars

Unless Klay Thompson reappears in a Cougar uniform this season, it’ll be hard to put together a competitive season.

Head coach Ernie Kent lost four starters to graduation including double-double machine Josh Hawkinson. Sophomore Malachi Flynn is the lone starter back from a season ago.

The Cougars grabbed some promising transfers in Davante Cooper, Kwinton Hinson and Drick Bernstine, however, Kent and his coaching staff squad failed to make up ground through recruiting, reeling in one four-star recruit in Roberto Gittens.

With as many stars as there are at the top of the mountain, the Cougs don’t possess many bright lights that they can rely on for the future of their program and it’s definitely going to show this season.

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