Utah Women’s Basketball Picked To Finish 8th In Pac-12 Preseason Polls
Nov 17, 2020, 11:29 AM
Utah Utes head coach Lynne Roberts reacts to a call during a college basketball game between the Utah Utes against the Washington Huskies on January 13, 2019, at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah women’s basketball team was picked to finish 8th in the Pac-12 preseason media and coaches polls.
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The Utes finished the 2019-20 season with a 14-17 record before falling to Oregon in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
Entering her sixth season at the helm, Lynne Roberts returns a ton of talented players including Brynna Maxwell, Dru Gylten, Andrea Torres, Lola Pendande, Niyah Becker and Kemery Martin among others. Roberts has also recruited very well and will bring in a talented 2020 class, which includes Kennady McQueen, Peyton McFarland, Kelsey Rees and Donna Ntambue.
Maxwell was named to the preseason media All-Pac-12 team, while Gylten received honorable mention recognition.
Congrats, @brynnamaxwell on being named to the Preseason All Pac-12 Team. 🙌 #Elevate pic.twitter.com/ieTGkBFeli
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) November 17, 2020
Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll
- Stanford Cardinal (10 first place votes) – 120 points
- Arizona Wildcats (2 first place votes) – 103 points
- Oregon Ducks (tied for second) – 103 points
- UCLA Bruins – 88 points
- Oregon State Beavers – 83 points
- USC Trojans – 69 points
- Arizona State Sun Devils – 61 points
- Utah Utes – 52 points
- Colorado Buffaloes – 43 points
- California Golden Bears – 31 points
- Washington Huskies – 24 points
- Washington State Cougars – 15 points
.@StanfordWBB has also been picked in the preseason coaches poll to take the 2020-21 #Pac12WBB crown!
FULL STORY: https://t.co/4ejEYt6yac pic.twitter.com/CT5yaa7QCh
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) November 17, 2020
Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll
- Stanford Cardinal (19 first place votes) – 248 points
- Arizona Wildcats (1 first place vote) – 225 points
- Oregon Ducks – 201 points
- UCLA Bruins – 200 points
- Oregon State Beavers (1 first place vote) – 174 points
- Arizona State Sun Devils – 135 points
- USC Trojans – 130 points
- Utah Utes – 94 points
- California Golden Bears – 76 points
- Colorado Buffaloes – 75 points
- Washington Huskies – 53 points
- Washington State Cougars – 27 points
Pac-12 Preseason Media All-Conference Team
- Erin Boley, Oregon
- Kennedy Brown, Oregon State
- Aleah Goodman, Oregon State
- Lexie Hull, Stanford
- Haley Jones, Stanford
- Taylor Jones, Oregon State
- Brynna Maxwell, Utah
- Aari McDonald, Arizona
- Michaela Onyenwere, UCLA
- Charisma Osborne, UCLA
- Alissa Pili, USC
- Sedona Prince, Oregon
- Cate Reese, Arizona
- Sam Thomas, Arizona
- Kiana Williams, Stanford
Honorable Mentions:
- Francesca Belibi, Stanford
- Taylor Chavez, Oregon
- Jazlen Green, California
- Dru Gylten, Utah
- Mya Hollingshed, Colorado
- Taylor Mikesell, Oregon
- Endyia Rogers, USC
- Jaz Shelley, Oregon
- Jaylyn Sherrod, Colorado
The 2020-21 #Pac12WBB All-Conference team (cont.)
FULL STORY: https://t.co/1szsY3VtMr pic.twitter.com/zRM9nvVkxr
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) November 17, 2020
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports. You can download and listen to the podcast, here.
