USC Picked 5th In 2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media Poll

USC Picked 5th In 2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media Poll

October 08, 2019 | Men's Basketball, Features

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Rakocevic named Pac-12 preseason All-Conference 1st team, Mathews & Mobley honorable mention

The USC men's basketball team was picked fifth in the 2019-20 Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll which was unveiled at the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Media Day in San Francisco, Calif. today (Oct. 8). In addition, Nick Rakocevic was named preseason All-Conference first team and Jonah Mathews and Isaiah Mobley were named honorable mention.

USC received 198 votes by Pac-12 media, including one of the 27 first-place votes. In one of the closest votes in league history, Oregon was picked first (291) Colorado second (288), Washington third (273), Arizona fourth (263), USC fifth (198), Arizona State sixth (187), Oregon State seventh (161), UCLA eighth (148), Utah ninth (131), Stanford 10th (84), Washington State 11th (47) and California 12th (35).

The senior forward Nick Rakocevic was named to the inaugural preseason Pac-12 All-Conference team, while senior guard Jonah Mathews and freshman forward Isaiah Mobley were named preseason honorable mention.