Pac-12 Tournament Champion is Up for Grabs

Brandon Gruber FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

It all comes down to the final weekend to crown a Pac-12 basketball regular season champion.  Oregon has led the way the entire year, sparked by victories over the UCLA Bruins and Arizona Wildcats.  UCLA stands tied with Oregon for first place in the conference with a 12-4 record, but losses by both teams during the final week of play …

Sneaky-good Ducks fly under the radar

Daniel Hendricks FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The Oregon Ducks sit in plain view atop the Pac-12 men’s basketball standings, but it’s as if they are wearing camouflage jackets and the hunters are sleeping in.  Hoops pundits who speculate about the contenders in the West want to skip over Oregon and set their sights on Arizona and UCLA as the Conference contenders.  Bill Walton made a comment …