Pac-10 Basketball 2008-09: Draft Declaration Post-Mortem

There's a chance that Ryan Anderson comes back, but its a slim one at this point. Anderson is most likely a first round pick and its hard to say no to guaranteed money. That being said, the cupboard is hardly bare over at Berkeley. Randle, Christopher, and Boykin should all be reliable starters and may all develop into high quality players before the season starts. Mike Montgomery will have his work cut out for him, however, as Anderson's departure coupled with Hardin's loss of eligibility severely depletes the front court. Right now Cal is at the bottom or middle of thepack, it Wilkes or Zhang develops then they may find themselves at the top.

Oregon

Who Declared Early?: Nobody

Who do I think is Coming Back?: N/A

Projected Lineup:

I wonder if any gambling websites will put out a line on how many months into the season it will take until Ernie Kent has a for sale sign put out in front of his house? As I mentioned before, Kent faced losing his job at the end of last season, but a late season sweep of the Arizona schools at home managed to just barely get them into the tournament. Its strange to think that a coach just a season removed from an elite 8 appearance could be on the hot seat, but such is the nature of competitive college sports. Old Ernie is going to have to do a lot with a little (seriously, this team is very lacking in size) and he will need Tajuan Porter to step up his game big time for there to be any hope of success this season. Also, don't let the fact that nobody left for the draft fool you.  Oregon lost three very talented seniors, and the departure of Malik Hairston and Maarty Leunen will be especially painful.

OSU

Who Declared Early?: Nobody

Who do I think is Coming Back?: N/A

Projected Lineup:

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