College Baseketball Preview 2011-12: Ranking the Top 10 Pac-12 Freshmen

The inaugural season for Pac-12 basketball is getting ready to launch.

Many of the top Pac-10 players in the 2010-11 were underclassmen (Arizona's Derrick Williams, Klay Thompson, Nikola Vucevic and Tyler Honeycutt to name a few) who left early for the NBA draft.

Because of that, there will be lots of opportunities for new players to shine.

Already this week, we have checked out the top 10 freshmen in the ACC, Big 12, Big East and the Big Ten.

Tomorrow, we will pick up the SEC.

Right now, let's see what this year's Pac-12 top 10 freshmen look like.

10. Hikeem Stewart: Washington

Add Hikeem Stewart to the list of talented UDub perimeter players.

Stewart (6'2", 180 lbs.) is a cold-blooded scoring guard that strikes from all over the court.

He excels in the open court and plays lock-down D.

How many super PGs, SGs and SFs can one team put on the court?

9. Sidiki Johnson: Arizona

Sidiki Johnson (6'8", 245 lbs.) is a beast and will automatically impact the Wildcats frontline with his size and strength.

Johnson's tough play is bound to rub off not only on the Arizona frontcourt players, but everyone Sean Miller puts on the court.

8. Angelo Chol: Arizona

Angelo Chol (6'9", 210 lbs.) is a long-athletic PF that can play down low or away from the basket.

Chol is a prolific shot-blocker—over 1,000 in his high school career—and can create his own looks with his quickness and ability to effectively put the ball on the floor.

7. Norman Powell: UCLA

Norman Powell (6'2", 175 lbs.) is a super-athletic SG who will punish opponents in the open court.

Powell's strength and hops make him a threat to take it to the rim at any time.

Powell will bring backcourt skills the Bruins need immediately. 

6. Jahii Carson: Arizona State

Don't let Jahii Carson's size (5'11", 160 lbs.) fool you.

Carson is fearless in taking the ball all the way to the rim against anyone.

Don't be surprised if you see some SportsCenter highlights of Carson throwing down a back-door alley-oop this season.

Carson will bring much-needed swagger to the Sun Devils program that needs someone to come in and take charge.

5. Chasson Randle: Stanford

Chasson Randle (6'1", 175 lbs.) will be one of the top PG's in the Pac-12 from the word "go."

While he has a scorer's mentality and skills to match, Randle is a superior floor general who will only get better under Stanford head coach/former Duke PG Johnny Dawkins.

4. Jabari Brown: Oregon

Jabari Brown (6'3", 200 lbs.) is an incredibly built, insanely talented shooting guard that will help Dana Altman continue the re-launching of Oregon Duck basketball.

Brown may be one of the best freshmen shooters in the country, but he also is lethal in the open court, running the floor and finishing above the rim.

3. Nick Johnson: Arizona

Nick Johnson (6'3", 185 lbs.) has crazy hops and plays constantly in attack mode.

Johnson can play either guard position and is ready to "grab it and go" at any time.

The Wildcats will have unbelievable talent and depth in the backcourt this season. 

With Sean Miller's philosophy of using lots of players, Johnson will make a huge contribution from the git-go.

2. Tony Wroten: Washington

Tony Wroten is an exceptional multi-dimensional combo guard.

Wroten (6'5", 210 lbs.) has the size and skills to play any of the perimeter positions.

He is very aggressive and consistently gets to the line throughout the game.

Regardless of what position Lorenzo Romar uses him, Wroten’s playmaking ability should be a major factor for the Huskies this season

1. Josiah Turner: Arizona

Josiah Turner very well could be the next great PG at "Point Guard U."

Turner has all the skills both to run the team but also to be a top-level scorer in the Wildcats offense.

He has good size (6'3", 190 lbs.), quickness and handles that allows him to blow by defenders and consistently get into the paint.