Why Arizona State could win Big 12 basketball title

The Big 12 is a men’s basketball powerhouse, with Kansas and Baylor winning the national title in two of the past four seasons. Although the conference has lost Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference, the addition of four former Pac-12 teams for the 2024-25 season may make it even better.

Under Bobby Hurley, Arizona State — which joins former Pac-12 teams Arizona, Colorado and Utah in the Big 12 this season — may even be a dark-horse candidate to win the league title. With 247 Sports‘ fourth-rated recruiting class, the 10th-year Sun Devils coach is building one of the stronger rosters in program history.

In late April, ESPN reported ASU secured the commitment of five-star center Jayden Quaintance, a McDonald’s All-American who originally signed with Kentucky. He reopened his recruitment following the departure of longtime Kentucky head coach John Calipari to Arkansas.