Expectations for next season’s Arizona women’s basketball team are already sky high.
ESPN released a way-too-early top 25 on Wednesday that has the Wildcats as the No. 7 team in the country heading into the 2020-21 season. The ranking comes with the anticipation of All-American guard Aari McDonald returning for her senior season.
The Wildcats are the second-highest Pac-12 team in the rankings, trailing only No. 2 Stanford.
Here’s what ESPN’s Charlie Creme has to say in determining the Wildcats’ spot:
The return of Aari McDonald (20.6 PPG) and Cate Reese (13.