SAN FRANCISCO — The Oregon men's basketball team on Thursday followed in the steps of the Oregon women's basketball team as the preseason pick to win the 2018-19 Pac-12 Conference title.
It is the first time in conference history that the preseason selections to win the league in men's and women's basketball have come from the same school.
The only other time the Duck men were picked first in the preseason poll was 2016-17. Oregon shared the league title with Arizona that year.
The Ducks received 288 points and 16 first-place votes in a poll of media members.