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Eight former Huskies, two Cougars on NBA rosters

Only a handful of Pac-12 men’s basketball teams can say they have more players in the NBA than Washington.

Eight former Huskies were listed on opening day rosters, which is tied for the third most in the conference. UCLA leads the Pac-12 with 13 followed by Arizona 12. Washington State has two former players in the NBA.

With 56 players, the Pac-12 ranks third in the nation with the most players in the NBA behind the ACC (77) and SEC (61). The Big Ten has 40 former players in the NBA, followed by the Big 12 (34) and Big East(28).