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    • Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA

    A Pac-12 team hasn’t advanced to the Final Four since UCLA in 2008, but this year three teams from that league could make a deep run.

    Arizona, which won the Pac-12 Tournament championship over Oregon, is the No. 2 seed in the West, UCLA is the 3 in the South and Oregon the 3 in the Midwest.

    “I’ve been impressed with all three of those teams,” Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley said on The 4 Quarters Podcast. “I think any one of those three can make a deep run, a Final Four run. If I had to choose one, I’d probably choose Arizona just because of how they defend and the balance that they have on their team.

    Oregon

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oregon senior forward Chris Boucher is out for the season with a torn ACL suffered in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals, leaving the fifth-ranked Ducks without a key cog just before the NCAA Tournament.

    Boucher was injured late in the first half of Oregon’s 73-65 win over California on Friday when he was battling for a rebound and fell awkwardly.

    Boucher continued playing, finishing with 10 points, four rebounds and two blocked shots in 24 minutes, but an MRI on Saturday revealed the tear. He is expected to have surgery at a later day, the school said in a news release.

    Oregon, Recruiting

    Oregon is making a late run at Class of 2017 wing Jordan Tucker, who is planning an official visit to the Pac-12 school in the coming weeks.

    Lou Tucker, the player’s father, said Thursday no date had been set and it depends on what happens with the Ducks in the NCAA Tournament.

    Oregon head coach Dana Altman and assistant Tony Stubblefield watched the 6-foot-7 Tucker play his final high school game Wednesday night at Marietta (GA) Wheeler, a 75-60 state playoff loss to McEachern. Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner was also in attendance.

    As first reported here in January, Oregon got involved late after Tucker, ranked No. 40 on the 2017 ESPN 100, had initially narrowed his focus to Villanova and Indiana.

    “Oregon is trying to get in the mix, trying to make a late run based on relationships,” Lou Tucker said then.

    Oregon

    By RON RICHMOND

    EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jordan Bell scored a career-high 26 points, Casey Benson had 15 on five 3-pointers and No. 11 Oregon rolled to an 86-63 victory over California on Thursday night.

    The Ducks (17-2, 6-0 Pac-12) matched a 104-year-old school record with their 15th consecutive win, but they lost preseason All-America Dillon Brooks to a lower leg injury late in the first half.

    Brooks, who had offseason surgery on his left foot, limped off the court as Oregon was building a 44-30 halftime lead. Oregon officials tweeted that Brooks had injured his lower left leg after he did not appear with his teammates for the second half.

    “Guys are gonna have to step up,” Ducks coach Dana Altman told reporters. “We’ve got good players, and we’ll just keep playing.”

    Recruiting

    Oregon is making a late run at Class of 2017 wing Jordan Tucker, who is primarily focusing on Indiana and Villanova and is targeting a decision next month.

    Oregon assistant Tony Stubblefield and Indiana assistant Chuck Martin were in to see the 6-foot-7 Tucker on Thursday morning at Marietta (GA) Wheeler.

    “Oregon is trying to get in the mix, trying to make a late run based on relationships,” Lou Tucker, Jordan’s father, said by phone.

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