SAN FRANCISCO - Washington State head coach June Daugherty and senior forward Mariah Cooks took part in the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Media Day Wednesday.
Daugherty and Cooks toured the Pac-12 Studios, taking part in commercial shoots and photoshoots, while also meeting the national media to talk about the Cougars' upcoming season. The duo made a live appearance on the Pac-12 Networks with Ashley Adamson and Mary Murphy as part of the Networks' Media Day Special.
While addressing the media, Daugherty discussed her expectations for the 2015-16 season.
“We're going to be the surprise team in the Pac-12,” Daugherty said. “As a staff, we feel we have 10 starters right now. That's a testament to the offseason work we have put in and the recruiting base [we have].”
Check out a photo gallery, audio from the media roundtable, and behind the scenes video, courtesy of the Pac-12.
The Pac-12 also announced the preseason coaches' poll. Oregon State was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2015-16 conference regular-season title with Stanford and Arizona State picked second and third, respectively. WSU was picked to finish 10th in the conference, ahead of Utah and Arizona.
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2015-16 PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES POLL
(first place votes in parentheses)
1. Oregon State (11) 121
2. Stanford 104
3. Arizona State (1) 102
T4. California 88
T4. UCLA 88
6. Washington 68
7. USC 60
8. Oregon 52
9. Colorado 39
10. Washington State 30
11. Utah 23
12. Arizona 17