Seen and heard from San Diego, where the Wildcats beat Wright State in their NCAA Tournament opener.
Justin Spears SAN DIEGO — For the third straight game, the Arizona Wildcats were without starting point guard Kerr Kriisa.
Kier, wing Dalen Terry and freshman Adama Bal manned ball-handling duties for the Wildcats on Friday. As a team, Arizona finished with 19 assists, the third-most by the Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament. The last time Arizona had 19 assists in the big dance was the first-round loss to Wichita State in 2016.our efficiency.”
First session of games include Arizona connectionsThe opening session of games included a pair of matchups from the West Region, and both contests had UA ties. Considering Steve Kerr opened the Golden State Warriors’ practice facility for the Wildcats during their Bay Area trip in the regular season, it’s safe to say Arizona has practiced in better, high-profile facilities than the high school gym leading up to the NCAA Tournament.“Guys, a lot of us started in gyms like this — or Christian and Oumar started playing outdoors," Lloyd said he told the team.
For the men’s NCAA Tournament, Obama selected the top-seeded UA to beat No. 16-seeded Wright State, No. 8-seeded Seton Hall, fourth-seeded Illinois and second-seeded Villanova to represent the South Region in the Final Four. Obama also has the Wildcats beating fellow No. 1-seeded Kansas in the Final Four, before falling to Gonzaga in the Tommy Lloyd-Mark Few reunion in the national title game.
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