The Wildcats moved up 10 spots after winning the Maui Invitational.
Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily Star After beating Cincinnati, San Diego State and Creighton to win the Maui Invitational last week, Arizona jumped from No. 14 to No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.
The Wildcats were ranked behind only Houston, Texas and Virginia, while Purdue was fifth. UCLA dropped to No. 21. It was the Wildcats' first Top 5 appearance of the season. They finished at No. 2 last season and opened this season at No. 17, then spent the last two weeks at No. 14. The Wildcats are scheduled to play two early Pac-12 games this week -- at Utah on Thursday and at home Sunday against Cal -- before returning to nonconference play.4 Purdue13 Indiana21 KentuckyOumar Ballo could pick up the Pac-12 Player of the Week award on top of his Maui Invitational MVP, after averaging 21.0 points and 10.7 rebounds in the Wildcats' three games at Maui.
While UA nominated Ballo, Washington nominated Keion Brooks, who averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks over two games to lead the Huskies to the Wooden Legacy title. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.
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