UA director of basketball operations Jessika Carrington handles the logistics that go off without a hitch, day in and day out, in the midst of a global pandemic.
Around noon, the Wildcats held a shootaround inside Alaska Airlines Arena. They then got their smoothies and prepared for that night's game against Washington.
Arizona isn’t the only team facing travel challenges this season. A few weeks ago, Oregon’s charter flight to Tucson was canceled at the last minute, forcing the Ducks to fly south on game day. They arrived in Tucson too late for their shootaround. “It’s interesting. Last year, there were a lot more people that were willing to do more. This year, it's just like, ‘Oh, we don't have the workers.’”
Carrington has used the same bus Boise-based bus company for the Oregon trip for years. She requested that the driver break up the eight-hour drive from Boise to Corvallis in order to meet the Wildcats at the airport four hours earlier than originally planned.The Wildcats typically eat a substantial breakfast, with eggs, potatoes, fruit, pancakes, waffles, French toast, cereal, juice and coffee on game days.
Carrington found rooms at an airport hotel, but wasn’t guaranteed the meeting space until four days before.“All the girls are like, ‘This is from Panda Express’; they loved it,” Carrington said. “Out of all the meals, they loved this one. Adia is like, ‘This is from Panda Express?’ I’m like, ‘This is not from Panda Express.’ So, we’ve been arguing all week. Ryan said, ‘This is not Panda Express. The orange chicken at Panda is a lot sweeter than this.
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