Dave Pasch talked to the Star about Sunday's game, Christian Koloko's development — is he the next Giannis? — and why Tommy Lloyd is, in Pasch's words, 'a star.'
Alec White ESPN play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch is no stranger to calling Arizona basketball games. But Sunday marked Pasch’s first time calling a Wildcats game in the NCAA Tournament, and did it ever deliver.
What’s jumped out to you most about the Wildcats from broadcasting several Arizona games this season? You saw a lot of Arizona players last year when doing games. Who among that group has taken the biggest leap? How has Bennedict Mathurin, a projected lottery pick in this year’s NBA draft, improved his draft stock?
You get some insight before broadcasts from the Arizona coaches. What makes Tommy Lloyd stand out compared to other coaches? A: “It’s certainly up there. Last year, that was the first year I'd done the NCAA Tournament in a while and it was in the bubble, so it was different. The last time I'd done the NCAA Tournament before that was 20 years ago when I was the Syracuse announcer.
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