
Bruce Pascoe
Reporter at Arizona Daily Star
Covering Arizona basketball, and assorted other topics, for the Arizona Daily Star
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1 week ago |
tucson.com | Bruce Pascoe
While Carter Bryant did not announce his entry into the NBA Draft nor a firm intention to stay in it, the NBA's official draft withdrawal list made it official Friday: He wasn't on the withdrawal list while former UA teammate Jaden Bradley was. Bradley also quietly entered the draft as he did last year and has been expected to return to the Wildcats while gathering information from NBA scouts.
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1 week ago |
tucson.com | Bruce Pascoe
The NCAA-imposed deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft in order to return to college came and went this week on a quiet note for the Arizona Wildcats. But it hardly mattered. Although the NBA had yet to release its official NBA Draft withdrawal list for returning collegians as of Thursday afternoon — after the Wednesday night deadline passed — the Wildcats are still firmly expected to return Jaden Bradley and lose Carter Bryant.
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1 week ago |
tucson.com | Bruce Pascoe
Trimming from 20 to 18 conference games may give Big 12 basketball teams more breathing room next season, but it’s creating headaches for the conference this spring. Each of the league’s 16 teams now only have room to play three other teams twice, and parameters such as geography, traditional rivalries, television executives’ preferences and competitive balance are putting a squeeze on the decision-making process.
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1 week ago |
tucson.com | Bruce Pascoe
Incoming Arizona freshman forward Sidi Gueye was named to the all-tournament team at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals in Abu Dhabi over the weekend. A 6-11 post player from Senegal, Gueye averaged 17.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks while shooting 68.0% from the field for Real Madrid over three games in the prestigious U18 event. He posted the tournament's best Performance Index Rating (24.7).
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2 weeks ago |
tucson.com | Bruce Pascoe
Arizona will bring back a slightly modernized version of its iconic cactus sunset logo to the McKale Center floor for next season. The school confirmed that fans chose the large cactus design over three other options in voting that was held from Monday through Wednesday morning, posting images of it to social media. The floor design will be incorporated during offseason work and made available in time for next season.
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RT @DraftExpress: Arizona’s Carter Bryant’s official measurements from the NBA Draft Combine: 6’6 ½ barefoot, 214.8 lbs with a 6’11 ¾" win…

Caleb Love confirmed to play in G League camp games for second year

G League Elite Camp rosters https://t.co/c4fmRDdYEk

Among other noteworthy items here, UA contracts with its players won't be made public even if they make more than anyone else at the university:

Arizona’s new #NIL law •Schools can pay SAs directly •3rd-party marketing arms allowed •Athletes ≠ employees •No FOIA access on payments •Prevents NCAA/governing body enforcement ^𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘚𝘊/𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 Signed by Gov. on 5/7, effective immediately https://t.co/Ar0CvfLUbZ