Arizona Basketball: Six great Wildcats leave behind memorable careers
By David Rosen
The Arizona Wildcats will be losing six great players this season. It’s only right we recognize them for what they have accomplished.
Zona six! The Arizona Basketball team will be losing six highly talented players this season: Deandre Ayton, Allonzo Trier, Rawle Alkins, Dusan Ristic, Parker Jackson-Cartwright and Keanu Pinder. Whether it has been an ESPN Top 10 dunk, critical three-point shots, blocking shots or finding their teammate for the open look, all of these players have had a significant impact in their respective roles.
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The hardest thing, not only for the player themselves but for the coaching staff, the program, and fans, is to see players leave, by choice or because they are a senior. But remembering what each player achieved as a Wildcat makes things much easier to deal with when that time comes.
Over the course of the career for each of these players, whether it was only one year or more, they each provided fans with memories that will never be forgotten.
Time to pay respect to these athletes, who truly represented what it meant to Bear Down. Starting with the GREAT Deandre Ayton.