Latest news and tidbits about some of our favorite Arizona Wildcats

Arizona Wildcats, present and former, have been popping up in the news of late that we thought we highlight as the summer comes to a close.

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It’s our job, or our pleasure, to scour the internet for fun, interesting and informative news on your Arizona Wildcats. There has been some fun and interesting stuff going on with current and former student-athletes. A little bit of everything, we would love to know what you hadn’t or have heard about and your thoughts as the summer comes to a close.

These tidbits are in no certain order.

Khalil Tate hit the West Coast cover of Sports Illustrated’s College Football edition breaking a decades-long drought.

The newest Sports Illustrated’s College Football edition includes a spread in the middle of the magazine with quotes from his family. It’s a great story which includes in your quarterback’s desire to play the game of football, how he was raised, how he views his life and career and what he has accomplished in three seasons.

Note: Tate, the Big Cat, Big Man Tate (Sports Illustrated’s nickname) has not yet played a full season of football in Tucson. The world now awaits this 19-year-olds debut as starting quarterback for the 2018-19 season as a Heisman Trophy Candidate.

Arizona Daily Star’s Michael Lev reported that Darren Rovell (ESPN) Arizona Football could have capitalized on getting this attention by making Tate available for media and feels that was a mistake. But we would contend that Tate doesn’t like to talk about himself, it’s more about his team, so having his teammates talk about him is possibly endearing.

It’s been a long time since a Wildcat graced the SI Cover, 24 years to be exact (1994). In the same edition, SI ranks Arizona in the Top 20 at No. 19 and includes Washington at No. 4 and Stanford at No. 12. Which begs the question, what’s wrong with ESPN? Well, aside from that, Arizona is missing from ESPN’s Top 25. ESPN ranks Washington at No. 5, Stanford at No. 14, USC at No. 16, and Oregon at No. 23.

Rawle Alkins and Lauri Markkanen team up on the Bulls and have fun during their summer

Rawle Alkins recently signed with the Chicago Bulls on a two-way contract. Since then he has been sharing his time between Chicago and Los Angeles. He took the time to help his new teammate Jabari Parker’s youth camp and hung out with teammates.

Alkins joins former Wildcat Lauri Markannen on the Bulls. The two have posted a few pics of themselves in and around the Bulls arena.

It’s sweet to see the teammates on the same pro team, just as Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson were on the Cavs, and now Allonzo Trier and Kadeem Allen will be on the New York Knicks.

Just yesterday, Rawle hosted a RAWLEERUNS workout asking for hoopers to join him. Little did they know that they would be treated to pick up games with musical artists Chris Brown and Trey Songz, two of Rawle’s favorite artists. Cassy Athena, who has taken some awesome photo’s of Alkins in the past, was in attendance and took this picture of King Rawle, Brown and Songz. Brown, sporting a Chicago Bulls t-shirt, also wore an Alkins Bulls jersey out on the town.

Lauri, on the other hand, was in China this week and visited with Yao Ming. The 7-foot Finnisher looks like a child next to this NBA Legendary Houston Rockets center and now President of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Andre Iguodala is getting better at Golf, Arizona listed in top schools for two recruits

Andre Iguodala helped TNT announce the Web.com Golf Tournament that his teammate Steph Curry was playing in over the weekend. In preparation for his stint with TNT, Iggy also called into The Crossover. He did talk mostly about basketball, the Warriors, his thoughts on LeBron James and more, but he seemed to be a natural. SI’s Ben Golliver reported that Iggy has been investing in Tech firms and that he has, “fell in love with golf.”

Nico Mannion announces top four schools

Five Star guard Nico Mannion announced, according to Jeff Borzello, his top four schools and Arizona Basketball made the list along with Duke, Villanova, and Marquette. Brandon Williams helped his coaches in the recruiting effort.

Jalen Williams also announced his top five schools

The schools 6-foot-4, 214 pound class of 2019 recruit Jalen Williams lists as schools he wants to focus on are Arizona, ASU (YUCK!), San Diego State, Utah and Iowa State.

Miles Simon has had quite the summer, he now takes on the task of training LeBron James (we hope so at least)

The first thought going through our heads at ZZ when LeBron James and the rest of the Lakers new vets, Lance Stephenson, Rajon Rondo, Michael Beasley, and JaVale McGee signed agreements was, how would the former Arizona Wildcats on the coaching staff fair now?

Lakers fans are so excited King James has come to Los Angeles, every time they see him in Lakers shorts or he posts Lakers shoes he’s got on or any little thing, Lakers fans go nuts. But a lot of fans feel that LeBron may not listen to his former Arizona Wildcats coaches Luke Walton, Jesse Mermuys, and Miles Simon. Simon trained Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram last season and was credited with their success.

Now what? Will LeBron James, the best player in the League, be coached? Is there anything more he can learn? Well apparently so! Simon was photographed showing James some posture corrections or something. That’s a start at least.

Walton will be able to teach James the ways of the Golden State Warriors which has alluded him all these years, and now he will be able to compete at a higher level because of this additional knowledge. Let’s hope he lets Walton, Simon, and Mermuys as well as other coaches coach and concentrate on playing and carrying out the game plan which he will probably have a say so in if Luke wants his complete buy-in.

It’s NFL Season!

It’s NFL Season and another year of tracking our former Wildcats is upon us. Former Wildcats Will Parks and Cayleb Jones faced off against each other this weekend. Jones plays for the Minnesota Vikings and Parks plays for the Denver Broncos.

The two have been friends since college and reunited on the field in Denver, Colorado where the Vikings bested the Bronco’s 42-28 in preseason ball. Parks recorded five solo tackles and a sack on the day.

There’s plenty more, these are just the things that caught our eye. What’d we miss? Oh yeah, football tickets are being delivered to a mailbox near you, the women’s soccer team started pre-season games, the football team scrimmaged and more! Stayed tuned!