Arizona Wildcats big men warm up in Etihad Arena
Arizona big men warm up ahead of the UA men's basketball team's game against Lebanon Saturday, Aug. 19 in Etihad Arena, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Video by Bruce Pascoe/Arizona Daily Star
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Pelle Larsson had 17 points and six rebounds while Arizona wrapped up its three-game Middle East exhibition swing with an 85-71 win over the Lebanon national team in Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena.
Basketball, UA alumni presence in Mideast connected; Wildcats already on way back to TucsonUA 1989 graduate Fahad Alraisi made a five-hour drive each way from his home in Oman to catch Saturday’s game. He was joined by 1998 grad Abrahim Alowais of UAE and Alowais' son. “He’s a future Wildcat,” Abrahim said of his son, Rashad, 7.
Also in this Sunday Notebook: The Star's longtime columnist on UA great Sean Elliott feeling good 24 years post-kidney transplant, locals at the track and field world championships, Steve Kerr's good month, Tommy Lloyd's uptempo, balanced, possibly 10-deep roster, and more.
