By Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star
Sean Miller finally has all of his troops in order.
Miller in Thursday's afternoon press conference announced that sophomore wing Rawle Alkins will be active against Alabama on Saturday after missing 10 weeks with a broken foot injury.
What does this mean moving forward? Who knows, but Alkins' 6-foot-5, 220-pound frame brings a taste of toughness the Wildcats have been lacking especially on the defensive side of the ball. According to Miller, players don't rattle Alkins, he rattles them.
Arizona is 156th in college basketball in defensive efficiency and while it's nearly impossible for Alkins to boost the Wildcats' defensive prowess back to the way it used to be under Miller, he certainly can help especially stopping guards from getting to the basket.
With Arizona beating a top-10 non-conference opponent for the first time in three years, Alkins' return couldn't of came a better time ... if he does play. Remember, if Miller isn't pleased with how this week's practices go for Alkins, then we might have to wait until the Dec. 16 contest at New Mexico.
Based off Miller's announcement and the high-flying wind mill dunks in warmups before the Texas A&M game, expect Alkins to be in full uniform on Saturday.
There were other things talked about in Thursday's press conference with Miller and Dusan Ristic, take a look at what they had to say before the Cats take on the Crimson Tide.
