By Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star
Monday was the second annual Catsys, an award show at McKale Center for UA student-athletes of the 2017-18 school year.
Last year's host was former Wildcat standout, and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton. This year, the basketball trend continued as the 1997 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player in Miles Simon, and Richard Jefferson were the hosts.
Jefferson just wrapped up his 17th season in the NBA, and played with the Denver Nuggets after spending three seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which included an NBA title in 2016. Simon finished his first season as an assistant on Walton's coaching staff with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Despite being in the NBA, both of their teams missed out on playoffs, which gave them an opportunity to return to their old roots to host The Catsys. The Wildcaster caught up with Jefferson and Simon on the red carpet, here's what they had to say.
