Arizona Wildcats basketball: On Kadeem's pinkie problems, 'Burger Boys,' Trier's troubles
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Seen and heard at Beasley Coliseum during Arizona's 78-59 win over Washington State.
- Bruce Pascoe
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When Derrick Williams broke his right pinkie in 2010-11, he didn’t miss any games and almost made it an art form, with his heavily bandaged right hand famously rising up for a game-saving block against Washington that season.
Things could be trickier for Kadeem Allen. While Williams broke his pinkie, meaning it could just be heavily bandaged to prevent pain, Allen suffered a dislocation that has prevented him from putting any significant pressure on it.
Allen is listed day-to-day, suggesting his presence against Washington on Saturday is questionable.
UA athletic trainer Justin Kokoskie said Allen suffered the injury in practice Tuesday, when his finger caught in Parker Jackson-Cartwright’s jersey.
“The joint popped out and we had to get it reset,” Kokoskie said.
- Bruce Pascoe
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While his future teammates took off for Washington, UA signee DeAndre Ayton found out this week that playing in the McDonald’s All-American Game carries a heavy burden.
Not just the fact that he’ll be playing in the most prestigious high school all-star game in the country, at Chicago’s United Center, and before an ESPN audience.
It’s because he had to pick up Ronald McDonald.
Ayton held a press conference Tuesday to discuss his appearance in the March 29 game, and one of the official photographs released showed a smiling Ayton carrying the yellow-and-red character in his arms.
Ayton also posed with his mother, his Hillcrest Prep teammates, his coach and also thanked just about everybody in a speech.
“I would like to thank my mother,” Ayton said. “She’s always been there for me through ups and downs, and my family as well. I’d like to thank Hillcrest Prep as well. My teammates — we fight a lot in practice, but we really got the job done, and got me better. Thank you for inviting me and recognizing my talents. I’d like to thank the man above as well. Amen.”
- Bruce Pascoe
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A heavy rain washed away much of the snow over the Palouse on Thursday afternoon and nobody was happier about it than Ryan Reynolds, the UA’s director of basketball operations.
He’s the guy responsible for getting the Wildcats in and out of Pullman, which involved a pregame bus ride from Spokane and a postgame bus ride to Lewiston, Idaho, where a charter jet was scheduled to take the UA to Seattle at some point before midnight.
The temperature hovered just above 40 degrees, making sure the white stuff was going away, not arriving.
“When you see snow as the ops guy, it makes you nervous,” Reynolds said.
- Bruce Pascoe
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Beasley Coliseum may be in a remote part of Washington near the Idaho border, but it brags of being a hub for entertainment.
In a section of the concourse titled the Beasley Coliseum Hall of Fame, it displays framed posters of past concerts it has hosted.
Among the stars to visit the Palouse: Bob Hope, Elton John, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld and Garth Brooks.
- Bruce Pascoe
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Washington State drew a relatively quiet crowd of 3,448 fans Thursday, but the WSU students perked up every time Allonzo Trier held the ball.
The old standard “cheater, cheater, cheater” was among the many chants, and a trash can was among the props.
Trier had eight points on 3-for-12 shooting.
- Bruce Pascoe
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While Washington State coach Ernie Kent started big man Conor Clifford in a possible attempt to re-create his 19-point effort against Arizona last month, the game-day credentials issued to the Arizona contingent also mistakenly featured Clifford instead of Ike Iroegbu.
Fortunately for the Wildcats, none of that was any sort of sign.
Clifford picked up two fouls in the first half and finished without a point or rebound in 13 minutes played.
- Bruce Pascoe
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“I just think Stanford woke us up. They had 12 offensive rebounds … We told ourselves we gotta change this up. We can’t have that happening.” — UA center Chance Comanche said after the UA held Cal to just four offensive rebounds and before WSU had just six on Thursday.
- Bruce Pascoe
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12: Straight Arizona wins over Washington State, which hasn’t beaten the Wildcats since Klay Thompson was a Cougars sophomore in 2009-10.
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- Bruce Pascoe
When Derrick Williams broke his right pinkie in 2010-11, he didn’t miss any games and almost made it an art form, with his heavily bandaged right hand famously rising up for a game-saving block against Washington that season.
Things could be trickier for Kadeem Allen. While Williams broke his pinkie, meaning it could just be heavily bandaged to prevent pain, Allen suffered a dislocation that has prevented him from putting any significant pressure on it.
Allen is listed day-to-day, suggesting his presence against Washington on Saturday is questionable.
UA athletic trainer Justin Kokoskie said Allen suffered the injury in practice Tuesday, when his finger caught in Parker Jackson-Cartwright’s jersey.
“The joint popped out and we had to get it reset,” Kokoskie said.
- Bruce Pascoe
While his future teammates took off for Washington, UA signee DeAndre Ayton found out this week that playing in the McDonald’s All-American Game carries a heavy burden.
Not just the fact that he’ll be playing in the most prestigious high school all-star game in the country, at Chicago’s United Center, and before an ESPN audience.
It’s because he had to pick up Ronald McDonald.
Ayton held a press conference Tuesday to discuss his appearance in the March 29 game, and one of the official photographs released showed a smiling Ayton carrying the yellow-and-red character in his arms.
Ayton also posed with his mother, his Hillcrest Prep teammates, his coach and also thanked just about everybody in a speech.
“I would like to thank my mother,” Ayton said. “She’s always been there for me through ups and downs, and my family as well. I’d like to thank Hillcrest Prep as well. My teammates — we fight a lot in practice, but we really got the job done, and got me better. Thank you for inviting me and recognizing my talents. I’d like to thank the man above as well. Amen.”
- Bruce Pascoe
A heavy rain washed away much of the snow over the Palouse on Thursday afternoon and nobody was happier about it than Ryan Reynolds, the UA’s director of basketball operations.
He’s the guy responsible for getting the Wildcats in and out of Pullman, which involved a pregame bus ride from Spokane and a postgame bus ride to Lewiston, Idaho, where a charter jet was scheduled to take the UA to Seattle at some point before midnight.
The temperature hovered just above 40 degrees, making sure the white stuff was going away, not arriving.
“When you see snow as the ops guy, it makes you nervous,” Reynolds said.
- Bruce Pascoe
Beasley Coliseum may be in a remote part of Washington near the Idaho border, but it brags of being a hub for entertainment.
In a section of the concourse titled the Beasley Coliseum Hall of Fame, it displays framed posters of past concerts it has hosted.
Among the stars to visit the Palouse: Bob Hope, Elton John, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld and Garth Brooks.
- Bruce Pascoe
Washington State drew a relatively quiet crowd of 3,448 fans Thursday, but the WSU students perked up every time Allonzo Trier held the ball.
The old standard “cheater, cheater, cheater” was among the many chants, and a trash can was among the props.
Trier had eight points on 3-for-12 shooting.
- Bruce Pascoe
While Washington State coach Ernie Kent started big man Conor Clifford in a possible attempt to re-create his 19-point effort against Arizona last month, the game-day credentials issued to the Arizona contingent also mistakenly featured Clifford instead of Ike Iroegbu.
Fortunately for the Wildcats, none of that was any sort of sign.
Clifford picked up two fouls in the first half and finished without a point or rebound in 13 minutes played.
- Bruce Pascoe
“I just think Stanford woke us up. They had 12 offensive rebounds … We told ourselves we gotta change this up. We can’t have that happening.” — UA center Chance Comanche said after the UA held Cal to just four offensive rebounds and before WSU had just six on Thursday.
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