VIDEO: UA basketball alumni Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson on joining sports media landscape post-playing days
VIDEO:Â UA and NBA alumni Channing Frye and Richardson Jefferson share their thoughts on being former players joining the sports media space during a virtual interview Sept. 27, 2023 ahead of the the Wildcats' 2023 Red-Blue Showcase. Frye and Jefferson are in Tucson to co-host the Sept. 29 event. (Video courtesy Arizona Athletics)
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During a virtual interview, former UA and NBA stars Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson discussed what Red-Blue meant to them, the job Tommy Lloyd is doing, Arizona's iconic look, and more. The pair, alongside Allie Clifton, will co-host Friday night's event in McKale Center.
Unlike Arizona’s 18 other appearances at McKale Center this season, the true importance of the Red-Blue Showcase isn’t about what happens on the floor — but who's in the stands. That means fans — and recruits in street clothes.
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