Former Phoenix Pinnacle wing Jordan Mains will join the Wildcats as a walk-on player for the Pac-12 season, having been cleared to play after a knee injury cost him most of his senior season of high school.
A teammate of Nico Mannion's on Pinnacle's 6A state championship teams in 2018 and 2019, Mains has already been with the Wildcats as a manager during the fall semester because he wasn't cleared to play yet. But he began practicing with the Wildcats in preparation for Saturday's game and is expected to suit up.
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Williams had surgery to improve the condition as a high school junior and after last season, and he's now redshirting with the hopes of playing in 2020-21.
Mains' older brother, Nik, is , averaging 5.3 points off the bench for the Lumberjacks. He played 12 scoreless minutes against the Wildcats on Nov. 7.Â
