ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ coach Tommy Lloyd will meet with recruiting target Kwame Evans on Thursday, , another sign of sudden interest in the Wildcats by the five-star class of 2023 forward.
A multiskilled 6-9 forward, Evans released a list of five schools earlier this month but after the Wildcats offered him a scholarship over the weekend. He is also considering Indiana, Auburn, Oregon, Kentucky and UCLA.
Evans is scheduled to make an  later this week after playing for Team Durant during the first two EYBL weekends this month.
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Blessed to receive a offer from ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
— Kwame “KJ†Evans Jr. (@KwameEvansJr)
Former UA forward  was given the Most Improved Player award by Australia's NBL after averaging 10.9 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Cairns Taipans in a season that ended last weekend. Pinder shot 55% from the field and also blocked an average of one shot per game.
PINDER SURPRISE, INDEED!Congratulations to Keanu Pinder for taking home the Most Improved Player award following his breakout season with the live on ESPN + the NBL social channels 👀
— The NBL (@NBL)
Pinder wound up playing on the Taipans with former Salpointe Catholic forward  and center , who was once a major UA recruiting target out of Las Vegas before heading to UNLV for the 2015-16 season.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ walk-on forward Jordan Mains was to the conference's winter academic honor roll. Athletes in at least their second year with a school are eligible if they have a cumulative 3.3 grade-point average.
