Several minutes after all the direct questions about the federal investigation and trial calmed down Thursday, UA coach Sean Miller was asked what he tells fans of the program who might be concerned when they read the current headlines about the Wildcats.
He turned the question into a recruiting pitch of sorts.
“You know, we have a lot to sell,†Miller said. “ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ has had great teams and players for 30-some years. You start going through it. I'm embarrassed sometimes to name names, because it's who you leave out that means more than maybe who you even talk about.
"We're here in Golden State and you have Andre Iguodala, you've got Steve Kerr. In ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, we have a Red-Blue Game at noon on Sunday, a couple days from now. It's 15,000 (fans). It's sold out. We don't let anybody in free. Everybody has to pay for a ticket.
“It's a great basketball town. You walk outside, you look up, it's blue sky and 75 degrees. We've got a world-class university. We've got a conference here that has had back-to-back No. 1 picks in the NBA Draft, and it's not a difficult sell.â€