NBA stars gather at McKale Center

Just days after the New York Knicks selected Wildcat center Channing Frye and the Atlanta Hawks chose UA sharpshooter Salim Stoudamire in the NBA draft in Madison Square Garden, Tucson supplanted New York as the hotbed of NBA hoops – for one day, at least.

Current NBA stars Luke Walton, Richard Jefferson, Jason Terry, Mike Bibby and Andre Iguodala – who each graced the floor in McKale Center for at least two seasons over the past decade – took to Olson Court once again Friday afternoon in front of more than 1,000 fans as part of UA head coach Lute Olson’s high school skills camp. [Read article]

Former UA golf star earns first LPGA win, $500k

Sunday was a banner day for former Wildcats on the links as Marisa Baena, the 1996 NCAA individual champion while at Arizona, took home her first career Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour victory in the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HBSC) Women’s World Match Play Championship in Gladstone, N.J.

Baena, seeded 60th out of 64 invitees, knocked off six higher-seeded opponents en route to earning a payday of nearly $500,000. [Read article]