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Notes From Wonderland 07/05

Kevin Parrom

The Arizona basketball team is closer to getting the entire team in place.Transfer guard Mark Lyons arrived in Tucson on Tuesday. Lyons had wrapped up his on-line course work to receive his degree from Xavier, while also going through Arizona workouts. He celebrated his birthday in Tucson on Wednesday...

Fellow transfer T.J, McConnell has the reputation of being a fundamentally sound player, but maybe his athleticism should not be overlooked. According to tweets from Kaleb Tarczewski, McConnell recently dunked on opponents not once, but twice during a recent pick-up game...

Speaking of promising dunks, Kevin Parrom had some big dunks during games at the Tucson Summer Pro League. Its a long way from the TSPL to the Pac-12, but its a promising sign for Parrom who is coming back from an injury last season. The Cats will need Parrom this year if they hope to make a deep run next season... 

Arizona was not sure if they would have LB recruit Cody Ippolito this season. Ippolito is coming off a knee injury and was considering redshirting this season. The Arizona Republic reported that Ippolito has been cleared by his doctor and should join the team this fall. He is still expected to redshirt...

Two names to remember. 2016 basketball prospects Vance Jackson and Milan Acquaah have played very well this summer, especially in some high school team tournaments the past few weeks. The two play for Pasadena LaSalle, a team coached by former Cal standout Jelani Gardner...

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