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Cat tracks: The time Solomon Hill thought Ellen DeGeneres was 'swag'
During last season's Elite Eight run, talk-show phenom and post-Oprah star Ellen DeGeneres brought on Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat, and she predicted that Arizona would take their talents to the NCAA Championship game. If you watch TV or follow the...
Video: More, better Derrick Williams buckets from Manila
More than a week ago, I found some grainy footage of real-time hoopage from the NBA players exhibition outing in Manila, Philippines. Despite the glut of already established NBA stars on the American team's roster, one Derrick Williams, formerly of the University of Arizona, found himself playing...
The Arizona Wildcat All-Rebecca Black Team
I know what you're thinking: "What in God's name do Rebecca Black and sports have to do with one another? And why are you posting snappy pop songs by a 14-year-old on this blog?" I can't say I have a good excuse, other than there's not a whole lot going on in sports these days (but thank goodness...
Derrick Williams will be looking sharp for the 2011 NBA Draft
Esquire caught up with former Arizona Wildcat Derrick Williams to discuss the only thing left to be discussed -- his draft-day look. What will he be rockin'? Williams wouldn't exactly say, but did point out that he was going to keep it stylish, not off the wall, yet fresh. Via Esquire: Didn't want...
Derrick Williams might have punched his ticket to Minnesota
So Derrick Williams goes to work out with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Instead of a traditional head-to-head with another top big man, if there really are many comparable bigs in the 2011 NBA Draft, the T'Wolves did something a little strange. They put Williams in a workout with guards. And, uh,...
Derrick Williams versus Kyrie Irving: Who's No. 1?
Either Duke Blue Devil Kyrie Irving or Arizona Wildcat Derrick Williams will be taken first by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2011 NBA Draft. By now, it looks just about settled at that, and we'll make the obvious assumption that the ailing Cavs won't trade that pick away. Irving seems to be the...
For Derrick Williams, 2011 NBA Draft comes with peculiar context
Usually, an NBA prospect like Arizona forward Derrick Williams would have a straightforward decision. "Am I good enough to go league?" There's a yes or no answer for that. But this year, there's a couple loops thrown into his ultimate decision, not to mention the decisions by other top prospects....
Point of Debate: Derrick Williams' NBA Position in Question
Whether he goes pro this year or next, Arizona forward Derrick Williams will eventually find himself looking for a position at the NBA level. At Arizona, Williams played mostly as a center, occasionally stepping outside or sliding to the power forward slot. So the looming question becomes this:...
Williams to the rescue: Arizona 77, Memphis 75
Another game, another shot at the buzzer, another Derrick Williams block. Arizona fans have nothing more they can ask of him this year. The rest of the team? Well that's another story.In Friday afternoon's match up between number 12 Memphis and number 5 Arizona both teams had their hands full. ...
Derrick Williams named Pac-10 Player of the Year, Miller earns COY
No surprises here -- after Washington Husky Isaiah Thomas' stellar play dropped off toward the end of the season and Washington State Cougar Klay Thompson got caught with some marijuana, it was Arizona Wildcat Derrick Williams who won the Pacific 10 Conference's Player of the Year award. Williams...
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