'New' McKale helps UA land 5-star guard
7 hours ago • By Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily Star
McKale Center renovations are still months away from completion, but the project already accomplished a major goal Sunday: It was something of a clincher in five-star guard Allonzo Trier’s decision to become an Arizona Wildcat.
Trier, a 6-foot-4-inch, 190-pound shooting guard from Seattle and Oklahoma who has been known as a top 2015 player since middle school, chose the Wildcats over schools including Kansas, Connecticut, UCLA and Louisville.
Trier said he developed a strong relationship with UA coach Sean Miller while playing for the U17 USA Basketball team Miller helped coach in June, and has been heavily recruited since then by UA assistant coach Joe Pasternack.
But it was the chance to see the UA campus for the first time this weekend for an official visit that helped seal the deal for the touted guard.
Trier said he was impressed with UA’s facilities, especially with the $30 million renovation phase to McKale Center, which is scheduled to be largely completed in time for the Red-Blue Game on Oct. 18.
“They were telling me a lot about the facilities and things like that, but seeing the McKale Center renovations was special to me,” Trier said by telephone Sunday from the Tucson airport, after finishing his visit.
“It was the facilities and the relationship I had with coach Miller and the coaching staff. I thought that was the best place to get me to the next level.”
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