Garland Judkins News

The fate of Arizona's 2009-10 basketball season may indeed be determined by the Wildcats' five freshmen.

Well, it may only have been an exhibition game but for the first time, the 2009-2010 Arizona Wildcats basketball team took the floor at McKale Center against Division II Augustana and won easily 92-76 - officially ushering in the Sean Miller era.

We've been wondering all off-season: How will the UA pep band greet Sean Miller? Turns out, it's the same way they greeted Lute Olson: With a hello.

Because it's not part of the Arizona basketball season-ticket package, today's Red-Blue Game won't draw anything close to a sellout crowd to McKale Center.

The numbers could still look pretty daunting to Brendon Lavender. The Arizona Wildcats' sophomore guard from Mesa didn't play in seven games last season, averaged only 4.7 minutes in the rest, and now has more competition for playing time.

Before full practices began this weekend, Sean Miller described his list of on-court concerns with one word.

Before full practices began this weekend, Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller described his list of on-court concerns with one word.

Shhh. Sean Miller is going to work full time on the court Friday and there's one thing he'd prefer not to hear, even if he knows he will anyway.

In these parts, it's placed in the same realm as Joe DiMaggio's 56 or Cal Ripken's 2,632. But I've got bad news for Arizona fans: The Streak will likely come to a halt at 25.

Sean Miller has a "problem" nobody expected he would have had three months ago. By scrambling to assemble a widely praised five-man 2009 recruiting class, the new Arizona coach suddenly has depth on the wings and possibly even some hard personnel decisions to make in the upcoming season.

Before Jordan Hill has a chance to play against LeBron James or Kobe Bryant, he went up against Terrell Stoglin.

Arizona men's basketball player Brendon Lavender, right, guards fellow Wildcat Garland Judkins during the Tucson Summer Pro League on Sunday at Northwest Center.

The Los Angeles Daily News is already citing sources saying that Jones will head to Arizona though Oak Hill coach Steve Smith says Jones will look around .

Jamelle Horne had been working out happily with his teammates and the new Arizona Wildcats coaching staff for a few weeks, but that didn't matter.

Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Sean Miller scrambled all over the country to gather a well-respected 2009 recruiting class in less than a month.

April 23, 2009, 9:53 p.m. STEVE RIVERA Tucson Citizen It's been an "action-packed'' two weeks for new Arizona men's basketball coach Sean Miller, going from here to there and seemingly everywhere for recruits, family and UA.

While Russ Pennell's Sweet 16 run will become a lasting memory in the McKale Center rafters, Garland Judkins has already put the 2008-09 season to rest.

All but dismissed from Russ Pennell's team last season, sophomore-to-be guard Garland Judkins is back on the Arizona Wildcats' basketball roster.

Great teams aren't built overnight. But Sean Miller's recruiting class of 2009 felt pretty close to Extreme Makeover: Drive-thru Edition.

Solomon Hill is back in Arizona's recruiting class, and this time he's expected to stay.