Arizona’s takeover of international basketball is not over yet.
Six former Wildcats players (and won current UA men’s basketball assistant) are set to compete in the FIBA Men’s World Cup, which begins Friday and runs through Sept. 10 in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines.
Josh Green (Australia), Lauri Markkanen (Finland), Rondae-Hollis Jefferson (Jordan), Dusan Ristic (Serbia) and Emmanuel Akot (South Sudan) will be representing their countries as players in the 32-team tournament, while ex-Wildcat star Steve Kerr is the head coach of Team USA and current UA assistant Riccardo Fois is on Italy’s coaching staff.