SAN ANTONIO—He’s back! In the starting lineup, that is.
Kerr Kriisa will start for top-seeded Arizona in its Sweet 16 matchup with No. 5 Houston, an indication that his sprained right ankle is as healed as it’s going to be until after the season.
Kriisa has not started since the Pac-12 quarterfinals, when he had 10 points in Arizona’s 84-80 win over Stanford. He sprained his ankle in the final minute of that game when he landed on Christian Koloko’s foot, requiring help to get off the court and into the locker room; he left the arena in a wheelchair, with a boot on his right foot.