It was a little more than a month ago when Arizona fans got their first glimpse of the 2022-23 Wildcats, during the annual Red-Blue intrasquad scrimmage. Since then the team has gone through the basketball version of preseason training camp, which coach Tommy Lloyd said Friday was winding down.
Along the way the UA played a “secret” scrimmage against Saint Mary’s, a closed-door competition that counts as one of two which can be held prior to the regular season. The other is Tuesday night when Arizona hosts Division II Western Oregon.
Here’s what to look for when the Wildcats and Wolves battle at McKale Center:
A real game that doesn’t count
In the Red-Blue game in late September, Lloyd shuffled the rosters at halftime in order to have his projected starters and top reserves playing on the same team.