Cactus Classic Articles

Assistant coach Pennell unofficially begins new role

Olson's newly hired assistant scouts tournament before officially beginning

By Bryan Roy

Newly hired Arizona men's basketball assistant coach Russ Pennell hardly wasted any time before indulging into his job. In fact, it only took Pennell a mere two hours after arriving in Tucson from Phoenix to begin scouting nationally-ranked high school basketball players at the kickoff of Friday night's Arizona Cactus Classic in McKale Center.

Catching up with ex-Wildcat Marcus Williams

Q & A

By Lance Madden

Former Arizona men's basketball player Marcus Williams was in McKale Center Saturday morning to check out the Arizona Cactus Classic. The forward, who went to the NBA after his sophomore season last June, was picked 32nd overall by the San Antonio Spurs in last year's draft.

<< Back to main page


Advertisement

Poll

Do you ever respond to these poll questions?
Submit Vote

View Results

Advertisement