No. 39 facts about Arizona’s hoops program as we are now 39 days from tip-off:
— Mike Bibby produced 39 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists in 1997 Final Four wins over North Carolina and Kentucky.
— Gilbert Arenas is the No. 39 scorer in Arizona history with 1,105 points in only two seasons. He has the third-most points in the least amount of games behind Coniel Norman (1,194 in only 50 games) and Derrick Williams (1,227 in 69 games).
— Arizona made its most three-pointers in the program’s history — 296 in 2010-11 — while shooting a respectable 39.6 percent from that range.
Note: No Arizona players have worn jersey numbers 36-39.
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— Fantastic Four who wore No. 44: Jersey special for Arizona Wildcats program
— Two of Arizona Wildcats’ best centers — Sean Rooks and Channing Frye — donned No. 45
— Arizona Wildcats great Ernie McCray reminisces about his record-setting 46-point performance
— Arizona Wildcats star recruit should not be compared to Blake Griffin
— Arizona Wildcats coach Sean Miller on fast track to Pac-12 success
— Things you may not know about Arizona Wildcats point guard T.J. McConnell
— Arizona Wildcats will benefit from presence of Joseph Blair in practice
— Arizona Wildcats preparing for what could be memorable 2013-14 season
WILDABOUTAZCATS.net publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes blogs for Lindy’s College Sports and TucsonCitizen.com.
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