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Arizona Wildcats Tweets: Steve Kerr next Knicks coach?

By Javier Morales

Posted on March 12, 2014

Multiple reports yesterday suggested Arizona Wildcats legend Steve Kerr will become the next New York Knicks head coach after Phil Jackson is hired to take control of the team’s front office. Kerr, who played for Jackson for five seasons with the Chicago Bulls, would become the third former Arizona player to coach/manage a team in a major professional league. Terry Francona and Brad Mills are the others. Francona, manager of the Cleveland Indians, also managed Boston to two World Series titles and began his managerial career with Philadelphia. Mills, the third base coach with the Indians, managed Houston from 2010-12.

Rumor: Phil Jackson could hire Steve Kerr to coach the New York Knicks. http://t.co/7eA6n67JCC

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 11, 2014

Sean Miller is in his 10th season as a head coach (five at Xavier and five with Arizona). He aims for his first Final Four berth this season after two Elite Eights. By the way, Lon Kruger has advanced to the Final Four with Florida in 1994, the same year Damon Stoudamire, Khalid Reeves, Joseph Blair and Co., took Arizona that far.

that's a good one. Also Sean Miller, Kruger, Few RT @Jake_Lund: Best current coach that hasn't reached the final four? Bo Ryan??

— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 11, 2014

Arizona is favored to win the Pac-12 tournament to the degree that you win less than what you put down by placing a wager on them in Vegas with 5/6 odds. That seems extreme to me, but then again, the Wildcats won the league by three games and were the only team to be ranked throughout the season.

Your current Pac-12 Tournament odds. pic.twitter.com/nSEwj6zMgT

— Jacob Thorpe (@JacobThorpeSR) March 12, 2014

Miller tells “The Voice of the Wildcats”, Brian Jeffries, Arizona’s routine this week leading up to noon tomorrow.

More Miller on getting ready for the Pac-12 Tournament http://t.co/BfAUhD24Kx #AZVoice

— Brian Jeffries (@catspbp) March 12, 2014

Las Vegas is such a natural place to hold the Pac-12 tournament as a popular destination. You have to wonder why it took so long for the conference to realize this.

Nigel Williams-Goss and MGM Grand lion welcomes basketball fans to Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/xTnky5vL7T

— Percy Allen (@percyallen) March 11, 2014

ICYMI (In case you missed it, to all you Twitter newbies): Nick Johnson was selected a Sporting News All-American on Monday. He becomes the 12 Arizona player to be selected a first-team All-American by a major media outlet. Can you name the previous 11 (Answer below)?

Here are your 2013-14 @sn_ncaab All-Americans – http://t.co/zwlUl11o0Q pic.twitter.com/MRNKaNiQu1

— Sporting News (@sportingnews) March 10, 2014

ARIZONA’S FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.

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