The No. 1 Arizona Wildcats walked into one of the toughest road environments in college hoops and walked out unbeaten, with a familiar face showing his allegiance along the way.
As the Arizona basketball visited Provo on Monday night to face the No. 13 BYU Cougars at the Marriott Center, several prominent figures from the Utah Jazz organization were in attendance. Jazz owner Ryan Smith, head coach Will Hardy, and multiple players sat courtside to witness a heavyweight Big 12 clash. Among them was former Arizona star Lauri Markkanen, who found himself cheering in enemy territory.
Markkanen, who starred for Arizona during the 2016-17 season before becoming the seventh overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, made his support clear on social media. After Arizona Basketball posted a courtside photo with the caption, “Good to see Lauri in the house tonight!”, the former All-Star responded on X, formerly Twitter, with a simple but telling message, “Bear Down!!”…