Tobe Awake had options coming out of the transfer portal from. , but the Arizona coaching staff quickly made it clear he was a priority. “It was weird because Coach Murphy hit me up, like at midnight on a given day,” Awaka said. “From then it was just talks back and forth and I think the thing that really did it was just how much they showed they wanted me. Coach Murphy was blowing up my phone. Coach Lloyd and me had great conversations back and forth. I think it was just creating that relationship with the coaches on the staff.”