No. 23 Arizona vs. Washington State

Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller talks to Arizona Wildcats center Dusan Ristic (14) during the second half of the Washington State University Cougars vs. No. 23 University of Arizona Wildcats men's college basketball game at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash. Photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. Arizona won 79-64. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Wildcats typically arrive 90 to 105 minutes before a road game, but will arrive an extra half-hour earlier to WSU’s Beasley Coliseum.

The early arrival allows them extra time to stretch their legs after the bus ride and get taped in the locker room by athletic trainer Justin Kokoskie.

“If we go to Washington and we’re in Seattle, our guys get taped at the hotel,” Reynolds says. “But on the Washington State trip, we don’t get taped at the hotel and we don’t change until we get down there. So there’s more to do in the arena. It’s going to take Justin 10 or 20 minutes to tape everyone because he’s the only one doing it.” 


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