Sacred Heart vs. Arizona

Arizona guard Kobi Simmons (2) slams the ball into the hoop in a breakaway dunk in the game against the Sacred Heart Pioneers at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Jordan Glenn / for the Arizona Daily Star

Arizona became well known for its high-flying ways a few years ago when the roster was filled with talented dunkers like Aaron Gordon, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Nick Johnson and Stanley Johnson.

Last year, the Wildcats didn’t quite have the “athletic freak” quotient of past Sean Miller lineups. It didn’t seem like Arizona did this season, either, but against Sacred Heart, the Wildcats had a sort of dunking coming-out party.

First, during pregame warmups, Arizona big Chance Comanche easily slammed home a windmill dunk.

During a stretch in the first half, the Wildcats had four straight dunks.

The first and third were breakaway dunks from guard Kobi Simmons. The second was an alley-oop from Parker Jackson-Cartwright to Comanche, the fourth another alley-oop from Simmons to Keanu Pinder.

Comanche added two more dunks to his tally in the second half.   


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