Sean Miller: Freshmen no longer interested in staying close to home

The UA will stage the earliest men’s basketball media day in memory, Thursday afternoon. Sean Miller last week told Sports Illustrated that his freshman class, which includes players from New York, Georgia and Finland, is a sign of the times. "The thing about young people these days is they aren’t signing up to go to school close to home," Miller said. "One reason is, at the highest level of college basketball they aren’t picturing themselves being at that school for a long period of time. Distance from home to me has never been more irrelevant. With that we just try to find those kids who fit who we are."

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