Sean Rooks through the years

University of Arizona's Sean Rooks (45) backs down a UCLA player in 1992.

 Rick Wiley / Tucson Citizen

When the Cal Golden Bears play at McKale Center Saturday night, it would be a good occasion for Arizona to have a moment to honor Sean Rooks, father of Cal center Kameron Rooks. Sean Rooks died last summer, at 46, of heart disease. While at Arizona from 1987-92, Rooks was an All-Pac-10 center, perhaps the best low-block scorer in school history. He was a happy personality, a good man. 

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