Allonzo Trier's elongated, opaque quest for eligibility may have made some progress last weekend when he traveled with the Wildcats to Los Angeles.
UA coach Sean Miller said Monday that the NCAA permitted Trier to travel for the game against Gonzaga, though he said the NCAA did not allow him to do so for road trips last month to Honolulu and Las Vegas.
However, when the Star asked if the change represented a good sign for the UA, Miller said it wasn't.
"No," Miller said. "The only good sign is when he walks out there and plays."
Normally, players ineligible under NCAA standards are unable to travel unless they pay their own way, but some situations are handled in a case-by-case manner. UA athletic director Greg Byrne also confirmed via text message Monday that Trier "is able to travel," but did not respond when asked if something changed with Trier's situation between the Las Vegas and Los Angeles trips.
Arizona's top returning scorer, Trier has missed all eight of UA's regular-season games while appealing for NCAA eligibility. The UA has consistently declined to comment on his eligibility status since the issue surfaced in mid-October.Β
