Arizona Wildcats guard Kobi Simmons (2) floats up an off-balance shot during the first half of the University of Arizona Wildcats vs. Xavier University Musketeers Sweet 16 game in the NCAA Tournament at SAP Center, March 23, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Kobi Simmons received a little more playing time in the first half than he had in recent games. The freshman played five minutes and attempted four shots, making two of them.

He didn’t play in the second half.

Simmons saw a familiar face on the court, though, in Xavier’s Kaiser Gates, a former teammate of Simmons’ from St. Francis High School in Alpharetta, Georgia. 


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