When he took a recruiting trip to Finland in 2015, Miller said, he told Markkanen that UA fans would be everywhere the Wildcats played.
“He thought I was lying to him when I described that,” Miller said. “He knows how it’s true, right?
Markkanen, sitting with Miller at the interview podium, agreed in his waste-no-words way.
“Yeah,” he said.
UA fans outnumbered UCLA fans Friday and have been in four-figure numbers for most every road or neutral game, except against Michigan State in Hawaii and at Oregon State and Washington State.
“It’s a great boost for us,” Trier said. “We’re very appreciative of our fan base, how much they support us and the energy they bring us.”
