Allonzo Trier traveled with the Wildcats for the first time this season, and walked into the Staples Center on Saturday like every UA player: With a matching set of blue UA sweats, and a pair of headphones.
But he never took those sweats off, sitting out Saturday’s game as he has for every one of UA’s eight regular-season and two exhibition games so far this season.
During warmups, Trier stood alongside three banged-up teammates – Ray Smith (ACL), Talbott Denny (ACL) and Parker Jackson-Cartwright (high ankle sprain).
There’s little doubt the Wildcats could have used any of those guys, especially Trier. He singlehandledly kept UA alive during a dreadful first half a year ago in Spokane, scoring six points in the final 1:23 before halftime, paving the way for the Wildcats to pull out a 66-63 win after trailing by 10 at the half.
