In 1997, freshman Mike Bibby led the Wildcats to their third Final Four β€” and first national championship. The star point guard navigated Arizona past Kentucky in the title game.

Arizona passed on recruiting Mike Bibby Jr., and he ultimately signed with South Florida. The son of Arizona’s All-America point guard averaged 7.8 points in USF’s first six games this year, with two starts.Β 


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