Arizona Wildcats guard Gabe York (1) hands the ball off in traffic as Arizona Wildcats forward Mark Tollefsen (23) defends during the University of Arizona basketball team's Red-Blue Game at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Gabe York 

Senior, No. 1

From: West Covina, Calif.

Size: 6-3, 185

Projected role: Starting shooting guard

Age: 22

Major: General studies

Follow him here: Not on Twitter or Instagram

First team played for: The NJB All-Stars

Ultimately chose UA because: “The family aspect of the team, knowing I have those guys, and they all have my back.”

Biggest mentor/hero: My mom

Watches TV via: “I watch a lot of regular TV, and I watch Netflix.”

Fave TV show: “The Black List, really, really good.”

Fave video game: “I’m a FIFA and Madden guy, and I like Destiny”

Fave social media: Instagram

Fave non-basketball hobby: Football 


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