Red-Blue Game

Arizona Wildcats forward Keanu Pinder (25) sends it home for a dunk contest slam at the University of Arizona Wildcats' Red-Blue Game on Oct. 14, 2016, at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Junior, No. 25

From: Perth, Australia

Size: 6-9 220

Probable role: Reserve forward

Age: 21

Major: General studies (social behavior and human understanding)

Follow him here: @KeanuPinder28 (Twitter), keanupinder (Instagram, private)

First team ever watched: Growing up, I used to love LeBron. Wherever LeBron was at, that’s where I was at. He inspired me to play basketball. I played football before that, he went on Oprah one day and I see he made $20 million when he was 18 and I thought I wanted to have that.

Favorite place basketball has taken you to: Czech Republic. For the FIBA U19s. It was fun. It was a great environment. There were teams from around the world playing for a world championship, it’s not something you get to do every day.

Pregame superstition: Not really

Favorite campus hangout: Recently I’ve been going down to the Union to play pool, I’m pretty good at that.

Favorite snack: Don’t have one

What you think of when you think of the ’90s: Oh, I don’t know 


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