Arizona Wildcats

Arizona point guard Mark Lyons roars after laying in a contested shot during the second half of the Arizona vs. Arizona State men's college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz. The No. 7 Wildcats downed the Sun Devils 71-54. Photo by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Arizona’s 2013 Sweet 16 point guard, Mark Lyons, is leading Israel’s EuroLeague in scoring, 23.4 per game, for Hapoel Tel Aviv. His UA teammate, center Kaleb Tarczewski, who turns 24 Sunday, continues to come off the bench for the NBA D League’s Oklahoma City Blue. Tarczewski averages 9.9 points and 7.4 rebounds, playing behind 21-year-old former Kentucky center Dakari Johnson. Another of Lyons’ UA teammates, Brandon Ashley, has been out of basketball this season. 


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