Watch: 6 best things Arizona Wildcats said before LA road trip

Justin Spears
Jan 23, 2019
Jan 23, 2019 Updated Feb 28, 2019

Brandon Randolph, Brandon Williams and Justin Coleman preview Arizona's road trip

Arizona Wildcats 84, Utah Utes 81 in OT (copy) — Arizona guard Brandon Williams roars after the Wildcats forced a Utah shot-clock violation during the second half, Jan. 5, 2019, at McKale Center.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Arizona (14-5, 5-1) moves into its second Pac-12 road stand of the season trailing Washington by one game atop the conference standings.

The Wildcats now look forward to USC (10-8, 3-2) on Thursday and UCLA (10-8, 3-2) on Saturday, which is the first time Arizona has made the Los Angeles trip since 2017.

Arizona's backcourt of Brandon Williams, Brandon Randolph and Justin Coleman spoke to local media before the Wildcats took off for L.A., here's what they had to say about the upcoming trip.

The LA kid looked up to former Wildcat Stanley Johnson

Brandon Williams says he looked up to Stanley Johnson, which was one of the reasons why he liked Arizona. Williams was also in attendance at the 4OT Arizona-USC game in 2016 when a freshman @ISO_ZO injured his hand. pic.twitter.com/tGFEmYKvbd
— Justin Spears (@JustinESports) January 23, 2019

Coleman, the 'old head'

Brandon Williams calls @justincoleman05 an “old head.”“He’s like what, 29?” Williams also adds Coleman’s attention to detail when watching film. pic.twitter.com/N1haVCNcN6
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 23, 2019

Film, film and more film!

Justin Coleman is a film junkie! @justincoleman05 says he watches 6-7 hours of film at the arena or on his phone. pic.twitter.com/wfReiYEzMD
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 23, 2019

When the ball doesn't fall through the hoop

Brandon Randolph on his mindset when he doesn’t score, and second-half adjustments: pic.twitter.com/HtcMTAICvQ
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 23, 2019

Coleman as the orchestrator

Justin Coleman on his role as the point guard and creating shots for his teammates: pic.twitter.com/NLm8BFFwIv
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 23, 2019

Practice without Sean Miller

Sean Miller missed a practice due to illness. Brandon Randolph on the difference when Miller isn’t at practice: pic.twitter.com/UkrHqJ3JUu
— The Wildcaster (@TheWildcaster) January 23, 2019