Even though Stanford guard Marcus Sheffield gained attention by scoring 35 points against ASU on Friday, Sean Miller sounded most concerned about Stanford forward Reid Travis when discussing the Cardinal on Saturday.
Thatβs no surprise, of course. Travis is averaging nearly a double-double and heβs going to the line 8.7 times per game, and hitting free throws at a 69.0-percent rate. (He shot under 50 percent from the line earlier in his career but made some changes as the San Francisco Chronicle reported here).
βReid Travis is a no-brainer all conference player,β Miller said. βWhat Ivan Rabb means to Cal and how good he is, Reid Travis is that type of player for Stanford. He causes a lot of problems. I canβt believe how many free throws he shoots a game.β
Stanford coach Jerod Haase has some Arizona βtiesβ in a sense. His Kansas playing career ended in a loss to the Wildcats in the 1997 Sweet 16, and one of his assistant coaches isΒ Adam Cohen, a UA grad who began his career as a manager under Lute Olson and has worked at USC (with Kevin O'Neill), Rice, Harvard, Vanderbilt and now Stanford.
Stanford forward Michael Humphrey is questionable for today's game, a team spokesman said this morning. The former Phoenix Sunnyslope standout did not play against ASU because he was under concussion protocol. He was scheduled to be evaluated again before today's game.
Allonzo Trier referenced New Yearβs Day (or something else)Β with this tweet today (FWIW, UA continues to say nothing of his status).
Here's the school-produced notes from Arizona and Stanford.
Looks like there's significant betting on the Wildcats in Nevada. The line for today's game opened with UA as a 3.5-point favorite but it has jumped to 6-6.5.
