The Arizona men's basketball team concluded its exhibition slate on its Summer 2023 Mideast tour with a 3-0 record after it's 85-71 win Saturday over the Lebanon national team at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Saturday's game was streamed live by the UA athletic department via YouTube. A replay of that livestream is embedded at the top of this story.
If the replay embed on this page isn't working, your best option is to head to Arizona Athletics' YouTube page directly.
The Arizona men’s basketball team warms up for its matchup against the Lebanon national team.
For more on Saturday's game, check out:
• The Star's recap, from sports reporter Bruce Pascoe live in Abu Dhabi, of the 14-point UA win (will be updated throughout the day Saturday)
Arizona Wildcats basketball legend Steve Kerr, right, chats with UA President Robert C. Robbins courtside in Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — site of Arizona’s exhibition matchup with the Lebanon national team Saturday. Robbins spent the nearly two-week trip with the UA program’s traveling party of about 50 people. Kerr, head coach of the U.S. men’s national team, was in Abu Dhabi as Team USA goes through its final preparations (including tune-up matches of its own this weekend in the same arena) for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup.
• Bruce Pascoe's game preview including what Lebanon's players think of facing a high-level college program
• Steve Kerr was in attendance at Saturday's game; Kerr, in UAE as coach of the U.S. men's national team, also shared details this week about his upbringing, which was spent in partly in Lebanon.
• UA freshman KJ Lewis was recruited to Tucson out of Duncanville, Texas, but back when he was a 10-year-old at Mesquite Elementary School in nearby Vail, he drew a picture of himself as an Arizona Wildcat. Despite missing Monday's game, that became a reality on the court, in game action, for Lewis the first time Thursday against UAE Select.
On Thursday, in Arizona's second exhibition of its Summer tour, the Wildcats defeated UAE Select early Thursday morning, 127-90, in Abu Dhabi.
Seven Wildcats scored in double figures, including Filip Borovicanin with 17 (he added nine boards and five assists) and freshman KJ Lewis, who had 15 and seven rebounds in his first action after missing Monday's game against Israel Select.
In that first game of the trip, newcomer Keshad Johnson scored 27 points with Borovicanin adding 13 (with eight rebounds and six assists) in a 124-77 win Monday over Israel Select.
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