There are some Twitter posts tonight saying that Arizona guard Allonzo Trier joined the Wildcats for their flight to Los Angeles today, but no indication if he'll play Saturday against Gonzaga.
As of now, both the Star'sΒ Greg HansenΒ andΒ Wildcat AuthorityΒ have tweeted that Trier was on the flight. But there's been no official confirmation and, since the team's plane was chartered, I wasn't able to see for myself if he was or wasn't on it (as in Honolulu).
A UA spokesman declined to comment (as usual) via text message on Trier's status and did not respond when asked to confirm if Trier was on the team flight.Β
If Trier did make the flight, that suggests he either has been cleared and will play Saturday against Gonzaga or is just traveling along and may have to pay his own way. Players ineligible under NCAA rules sometimes must pay their own way to travel, and Trier didn't travel to Honolulu or Las Vegas last month.
Trier has missed six regular-season games and two exhibition games while awaiting NCAA word on his status. On his Instagram page, Trier posted a photo of himself sitting on the bench Wednesday in the UA-Texas Southern game, saying "still all smiles, can't break me."
The Wildcats will have seven healthy and eligible scholarship players Saturday, but eight if Trier is able to play. Trier is the Wildcats' top returning scorer, having averaged 14.8 points per game as a freshman last season.
