Together, former UA coach Lute Olson and Sean Elliott helped put the Wildcats on the national map in the late 1980s.

 Bruce McClelland / Arizona Daily Star 1989

Thirty four years after finishing his legendary playing career for the Wildcats -- and 27 after his jersey was placed on the McKale Center walls -- Sean Elliott finished his Arizona degree.

According to UA, Elliott received a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Behavior and Human Understanding. He did so under the CATS Forever program, in which former athletes who leave UA in good academic standing can come back to finish their degrees and receive financial assistance if necessary.

Elliott joined two current UA players in receiving degrees this week, walk-ons Jordan Mains (B.S., Business Administration, Finance) and Matthew Lang (Master of Science in Accounting), though none of the three were present for Thursday's ceremony at McKale Center.

Elliott lives in San Antonio, where his jersey is also retired by the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, and has been traveling this month. Mains is in the transfer portal and considering where to spend a grad transfer season in 2023-24 while Lang is exploring professional playing opportunities.

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