Arizona Wildcats associate head coach Joe Pasternack instructs the Wildcats during the first half of the No. 12 Arizona Wildcats vs. Boise State Broncos men's college basketball game at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star 

UA hoops, Pasternack heavily involved in foreign recruiting

Australian Harry Froling, a 6-foot-9-inch basketball prospect, attended Thursday’s Arizona-Washington game and left Tucson on Friday to fly to Colorado for Saturday’s Buffaloes-Oregon game. He will attend the SMU-Houston game this week in Dallas and is then likely to make a selection. His twin sisters, Alicia and Keely, both play at SMU. Arizona is more heavily involved in foreign recruiting now than at any time in school history. A lot of the work is being done by assistant coach Joe Pasternack; he was the key behind-the-scenes recruiter on Dusan Ristic of Serbia and incoming freshman Lauri Markkanen of Finland. In the future, most top-25 programs will need someone like Pasternack to work globally. 


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