Former NBA basketball All-Star and St. John's alumnus Chris Mullin holds up his jersey during a news conference to announce his hiring as St. John's men's basketball coach, Wednesday, April 1, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

UA's ability to recruit survives potential hit  

Arizona’s recruiting future survived potential damage last week when new St. John’s coach Chris Mullin acted fast to hire Brooklyn native and Iowa State assistant Matt Abdelmassih as his lead recruiter. Some insiders suspected Mullin’s first target would be UA assistant Book Richardson, whose New York City roots go back to his boyhood days in Harlem and the Bronx. 


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