Dylan Smith has never played in a home environment quite like McKale. The transfer from North Carolina-Asheville will sit out this season, per NCAA rules, so Friday was all UA fans will see of Smith this season.
For a kid with practically zero scholarship offers coming out of high school, this was his first exposure to Arizona basketball. It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing — he checked in the first half, and quickly attempted a no-look pass, which went out of bounds.
His second pass was a turnover, too, and then he air-balled a 3-pointer.
