Arizona Wildcats center Kaleb Tarczewski (35) questions a foul called against him during the first half of a game on Saturday March 28, 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Photo by Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star

Zeus labeled as accessory on Pan Am team 

UA center Kaleb Tarczewski returned from the Pan American Games having averaged 20 minutes, 6 rebounds and 6.6 points per game on a team cursed with a dreadful mix of players ages 20 to 35. ESPN announcer Fran Fraschilla referred to him as an “dump-off guy and a weakside rebounder.” That’s inaccurate. But coach Mark Few’s team seemed to label Zeus as strictly an accessory rather than someone who could’ve helped them do more than win a bronze medal against weak competition. 


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