Arizona Wildcats 1996-1997 Retro Shorts (Home) NCAA Audience SLAM 244 chronicles Scoot's past

SLAM 244 chronicles Scoot's past and present and how the years leading up to this moment have made him a lock to get drafted extremely highly this June

Ralph Willard's Pitt Panthers went 10-17 during the 1995-1996 college basketball season

The Hoyas entered the NCAA Tournament as the 3 seed in the South Region where they easily advanced to the Sweet 16 after defeating Mississippi Valley State and New Mexico

Even in a loss to Duke

Arizona Wildcats 1996-1997 Retro Shorts (Home) NCAA Audience SLAM 244 chronicles Scoot's pastLute Olson's 1996 1997 Arizona Wildcats team was loaded with 5 future NBA players. The biggest addition to the U of A program was freshman phenom, Mike Bibby. Bibby teamed with Miles Simon to give Arizona the best 1 2 backcourt punch in the nation. Add Jason Terry, Michael Dickerson and AJ Bramlett to the mix and you start to understand why expectations were high in Tucson. A win over #7 UNC to start the season and another win over #3 Utah was a sign