Arizona junior Kevin Parrom suffered a fracture to a bone in his right foot during Saturday’s 69-67 loss to Washington and will miss the remainder of the season.

The injury occurred near the end of the first half and will require surgery.

“There is no time to feel sorry for me or my injury. I really appreciate all the love and support but we still got to win the pac12!” Parrom Tweeted.

Parrom, a Bronx native, was shot in the leg and hand in September, but this incident is completely unrelated.

The 6-foot- 6 Parrom was averaging 4.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 20 appearances this season (one start).  He tallied seven points, three rebounds and two assists in 10 minutes of action Saturday against the Huskies.

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There is no doubt that Arizona’s last two recruiting classes can have a positive impact on the program.

But there are three players who can have the biggest influence overall — 2011 guards Josiah Turner and Nick Johnson and 2012 signed recruit Brandon Ashley.

All three are members of the talent-laden Oakland Soldiers program that finished No. 4 in the Five-Star Summer Top 25 .

There are more prospects on the way from the Bay Area travel squad, including un-committed and highly regarded juniors Aaron Gordon and Jabari Bird. With a heavy Soldiers presence already in Tucson, Coach Sean Miller’s team is in the mix for both.

Click here to read the full story at FiveStarBasketball.com.

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Sean Miller wanted to defend his former guys at Xavier.

Instead, he ended up appearing to condone their bloody brawl Saturday with Cincinnati that left eight players on both teams suspended.

Now, the Arizona coach is backtracking. In a big way.

“I made comments following our win Saturday over Clemson regarding my former team, Xavier University,” he said in a statement. “These remarks were in response to a question as to whether I have been following Xavier’s on-the-court successes this season.  My comments were directed toward my admiration of their on-the-court toughness and their respective approach to giving great effort as a team. (more…)

Following his suspension two weeks ago, Sidiki Johnson will transfer from Arizona.

The 6-foot-8, 235-pound Bronx native was averaging 0.3 points and 0.7 rebounds in three games this season.

Johnson remained in New York after Arizona lost to Mississippi State in the 2K Sports Classic championship Nov. 18. Arizona coach Sean Miller said then it was the coaches’ decision to let him stay home because he violated team rules.

“Sidiki Johnson is someone from a physical perspective — rebounding, giving us quality minutes, developing as our season grows — who we were really counting on to complement the big guys that we already have,” Miller said last weekend. “Him not being with us is not a positive.”

Johnson originally chose Arizona over Providence, Virginia Tech, St. John’s and others.

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Arizona freshman big man Sidiki Johnson is back on campus, but won’t practice with the team as he remains on indefinite suspension.

The Bronx native had been home in New York since Nov. 18, when the Wildcats lost to Mississippi State in the 2K Sports Classic title game.

“He missed only 2 1/2 days of school last week,” Arizona coach Sean Miller told the Tucson Citizen Sunday. “That was our decision to allow him to stay home. It wasn’t his decision. (more…)

Arizona suspended freshman forward Sidiki Johnson of The Bronx for an unspecified violation of team rules, and it remains unclear when, or if, he will return to the team.

The team announced the “indefinite” suspension in a statement but there was no comment from head coach Sean Miller.

Bernard Bowen, Johnson’s mentor, did not immediately respond to a text.

The 6-foot-8, 235-pound Johnson is averaging 0.3 points and 0.7 rebounds in three games this season. (more…)

NEW YORK — A few short weeks ago, Kevin Parrom couldn’t be sure he would ever play basketball again.

Much less compete on the big stage of Madison Square Garden.

Yet with 17:42 remaining in the first half of Arizona’s game against St. John’s in the 2K Sports Classic, the Bronx native entered the game to a warm and resounding cheer from the 9,036 fans on hand.

“It felt great,” Parrom said after contributing 6 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds in Arizona’s 81-72 victory that propelled them into Friday’s final against Mississippi State. “It was a great feeling and it was good to be back home.” (more…)

NEW YORK — When St. John’s meets Arizona Thursday in the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden, one man will have a unique perspective on the East-West matchup.

St. John’s assistant Mike Dunlap once served as the associate head coach at Arizona — and in fact turned down the interim head coaching job there when it was offered to him.

“My experience there from the periphery, it appeared difficult, but I focused on helping that organization then and the report card at the end was surprisingly good,” Dunlap said Wednesday. (more…)

Arizona wing Kevin Parrom won’t be ready to return to the court by the time Arizona visits Madison Square Garden next week in the 2K Sports Classic, but he could be back on the court by early December.

The Arizona Daily Star reported that Parrom — who was shot in the right leg Sept. 24 in New York after an assailant broke into his home — has been cleared for basketball activities without contact for up to 60 minutes and will begin playing 5-on-5 next week.

“He’s made a lot of progress,” Arizona coach Sean Miller told the paper. “We talked about December. I think there’s a chance optimistically that it could be before that. We’re starting to count on him joining us in early December then it all comes back to, what role will he have, how successful will he be when he plays in the game.” (more…)

The addition of Kaleb Tarczewski to Arizona’s 2012 recruiting class should make Sean Miller’s team a Final Four contender in the next couple of years.

The 7-footer from St. Mark’s (Mass.) joins a loaded 2012 class that includes Gabe York, Grant Jerrett and Brandon Ashley, all of whom were on campus two weekends ago.

“If they stay around long enough, they can be a contender for a national championship,” longtime New York recruiting expert Tom Konchalski told SNY.tv by phone.

“You never know, some of these kids think they can be one-and-done.” (more…)