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…)

Kaleb Tarczewski is weighing a “tough decision” between Kansas and Arizona, according to his AAU coach, John Carroll.

The 7-footer from Southborough (Mass.) St. Marks took an official visit to Arizona this past weekend, one week after he tripped to Kansas for “Late Night in the Phog.”

“The visit went really great,” Carroll said by text. “He really likes Sean Miller’s recruits and Arizona.

“It’s a really tough decision for him. Two great programs and head coaches.” (more…)

Kevin Parrom says he’s “happy to be alive” after being shot Sept. 24 in The Bronx while visiting his mother.

Parrom, a 6-foot-6 junior from The Bronx, made the comments Wednesday at Arizona’s media day, according to the Daily Wildcat.

As first reported by SNY.tv, Parrom was shot once in the leg and a shot also grazed his hand. Jason Gonzalez, 19, of The Bronx was later arrested and charged with attempted murder. The dispute was apparently over a woman.

In addition to the shooting, Parrom’s mother, Lisa Williams, is also battling breast cancer and was described by Arizona coach Sean Miller as “very critically ill.” His grandmother also passed away within the past few months. (more…)

Jason Gonzalez, 19, was charged with attempted murder and nine other offenses in the shooting of Arizona basketball player Kevin Parrom of The Bronx, the Arizona Daily Star reported.

The newspaper reported that Gonzalez was arraigned Sunday and will face a pretrial hearing on Wednesday in Bronx Supreme Court. He bail was set at $25,000 and he is currently at Vernon C. Bain Center in The Bronx. Gonzalez pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The New York Police Dept. confirmed by phone that Gonzalez was arrested on charges of burglary, criminal possession of a weapon and assault.

As first reported by SNY.tv, Parrom was shot in the early morning of Sept. 24 at his (more…)

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jason Gonzalez, 19, of The Bronx as a suspect in the shooting of Arizona junior wing Kevin Parrom of The Bronx.

In a story first reported by SNY.tv, Parrom was inside 1200 Woodycrest Avenue early Saturday morning when he had a dispute with two other men.

“One of the men then shot the victim once in the right leg before fleeing on foot in an unknown (more…)

Despite everything that’s happened to him in the last few days, Kevin Parrom is still flashing a sense of humor.

He tweeted at Isaiah Thomas, “Idk what hurts more your shot that went in at the end of the game or the 1 i got this weekend smh lol”

Thomas drained a buzzer beater last spring to lead Washington over Arizona in the Pac-10 championship game.

In a development first reported Sunday night by SNY.tv, Parrom was shot over the weekend in the right leg in his mother’s home in The Bronx in an apparent dispute over a woman. (more…)