Southern at No. 17 Arizona • McKale Center • 7 p.m. • Pac-12 Network • 1290-AM, Varsity NetworkF Azuolas Tubelis F Tyrone Lyons The series: Arizona has only faced Southern once before, beating the Jaguars 69-43 on Dec. 19, 2013 at McKale Center.
While Southern did fade down the stretch last season, losing five of its final eight games, the Jaguars return three starters and added a go-to piece in Texas Southern transfer Bryson Etienne plus juco transfer big man Festus Ndumanya. Etienne, versatile forward Tyrone Lyons and long-range shooter Brion Whitley are their three main offensive threats, while 2020-21 SWAC freshman of the year Terrell Williams is a major factor off the bench and Ndumanya is a physical inside player.
“ they'll look to shoot that ball from the outside and they’ve got two preseason all-league picks with Etienne and Lyons so people think pretty highly of them and they're capable of having big nights. Whitley is certainly somebody that can shoot the basketball, too. He didn’t have a very productive night against UNLV so that means he’ll probably hit 10 of them .
“The great part of it is, they're starting to get recognized, they're getting financial contributions to be able to improve their facilities, to improve budgets and those things are important. If you're going to have athletic programs, you have to be able to compete.” A four-star guard who also has Tucson-area roots, Lewis transferred from El Paso Chapin High School to Duncanville over the summer, only to have his coach suspended for the season.
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