Chance Comanche has been impressing Sean Miller in practice since school began in August, but that didn’t translate into results at the start of the season.
In the Arizona Wildcats’ first 12 games, Comanche scored in double figures just once, was committing more than five fouls per 40 minutes, and was, as Miller put it, repeating the same mistakes.
Comanche looked nothing like the player Miller was seeing in practice, but he stuck with him. The big man just needed more time.
“We see Chance everyday, so we know what he can do and when you’re a younger player who has a bigger role this year than a year ago, it doesn’t always click right away,” Miller said.