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Arizona basketball: Ray Smith to be cleared for 'everything except contact' on August 21

Smith appears on track to be ready for the Wildcats' season opener in November

Ray Smith is about to hit another milestone in his recovery from a torn ACL.

Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller told Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports that Smith will be cleared for 'everything except contact' when he gets back to school on August 21.

Arizona's Ray Smith (knee) will be cleared for everything except contact when he returns to school on 8/21, Sean Miller told @CBSSports.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 15, 2016

Smith tore his ACL in his right knee back in October forcing him to miss his entire freshman season.