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Seven-foot power forward DeAndre Ayton will be making a lot of noise come basketball season. The freshman will enter the program as the highest-rated signee in Arizona men’s basketball history and head coach Sean Miller went as far as to say that Ayton is a “once in a generation” player.

Bear Down

The UA’s motto can be heard at every game and even most days just walking around Tucson. The battle cry originated in October 1926 by John “Button” Salmon, UA’s then-student body president, varsity quarterback and baseball catcher. Head coach at the time, J.F. “Pop” McKale visited the athlete in the hospital after a car accident.