The Arizona Wildcats held a summer workout in McKale Center on Thursday with a few notable players missing but for good reason.
Sophomores Azuolas Tubelis (Lithuania), Bennedict Mathurin (Canada) and Oumar Ballo (Mali) are in Latvia this week ready to represent their countries at the FIBA U19 World Cup.
All three will be key players for their teams. In a feature on FIBA.com, Tubelis and Ballo were among seven players that “you don’t want to miss” in the event.
Playing on the international circuit should help them hit the ground running when the college basketball season begins in November.