News came out this morning that former Arizona Wildcats star Michael Wright passed away Tuesday night at age 35. Wright played at Arizona from 1998-2001. He was a smooth-yet-rugged lefty from Chicago (and, as a freshman, a prep teammate of Kevin Garnett at Farragut Academy).
Over his three years in Tucson, Wright averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds, despite being a slightly undersized 6’7" power forward. He could step out and shoot but was at his best finishing at the rim, either off a feed or off the bounce.
For me, the 1996-1997 Wildcats are my favorite Arizona iteration, for obvious reasons.