Special to Arizona Daily Star
When Aari McDonald makes a promise, you can bet she’s going to deliver.
The day she arrived on campus as a transfer from Washington, McDonald told fans she would “bring championships to UA.”
As the Wildcats slogged to just six wins in McDonald’s redshirt year, she promised her teammates they would turn the program around — and fast.
That’s exactly what McDonald has done.
Monday’s NCAA Tournament opener against Stony Brook marks the official return of UA to the national stage. It’s been a steady progression. In McDonald’s first year in a Wildcats uniform, she led her team to a WNIT title.