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What is Arizona getting in Oumar Ballo? A Gonzaga expert weighs in

The Arizona Wildcats landed Gonzaga transfer Oumar Ballo on Monday, reuniting him with new UA head coach Tommy Lloyd.

The 7-footer was a four-star recruit entering Gonzaga but hardly played in Spokane, redshirting in 2019-20 and averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.3 minutes in 2020-21.

We wanted to know more about the new UA big man, so we caught up with Peter Woodburn of SlipperStillFits.com to get some more insight.

Here’s the Q&A.

Ryan Kelapire: How would you sum up Ballo’s career at Gonzaga?