Ray Smith could not help but smile at Arizona's media day last month, barely able to contain his excitement for the upcoming season.
After tearing the ACL in both knees over the previous two seasons, he had every reason to be amped up.
His elation did not make it past the first game and now his career is over.
Smith's difficult basketball career took another frustrating turn on Tuesday night when the redshirt freshman had to be helped from the court during the No. 10 Wildcats' exhibition game against College of Idaho.
On Thursday, Arizona coach Sean Miller announced what everyone had hoped would not be the case: Smith tore his right ACL for the second straight year, along with meniscus damage.