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Arizona Basketball: Offseason storylines to watch after early NCAA Tournament exit

By Trevor Sinodhinos

Jan 7, 2023; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats forward Azuolas Tubelis (10) leaves the court after being defeated by the Washington State Cougars at McKale Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2023; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats forward Azuolas Tubelis (10) leaves the court after being defeated by the Washington State Cougars at McKale Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ryan Langborg #3 of the Princeton Tigers Courtney Ramey #0 of the Arizona Wildcats (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Ryan Langborg #3 of the Princeton Tigers Courtney Ramey #0 of the Arizona Wildcats (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Ramey, Henderson and Tubelis

After four seasons at Texas and one with Arizona, 5th-year guard Courtney Ramey will not be in the backcourt for Coach Lloyd next season. The former No. 41 prospect started all 32 of his games this season as he averaged over ten points, three assists and almost four rebounds per game. Ramey also brought outside shooting as he connected on five or more three-pointers three times including connecting on 8 of 16 versus Stanford. The 31 minutes Ramey averaged per game is the biggest indication of how important Coach Lloyd considered Ramey.

Another fifth-year senior is 6’6″ Cedric Henderson, who averaged just over eight points and twenty-three minutes per game. Henderson arrived in Arizona after three seasons at Campbell where he averaged close to 14 points per game. Henderson started 20 of his 35 games but was inconsistent with his offensive production. The Memphis native opened the PAC-12 tournament with a season-high 23 points and then 14 points in a victory over versus Arizona State. Henderson then managed just one basket in the conference final victory over UCLA as well as one basket versus Princeton.

The most intriguing and interesting decision lays in the lap of leading scorer Azuolas Tubelis. The 6’11 junior currently sits in the top 45 on NBA Big Boards thanks to his almost 20 points and over nine rebounds per game. After being awarded the Pac-12 Tournament MVP, his stock may be at its highest, which makes it no surprise he was asked about his future following the game and even less of a surprise he did not give a definitive answer.  While starting all 32 games this season Tubelis scored double digits in all but one game, with a season-high of 40 versus Oregon.

There will be ample opportunity for Tubelis to play professionally, it will all depend if he want to go to Europe, sign a late second-round NBA contract, or return to Arizona for his estimated NIL value of $786,000.

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