1.   Also back were junior forward Mike Batiste, now in good health after a sluggish season, and sophomore guard Eddie House.

2.   Although ecstatic, sophomore guard Ebony Shaw was also hoping for a higher seed.

3.   Although Dickerson and Simon emerged during the critical part of the game, it was really sophomore point guard Mike Bibby who led the Wildcats.

4.   Among the returnees are All-American sophomore guard Alana Beard, All-ACC sophomore forward Iciss Tillis and freshman guard Monique Currie.

5.   And Butch was ruthless about finding room for the limber sophomore guard, Richie Swartz.

6.   And team unity was perhaps permanently ruined when Griffin punched sophomore guard Ty Shine after the first of two losses to undefeated Georgetown.

7.   Bender called a timeout and admonished the Huskies right after sophomore guard Bryan Brown blasted his teammates himself.

8.   Bibby, a sophomore guard, will meet with his mother, Virginia, and Arizona coach Lute Olson next week.

9.   Bibby was so frustrated he inserted sophomore guard Nate Hair into the lineup.

10.   Besides Farmer for Bluthenthal, he inserted sophomore guard Nate Hair for Trepagnier.