Arizona Wildcats 1996-1997 Retro Shorts (Home) Crimson The way that Angel Reese

The way that Angel Reese and Flau'jae Johnson have been leading the LSU Tigers

But the hype centered on a star freshman point guard from Coney Island

with Michigan prevailing 81-78 and punching their ticket to their second straight National Championship game

a rough 0-2 start set the tone for an up and down season that saw KU fall completely out of the rankings

Arizona Wildcats 1996-1997 Retro Shorts (Home) Crimson The way that Angel ReeseLute Olson's 1996 1997 Arizona Wildcats team was loaded with 5 future NBA players. The biggest addition to the U of A program was freshman phenom, Mike Bibby. Bibby teamed with Miles Simon to give Arizona the best 1 2 backcourt punch in the nation. Add Jason Terry, Michael Dickerson and AJ Bramlett to the mix and you start to understand why expectations were high in Tucson. A win over #7 UNC to start the season and another win over #3 Utah was a sign