Sean Miller has [wasted] no time in making an impact at Arizona.
Miller and Whitford had been going after 6'11" center Kyryl Natyazhko from IMG Academy while at Xavier.
In less than a week they convinced the talented big man to join them in Tucson, Ariz.
Natyazhko is the sixth-ranked center, and the number 39-ranked player overall.
Natyazhko is a versatile inside-outside player who will immediately become a starter for Miller.
Natyazhko is a good corner for Miller to build around. He has the big shoes of Jordan Hill to step into.
Miller and his staff are still in play for small forward Solomon Hill, who originally committed to Arizona. He withdrew his commitment when Lute Olson retired, and re-opened his commitment when Miller was named head coach.
Hill appears to prefer Miller's up-tempo system to Tim Floyd's deliberate system.
Victor Rudd, a 6'8" small forward from Las Vegas, is also considering the Wildcats.
Stealing Hill from USC would be great. I'm really happy to see that Miller's getting this program back to stability so quickly. A lot of people are talking about this program not being back on its feet until the 2010-2011 season, but I think that at the pace Miller's going, we could easy be ready to go this coming season. I don't see anything standing in the way of Miller and the program. Plus, what with the Scum Devils losing Pendergraph and Harden, I think that their "streak" of beating us is over.
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