Arizona romps

Arizona took down Augustana 84-52 last night in an exhibition game. Aaron Gordon was limited with a groin strain and finished with seven points plus five boards in 22 minutes. Fellow frosh Elliott Pitts played 12 minutes.

A redshirt season for Pitts has yet to be determined:

This time, it’s Pitts who appears to be sitting on the outside of the rotation so far, but Miller said it’s still too early to say if Pitts will redshirt.

Pitts was 1 for 4 for three points, with five rebounds and a steal on Monday. He can’t play in a regular-season game if he is redshirted, though freshmen can play in exhibition games and still do so.

Here's an item on Brandon Ashley, who started the game and contributed eight points and five rebounds:

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Arizona sophomore power forward Brandon Ashley had three blocks on Monday, a positive improvement on the defensive end after not making much of an impact in the category last season. As a freshman, Ashley had just 18 blocks in 35 games, including only three in 18 Pac-12 games.