Arizona basketball: Allonzo Trier not with the Wildcats in Las Vegas, won’t play against Santa Clara

Trier’s return date remains a mystery

Arizona fans will have to wait a bit longer to see Allonzo Trier back on the court.

The Arizona Wildcats’ sophomore guard did not travel with the team to Las Vegas, and will not play Thursday against Santa Clara, according to Bruce Pascoe of the Arizona Daily Star.

Allonzo Trier is not here with #arizonawildcats so that'll be five missed games and counting bc of his eligibility issue

— Bruce Pascoe (@BrucePascoe) November 25, 2016

That makes it five games that Trier has missed for unspecified reasons, and he presumably will not play Friday either when the Wildcats play their final game of the Las Vegas Invitational.

With Trier out, Arizona will continue to be limited to eight healthy scholarship players, which is especially significant considering they play in back-to-back days this weekend.

Trier averaged 14.8 points per game as a freshman last season — the most among returning players — and was named to the Jerry West Award watch list before this season started.

The UA has made no statement on Trier’s status and a potential return date remains unclear.

The Trier-less Wildcats (4-0) tip off against Santa Clara (3-2) on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. MST. The game will be televised on Fox Sports 1.

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