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Arizona's Koa Peat Out for BYU and Houston With Lower-Leg Strain

Arizona plans a rotation shuffle to cover the absences.

Overview

  • Arizona announced freshman forward Koa Peat has a lower-leg muscle strain and will miss at least the next two games before a re-evaluation next week.
  • Peat is ruled out for Wednesday’s home game against No. 23 BYU and Saturday’s road trip to No. 2 Houston.
  • Freshman wing Dwayne Aristode will miss a second straight game due to illness after sitting out the overtime loss to Texas Tech.
  • Coach Tommy Lloyd expects to start senior forward Tobe Awaka and to increase minutes for Sidi Gueye and Evan Nelson to bolster depth.
  • BYU will be without senior guard Richie Saunders for the season after an ACL tear.