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Former Wyoming basketball standout joins Arizona as graduate manager

Friday, August 24th, 2012
JayDee Luster

JayDee Luster ranks eighth on Wyoming’s career assist chart with 344. Photo by Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE

Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Sean Miller announced two changes to his support staff Friday, promoting Danny Peters to assistant director of basketball operations and adding JayDee Luster as a graduate manager.

Luster was a three-year starter at point guard for Wyoming, earning honorable mention Mountain West honors last season, when he was chosen the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.

He averaged 5.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in three seasons at Wyoming after playing one season at New Mexico State.

While pursuing a postgraduate degree at Arizona, Luster’s duties will include helping the coaches in player and team workouts, as well as assisting in various operational and video responsibilities.

According to the UA press release:

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