T.J. McConnell was in his third year with the Wildcats. After starting his career at Duquesne, he transferred to Arizona in 2012 and became the team’s strongest voice. A decade or so later, as McConnell is set for induction Wednesday night into the program’s Ring of Honor, those present at that 2014 practice recall McConnell’s actions differently but not the impact they made. In a phone conversation from Ohio, where he coaches the Xavier Musketeers, Miller said McConnell lit into Johnson. “You’re not the only one that’s here to accomplish things. You’re not the only one that cares about what you’re going to do. We all care. And you’re basically now in the way of us accomplishing these things that we all want to accomplish. You’re not the solution. You’re actually part of the problem, and quite frankly, I’m sick and tired of it.”
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