Arizona Wildcats ‘A Players Program’ graced us with a second preview interview, this time the focus of attention was a second fifth year senior, Ryan Anderson.

Ryan Anderson is more than ready to play for the University of Arizona. Sitting out for a season has got to be huge motivation to leave it all on the court when he finally gets the chance, especially if you live by Coach Sean Millers team tenant for his “Arizona Wildcat – All In” methodology.

In the interview, Ryan is asked about the facilities for the mens basketball team, “The facilities here gotta be the best in the country..This is a beautiful arena, I can’t wait for it to see it sold out again, when I first saw it sold out last year I was amazed at how beautiful it looked, how loud it got and I can’t wait to get it rockin’ this year man it’s going to be a lot of fun.”

Being offered and committing to the University of Arizona is a privilege and it is not lost on Anderson, “I had no idea a school such as Arizona would be calling. When I saw Tucson Arizona pop up on my phone I couldn’t believe it. This school has an amazing tradition. As we’ve seen this year so many guys have gone into the NBA, not just on our team from last year but in the last 10 years or so and they have a great tradition for winning. I want to win, I am a big time competitor.”

I hadn’t paid attention in the past to Coach Sean Millers credo for the team, “All In” which we have heard numerous times from different players. In this video they flash the seven tenants of their credo. From embracing excellence on the court and in the classroom, to treating teammates like family, representing Arizona in a “first class” manner, knowing your role on the team, pursuing competitive advantage and excellence, and on top of everything focus on team goals instead of individual goals.

If I could apply all those tenants to my day job in the office and get commitment from peers, staff and senior management, life would be grand.

Seems the team is already gelling and having fun:

Ryan is working out in the offseason, “I worked a lot with Coach [Chris] Rounds our weight coach on getting my body stronger leaning [my body] down, getting a lot quicker on my feet, doing a lot of agility stuff just so I could be a more versatile player, I would to be able to basically guard 1-5 next year, be able to switch ball screen, be able to do a lot of different things for our team.”

The two five-year seniors and two four-year seniors feel this is their last chance, so they will play with urgency.

Beardown Ryan! We can’t wait for you to rock the arena!

Here is the interview of Ryan in its entirety: