Arizona lands another blue-chip recruit

Sean Miller continues to clean up on the recruiting trail.

With a stocked 2011 recruiting class coming in -- one that allowed Miller to cut free a former top 100 recruit in Daniel Bejarano and should minimize the loss of Derrick Williams to the NBA -- the Arizona head coach is well on his way to building another commendable haul in 2012. With five-star forward Grant Jerrett (28th in the nation according to our consensus recruiting rankings) already committed, Miller has landed another top 50 recruit in the form of Gabe York.

York is a 6'2" guard with range for days and the explosiveness to finish around the rim with authority. This biggest issue for York, who is currently sitting at 40th in our consensus recruiting rankings, is that it is unclear whether he is a point guard or a shooting guard. His ability to score is no secret an he's also proven to be capable of creating for his teammates. The issue is whether or not he knows how to manage a team and facilitate an offense.

If that is what he wants to learn, he's going to the right place. Arizona is known as Point Guard U, and while that reputation was cultivated under Lute Olson, learning under the tutelage of Miller -- a former dribbling phenom and point guard for Pitt -- isn't a bad way to learn the position.

If there is a confusing aspect to this commitment from York, its that the Wildcats already have a talented back court crop coming in this season. Nick Johnson and Josiah Turner are both five-star recruits that have enough potential and promise that they drove Momo Jones to transfer from Arizona to Iona. Is there room on the Arizona roster for (at least) three back court players that need the ball in their hands?


As always, here's what York looks like in action: