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Arizona will lose freshman forward Aaron Gordon and junior guard Nick Johnson to the NBA. (Photo credit: USA Today Sports) During a joint press conference Tuesday afternoon, Aaron Gordon and Nick Johnson announced they’re leaving Arizona and entering the NBA draft. Gordon, a 6-9 freshman forward, is considered a lottery pick while Johnson, a 6-3…

Arizona freshman forward Aaron Gordon is expected to announce he’s turning pro during a press conference Tuesday. (Photo credit: Mike Christy – Arizona Daily Star) It’s hardly a surprise, but Arizona freshman Aaron Gordon is expected to announce he’s leaving the Wildcats and turning pro. Citing an unnamed source, Marc J. Spears at Yahoo Sports wrote…

Arizona forward Aaron Gordon is all smiles after leading the Wildcats to a Pac-12 regular season title. (Photo credit: Ron Chenoy – USA TODAY Sports) We’re counting down the end of the Pac-12 season with a daily look at each of the postseason awards. Today: Freshman of the Year FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Aaron Gordon, Arizona: During…

Freshman Aaron Gordon has had a big immediate impact in the Pac-12 for the regular-season champion Arizona Wildcats. (Photo credit: Casey Sapio – USA TODAY Sports) We’re counting down the end of the Pac-12 season with a daily look at each of the postseason awards. Today: All-Freshmen team ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM Aaron Gordon, Fr., Arizona: Heralded as one…

The Pac-12 reached the midpoint of the conference season and if the first half is any indication, the final five weeks of the regular season is going to be filled with surprises. Arizona has a comfortable lead at the top of the standings, but there’s as many as 10 teams that still have NCAA tournament hopes….

Freshman forward Aaron Gordon has helped Arizona to a No. 1 ranking and a 14-0 record. (Photo credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports)

TUCSON, Ariz. – They were going to be stars for the Huskies.

At least that was the plan hashed out when Nigel Williams-Goss, Darin Johnson and Aaron Gordon visited Washington together on a recruiting trip last September.

Williams-Goss, the prototypical floor general, was going to zip passes to Johnson, the sweet-shooting wing, on the perimeter for three-pointers. And Williams-Goss was supposed to flip alley-oop lobs to Gordon, the crazy athletic forward, for highlight jams.

“That’s what you do on those trips,” Williams-Goss said. “You do kind of look into the future and say maybe we can do this or do that.

“But we all know we each have to make the best individual decision for ourselves.”

Thought I’d pass along a few more links on Aaron Gordon. Here’s our story for today, which updates the situation at Washington. Sources close to the team say the coaching staff was told the five-star prospect will not choose the Huskies. Those sources didn’t say which team he was going to pick at approximately 9:30…

It’s time for Aaron Gordon to make a decision. The 6-7, 210-pound forward from San Jose, Calif. is the biggest 2013 prospect who hasn’t committed to a school. The five-star prospect is expected to announce his decision 9:30 a.m. PT Tuesday to reporters at the McDonald’s All-American practices in Chicago. The schools vying for his services include:…

Photo credit: PrepForce Washington incoming freshman Nigel Williams-Goss (right) is one of 24 players picked to play in the McDonald’s All-American game. The 6:30 p.m. PT game is April 3 at the United Center in Chicago and will be televised on ESPN. The 6-4, 185-pound senior has led Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) to a…

Just when you thought it was a three-team race for Aaron Gordon, the Oregon Ducks re-entered the derby for the consensus five-star recruit from San Jose, Calif. He eliminated Oregon in November and narrowed his list to Washington, Arizona and Kentucky. However, he told Eric Bossi at Rivals.com that he was adding the the Ducks to…