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He has reached out to try to win over former players in attempts to keep them involved with the program after some expressed hesitancy about his hire. Arizona State, February 2, 1974, Bob Elliott posting up Ron the Rock Kennedy of Arizona State Because of the excitement of Arizona basketball. While the Arizona program has moved on from Miller and the "A Player's Program" slogan, new coach Tommy Lloyd doesn't appear to be moving on from the theme of it. Interestingly, the nickname took some hits for the Wildcats with the team's involvement in the federal investigation into college basketball, with "A Payer's Program" becoming an easy play on the "A Player's Program" moniker. No doubt recruits were encouraged to linger in that area."
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Miller also had UA install player portraits on the walls along the East entrance to the basketball program's McKale Center offices, with one area showcasing NBA draft picks under Miller and another showcasing NBA draft picks under Olson. "He encouraged many of his former players and Lute Olson-era players to come back to visit, too. "As part of his program's recruiting efforts, Miller had a logo showcased outside the Arizona locker room proclaiming the program was about players past, present and future," he wrote. The Arizona Daily Star's Bruce Pascoe described the slogan's impact on the program: More: Could Remy Martin transfer from ASU basketball to Arizona Wildcats? It was a popular tool among many fans and former players. It appears as if the team is keeping it basic for now on social media, with the team's Twitter account changed from to and the Wildcats used "A Player's Program" as a recruiting and marketing slogan. The team rebranded its social media accounts last week, getting rid of the "A Player's Program" moniker it was known by during Miller's tenure in Tucson. It's now also moving on from the nickname associated with the program under him. The Arizona basketball program moved on from coach Sean Miller last month.