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Coaching StaffDanny PetersAssistant Director of Basketball OperationsThird Year at ArizonaOhio State, 2010JayDee LusterGraduate ManagerFirst Year at ArizonaWyoming, 2012Now in his third year on staff, Danny Peters was promoted toassistant director of basketball operations in August 2012.Peters will oversee Arizona’s video scouting efforts and isresponsible for the organization, breakdown, scouting and presentationof game film. He also will handle player edits for individualplayers’ use and create recruiting videos as well as recruiting gametape for coaches’ evaluation.Administratively, he will supervise the academic progress of eachstudent-athlete within the program, as all 23 players to completetheir eligibility under Miller have earned their degrees. Peters is alsoco-director of the Sean Miller Basketball Camps and will coordinateUA former player outreach.Peters has long had a coaching career in his sights. Starting hisBuckeye career as a manager in 2005-06, Peters has helped trainOSU standout guards Mike Conley Jr., Jamar Butler and EvanTurner for game action. Short on players for the 2006-07 campaign,Peters was added to the active roster.He made a total of 35 appearances in his four-year career, helpingthe Buckeyes to 110 victories, which was a school record at the timeof his graduation, three Big Ten championships (2006, ’07, ’10), twoBig Ten tournament titles (2007, ’10), an appearance in the FinalFour (2007) and one N.I.T. championship (2008).Counting his managerial experience, Peters left Columbus with atotal of five varsity letters.Peters originally joined the Wildcat support staff as a graduatemanager in August 2010, aiding the coaching staff in player andteam workouts in addition to a multitude of video and operationalresponsibilities. His tireless work ethic and basketball insightsinfused new energy into Arizona’s individual workouts.Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, Peters earned a bachelor’s degree inspecial education from Ohio State in 2010. His father, Dan, is thedirector of basketball operations at the University of Akron.2012 Mountain West Conference defensive player of the yearJayDee Luster is the newest member of the Arizona basketballsupport staff, joining the program in August 2012 as a graduatemanager.Luster will aid the coaching staff in player and team workouts inaddition to various operational and video responsibilities while hepursues a postgraduate degree.A three-year starter as a point guard for the University ofWyoming, Luster was the Mountain West Conference defensiveplayer of the year, a member of the league’s all-defensive team andan honorable mention all-conference selection in 2011-12. He guidedthe Cowboys to a 21-12 record last season and a berth in the CollegeBasketball Invitational. All told, it was Wyoming’s first 20-winseason since 2002-03 and the program’s first postseason appearancein four years.Luster averaged 5.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per gamein 33 appearances (32 starts) as a senior. He ranked 32nd nationallywith a 2.35 assist:turnover ratio and ranked sixth in the MountainWest in assists. Four of his 12 double-figure scoring games came in2011-12, including a career-high 18 points on Dec. 13 vs. UC-Irvine.He passed out a career high of 11 assists on Nov. 18, 2009, againstPeru State.Over his three seasons in Laramie (2008-12), Luster averaged 5.6points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in 90 appearances. Hecapped his career ranked eighth on UW’s all-time assist list with 344and ranked 14th with 81 starts.He also played one season (2007-08) at New Mexico State.Originally from San Diego, Calif., Luster earned degrees in socialscience and criminal justice from Wyoming in 2012. He attendedHoover High School and played for coach Ollie Goulston, the sameas current Wildcat forward Angelo Chol.Support StaffBrian BriggerAssistant Director/Equipment Operations2012-13 Managerial StaffJohn DaleyDirector/Video ProductionMarissaElias-CastanedaAdministrativeAssociateMike HauslerVideographer/Producer &In-Game DirectorRichard PaigeAssociate Director/CommunicationsServicesDr. Don PorterTeam PhysicianMarisol QuirozAssistant Director/C.A.T.S. AcademicsBlaise BabickeTucson, Ariz.David BuchannanMoorpark, Calif.Will BurkettWatsonville, Calif.Trevor DerrettSan Diego, Calif.T.J. DoradoLake Oswego, Ore.Preston FawcettKirkland, Wash.Pharoah GreenLos Angeles, Calif.Jeremy HunterLos Angeles, Calif.David MillerLavendale, Calif.Margarito NajeraGlendale, Ariz.Cooper PugnaleManhattan Beach, Calif.Nick RadenkovichDowners Grove, Ill.Ben SanderCleves, OhioJohn SeaveyNovato, Calif.Kyle VasseyTucson, Ariz.322012-13 University of Arizona Men’s Basketball