No. 8 Arizona’s Ballo finds balance in basketball and life

By JOHN MARSHALL
AP Basketball Writer

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Oumar Ballo always had the power to bull through smaller opponents, his 7-foot, 260-pound frame pretty much ensuring every opponent was smaller. What the Arizona center needed was a better way to pull back on the reins because when you’re that big, changing directions can take a little longer. That’s where balance enters into the picture. Working with Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd and his staff over the summer, Ballo added balance to his brute strength. He has combined with Azuolas Tubelis to give the No. 8 Wildcats’ one of the nation’s best frontcourts,