Arizona G Allonzo Trier deemed ineligible after failed drug test
Thomson Reuters
Feb 22nd 2018 11:06PM
Star Arizona guard Allonzo Trier was deemed ineligible by the NCAA on Thursday after testing positive again for a performance-enhancing substance.
Arizona is appealing the ruling.
The school released a statement Thursday that said an NCAA student-athlete drug screening in late January "revealed the reappearance of a trace amount of a banned substance" that Trier tested positive for before the 2016-17 season. He missed the first 19 games of that season as a result of the test.
"The amount detected was miniscule by scientific standards and appears to be a remnant of a substance, which the NCAA agreed, Allonzo had unknowingly ingested in 2016," the school said.
50 PHOTOS
Top college basketball programs
See Gallery
Top college basketball programs
50. USC
Points: 174
(Photo by Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)
49. DePaul
Points: 186
(Photo by Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)48. San Francisco
Points: 191
(Photo by James Snook-USA TODAY Sports)
47. LSU
Points: 198
(Photo by Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports)
46. Vanderbilt
Points: 204
(Photo via REUTERS/Eric Draper)
45. Georgia Tech
Points: 213
(Photo by Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports)
44. Kansas State
Points: 224
(Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
5. Kansas
Points: 857
(Photo by Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports)
43. Minnesota
Points: 226
(Photo by Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports)
42. West Virginia
Points: 229
(Photo by Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports)
41. Gonzaga
Points: 230
(Photo by Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports)
40. Stanford
Points: 232
(Photo by Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
39. Utah
Points: 239
Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
39. Tennessee
Points: 243
(Photo by Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports)
37. Wisconsin
Points: 250
(Photo by Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
36. Texas
Points: 255
(Photo via REUTERS/Bill Waugh)
35. Pittsburgh
Points: 264
(Photo by Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
34. Oklahoma State
Points: 271
(Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
20. Oklahoma
Points: 371
(Photo by Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports)
33. Wake Forest
Points: 281
(Photo by Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)
32. Virginia
Points: 283
(Photo by Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports)
31. Arkansas
Points: 289
(Photo by Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports)
30. Alabama
Points: 297
(Photo by Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports)
29. Missouri
Points: 300
(Photo by Dak Dillon-USA TODAY Sports
T-27. Florida
Points: 306
(Photo by Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
T-27. St. John's
Points: 306
(Photo by Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports)
26. Memphis
Points: 307
(Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
25. UNLV
Points: 321
(Photo by Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports)
24. Purdue
Points: 339
(Photo by Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports)
23. Iowa
Points: 343
(Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
T-21. North Carolina State
Points: 366
(Photo by William Howard/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
T-21. Marquette
Points: 366
(Photo by David Hahn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
19. Villanova
Points: 372
(Photo by Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports)
18. Notre Dame
Points: 382
(Photo by Jerome Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
17. Maryland
Points: 400
(Photo by James Snook-USA TODAY Sports)
16. Connecticut
Points: 402
(Photo by David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)
15. Georgetown
Points: 421
(Photo by David Hahn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
14. Michigan
Points: 423
(Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
13. Michigan State
Points: 434
(Photo by Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports)
12. Ohio State
Points: 453
(Photo by Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports)
11. Illinois
Points: 479
(Photo viaREUTERS/Mike Stone)
10. Cincinnati
Points: 500
(Photo by Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports)
9. Syracuse
Points: 581
(Photo by David Banks-USA TODAY Sports)
8. Arizona
Points: 594
(Photo by Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports)
7. Louisville
Points: 627
(Photo by Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports)
6. Indiana
Points: 662
(Photo by Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports)
4. UCLA
Points: 957
(Photo by Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
3. Duke
Points: 1,032
(Photo by Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)
2. North Carolina
Points: 1,098
(Photo by Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports)
1. Kentucky
Points: 1,111
(Photo by Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports)
Up Next
See Gallery
Discover More Like This
HIDE CAPTION
SHOW CAPTION
of
SEE ALL
BACK TO SLIDE
Trier's scoring average of 19.6 points per game this season is just behind teammate Deandre Ayton's 19.7 that leads the Pac-12. The Wildcats are 21-6 and lead the conference with an 11-3 record.
Arizona plays Oregon State on Thursday night.
--Field Level Media
