
Walk-on forward Max Wiepking was Arizona’s reliable glue guy
Max Wiepking was a 6-foot-6, 220-pound Arizona forward who earned his keep as a hard-working walk-on and scout-team leader rather than a volume stat-stuffer. In the 2012-13 season, Arizona’s own roster notes described him as a player who understood his role, brought leadership, and helped the team through practice work, while school coverage said he had been through multiple high-stakes NCAA runs and was trusted in the room. For a team, that profile screams low-drama, high-IQ depth: dependable, selfless, and useful if you value toughness, preparation, and culture over box-score fireworks.