At a time when UCLA was the west coast powerhouse athletic program, Tucson worked to move from being a small "Old Pueblo" town with a great university to the U of A metropolis that it is today.

He scored 39 points against Utah in 1977, which is noted as the fourth best all-time single game performance at U of A. Elliott was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, but never played for them.

Following his NBA career, Elliott briefly played for the Detroit Spirits of the Continental Basketball Association during the 1982–83 season.

[2] Elliott may be best known in younger generations for his voice work as a color-commentator on NBA Live games[3] with late sportscaster (and former Memphis Grizzlies announcer) Don Poier from 1999 to 2003.

The book also pays homage to the Arizona basketball teams of the pre-Snowden era, through Lute Olson, and into Sean Miller.c.