Etiquette training part of the preseason course for Arizona women's basketball players

SAN FRANCISCO – No doubt Arizona's women's basketball players are minding their manners.

That is just part of the program for the Wildcats. On and off the court, sixth-year coach Niya Butts wants her players to be at their best in all settings and situations.

So, the Wildcats visited a restaurant in Tucson for etiquette training again before this season — a lesson one evening at McMahon's Steakhouse.

Junior guard Candice Warthen has learned several tips by participating in the training several times now.

And even sixth-year coach Butts insists she has things to learn when it comes to where her silverware should be and making sure to keep her napkin in her lap and elbows off the table.

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer has done a similar training session in the past.