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While the membership of the top 16 in today’s NCAA Men’s Tournament bracket remains the same as what the Selection Committee revealed last Saturday, there has been some shuffling outside of a top line that remains stable—with Duke, Michigan, Arizona, and UConn your four No. 1 seeds in that order. This week’s results have led […]
From Blogging the Bracket | about 16 hours ago | 0 reads
The Arizona men’s basketball team is known to stack its schedule with tough opponents with big media opportunities. Arizona women’s basketball didn’t do that this season, but that’s about to change. Both teams will travel to Las Vegas for the Hall of Fame Series Opening Night. The women will kick off on Monday, Nov. 2 […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Saturday was arguably the most momentous day of the college basketball season thus far—both on and off the court. Hours before Arizona won at Houston, Duke beat Michigan, and Iowa State fell at BYU, the NCAA released its eighth annual in-season look at the Top 16 NCAA Tournament seeds. This oft-overlooked occasion is the only […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 4 days ago | 0 reads
On Saturday, the NCAA selection committee released its annual top 16 reveal. They did not have much to say on the Illini, but what they said about other teams can provide some insight into how Illinois will be valued by the committee. Illinois was 7th, behind a clear top three of Michigan, Duke and Arizona, […]
From The Champaign Room | 5 days ago | 0 reads
There have been at least half a dozen times this season when Tommy Lloyd has been asked about Anthony Dell’Orso and if he’s concerned about the senior’s offensive struggles. And every time Lloyd has said he isn’t, and that Delly’s time will come. It came on Wednesday night, when Arizona needed someone to step up […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 9 days ago | 1 read
Arizona will be down two regulars, including a starter, for Wednesday’s showdown with No. 23 BYU, and at least one could be out for longer The school announced Tuesday that freshman forward Koa Peat has a muscle strain in his “lower leg area,” an injury that will keep him out for at least the next […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 10 days ago | 1 read
It was no surprise but at least it was official. Arizona guard Micky Perdue announced that her college career is over this afternoon via her social media accounts. Perdue transferred to Arizona after stints at Toledo, Glenville State, and Cleveland State. She helped Glenville State reach the Division II Final Four in 2023 before transferring […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 12 days ago | 2 reads
From a school-record win streak to a rare skid. Life comes at you fast in the Big 12. Top-ranked Arizona lost its second consecutive game after opening the season 23-0, falling 78-75 in overtime to No. 16 Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon in the recently renamed McKale Center at ALKEME Arena. The Red Raiders (19-6, […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 13 days ago | 1 read
For the first time this season, Arizona men’s basketball will be without one of its key players when it plays Texas Tech on Saturday. Dwayne Aristode is out against the Red Raiders, according to the injury report shared by the Big 12 Conference. Aristode played eight minutes against Kansas on Monday night, with three minutes […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 14 days ago | 0 reads
If men’s basketball is the University of Arizona’s most well-known export, space science isn’t far behind. The university is celebrating its acclaimed space program through ‘Galaxy Slam,’ a week-long series of community activities and on-campus events running from Feb. 14-21. Arizona men’s basketball is taking part by wearing special uniforms for the Feb. 18 game […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 16 days ago | 1 read
Get ready for another round of Arizona vs. UCLA, this time in Las Vegas to open the 2026-27 season. Arizona will play UCLA at T-Mobile Center to begin next season as part of a doubleheader that will feature Gonzaga taking on Purdue, according to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. The doubleheader will take place on […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 16 days ago | 1 read
2/4-2/10 Spotlight: Dylan Andrews Hailing from Gardena, California, Dylan Andrews went from unranked to a top 50 recruit nationally after transferring to Compass Prep in Arizona for his senior year of high school. He had offers from some of the biggest brands in college basketball, including Kansas, Arizona, and Louisville, but he ultimately decided to […]
From Mountain West Connection | 17 days ago | 0 reads
Arizona basketball could be in the midst of a historic season, one that we will remember for the rest of our lives. Even with Monday’s loss at Kansas the Cats are clearly one of the very best teams in the sport, and have as good a chance as anyone to reach the Final Four and […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 17 days ago | 2 reads
Kansas Jayhawks News Three takeaways from KU’s big win over Arizona (KC Star) Here is ESPN’s writeup of how Kansas took down the undefeated Arizona basketball team without Darryn Peterson Why was Bill Self so excited after the buzzer sounded last night? Links! How many people arrested by ICE have violent criminal records? CBS News […]
From Rock Chalk Talk | 18 days ago | 1 read
It was going to happen eventually. Not surprising that it did so at one of the toughest places to play in college basketball, even with the home team missing its best player. Top-ranked Arizona is no longer unbeaten after falling 82-78 at No. 9 Kansas on Monday night, ending its program-record 23-game win streak. The […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 18 days ago | 2 reads
Arizona’s first season in the Big 12 Conference was an eye opener, both in terms of the significant bump in competition from the Pac-12 and the hostile atmospheres it entered. No more trips to half-empty gyms in Corvallis or Pullman, or ones in California with nearly as many UA fans as ones for the home […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 19 days ago | 3 reads
Previous Winner Brendan Summerhill, OF22 | L/R | 6’3” | 200A | .333/.429/.444 (160 wRC+) 42 PA, 0 HR, 5 SB, 6 BB, 5 K Following an All-Star performance at the Cape Cod summer league, Summerhill exhibited some of the best bat-to-ball skills in NCAA as a junior at Arizona. His draft stock took a […]
From DRaysBay | 22 days ago | 4 reads
Make that three Arizona starters up for Hoophall Awards. Freshman Koa Peat has been named to the 10-player midseason watch list for the Karl Malone Award, given to college basketball’s top power forward. He joins Jaden Bradley (Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year) and Brayden Burries (Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year) as […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 23 days ago | 2 reads
To be the No. 1 team in the country requires not just one good player, but several. Arizona has shown that this season, with eight different leading scorers and seven who have put up 20 or more points. Another indication of a team’s collective strength is having multiple players up for national awards. Count the […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 25 days ago | 1 read
Today’s four No. 1 seeds, Arizona, UConn, Duke, and Michigan, have a combined record of 83-3 heading into the first week of February, with the Wolverines solidifying their place among the elite of the elite by defeating both 2 seed Nebraska at Crisler and 3 seed Michigan State in East Lansing. The quartet of No. […]
From Blogging the Bracket | 25 days ago | 3 reads
After Arizona beat ASU Saturday to improve to its best start in program history, Tommy Lloyd was asked on national television to reflect on what it means to carry on the legacy Lute Olson built in Tucson. The question, delivered by former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl on the TNT postgame show, didn’t make mention of […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 25 days ago | 2 reads
The Arizona/ASU rivalry hasn’t been particularly competitive in mens’ basketball in recent years. If not for a 70-foot buzzer beater three years ago the Wildcats would be riding a 12-game win streak in the series. Instead, the UA is on a completely different streak, one that’s on the cusp of school history, ahead of the […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 29 days ago | 1 read
When Arizona hosted ASU a few weeks back, the Sun Devils had just snapped a losing streak and ended up giving the Wildcats a run for their money. The UA won 89-82, one of its closest games in a month. Now comes the return game in Tempe, where Arizona has not lost under Tommy Lloyd. […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 29 days ago | 3 reads
One of the best players in the 2026 class is on campus for his official visit during BYU’s biggest game of the year. 5-Star wing Bruce Branch is currently on BYU campus for his official and will be in attendance for the BYU-Arizona game. Joe Tipton of On3 first reported the news. Branch was the […]
From Vanquish The Foe | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Who: Iowa State (15-5, 3-5 Big 12) vs. Arizona (10-8, 1-6 Big 12) Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa When: Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 – 3 p.m. CT Watch: FS1 (PxP: Krista Blunk, Analyst: Madison Hock) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson)
From Wide Right & Natty Lite | about 1 month ago | 3 reads