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The NCAA Tournament is officially set to begin on Thursday, so Los Angeles Rams fans, who are you picking to win March Madness? According to Yahoo Sports, about 29% of users have picked the Duke Blue Devils to win it all this year. The rest of their top five national championship picks included Arizona (22%), […]
From Turf Show Times | 1 day ago | 0 reads
A third Arizona women’s basketball player has announced her intention to enter the transfer portal when it opens on Apr. 6, according to Talia Goodman of On3. Freshman forward Daniah Trammell, who had committed to Becky Burke at Buffalo, is on her way out. Like many of Arizona’s players, Trammell had an up-and-down season in […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 2 days ago | 2 reads
It’s not just a spot in the second round that’s up for grabs, there’s also iced tea bragging rights at stake when Arizona faces Long Island on Friday in San Diego. If you know, you know. This is the fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance (and 40th overall) for Arizona, the No. 1 seed in the […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Getting a sitting head coach to join your staff is quite an accomplishment. Becky Burke has done that with the addition of Kent State head coach Todd Starkey to the Arizona women’s basketball staff. Starkey will have the title of associate head coach that was previously held by Ashley Odom. “We are thrilled to have […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 4 days ago | 2 reads
The Road to Indianapolis will begin on the West Coast. Arizona is the No. 1 seed in the West Region in the 2026 NCAA Tournament and will open play Friday in San Diego against Long Island. It is the eighth No. 1 seed in school history, first since 2021-22 in Tommy Lloyd’s first season, which […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 5 days ago | 2 reads
When Arizona transitioned from the Pac-12 to the Big 12, Tommy Lloyd knew winning conference championships wouldn’t come as easily playing in one of the toughest leagues in college basketball. Nor would it be like at his former school, Gonzaga, which took home WCC championships nearly every year. Yet just two years into the Big […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 6 days ago | 3 reads
It’s March, it has been for two weeks now, but it’s not officially March for hoop heads until the buzzer beaters start rolling in. And it’ll be hard to beat Arizona’s game-winner against Iowa State. Both teams were brilliant down the stretch, trading baskets, with each unable to stop the other. Iowa State tied the […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 6 days ago | 3 reads
It’s only the second week of March, but it’ll be hard for any game the rest of the month to top what Arizona and Iowa State put on Friday evening in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. Jaden Bradley, the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year, hit the game-winner to send Arizona into the conference […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 7 days ago | 3 reads
It’s time for Arizona women’s basketball to look towards the future. Incoming freshman Jasleen Green is set to be a big part of that future. She’s shown why with her achievements and accolades in high school. She added to those with the Gatorade Florida Player of the Year nod on Friday. At her final radio […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 7 days ago | 1 read
The top of the 2025–26 college basketball board looks familiar going into March. Duke,Arizona, Michigan, Florida, Houston, and UConn have spent the final stretch of the regularseason clustered near the top of the AP poll and projected among the strongest seed lines.That group has earned the spotlight with elite records and consistent national results. The [...] The post Dark Horses in the 2025–26 College Basketball Futures Race first appeared on Sports Then and Now .
From Sports Then and Now | 9 days ago | 1 read
Well, here we are: the end of the regular season. It’s conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament from here on out, and at the end of the 31-game march, there’s a trio of 29-2 teams at the top. Duke, Arizona, and Michigan all ran through their conferences with relative ease. The Blue Devils lost to […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 11 days ago | 3 reads
Arizona didn’t just dominate its league on the court this season, it also cleaned up in the awards category. Tommy Lloyd has been named Big 12 Coach of the Year, his second Coach of the Year award in five seasons, while Jaden Bradley is the conference’s Player of the Year and Tobe Awaka is the […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 11 days ago | 4 reads
Lute Olson hated conference tournaments, and was not shy about voicing that opinion. Even though he won four Pac-10 Tournament titles, more than any other coach, he was quite happy to see the league do away with the event in 1991 despite winning the previous three editions. When the conference resurrected its tourney in 2002 […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 12 days ago | 2 reads
First-year head coach Becky Burke had to put together an entire roster when she was hired at Arizona last April. She also had to assemble an entire coaching staff. She has indicated that some of the players she brought in will be leaving after this year. There will also be some changes on the coaching […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 14 days ago | 3 reads
As the calendar flips to March, the margin for error has officially evaporated for teams clinging to the NCAA Tournament’s ever-shrinking bubble. While the heavyweights at the top like Duke, UConn, Arizona, Michigan, and possibly Florida have largely turned the race for No. 1 seeds into a private invitational, the real drama is unfolding in […]
From Hammer and Rails | 16 days ago | 4 reads
Arizona men’s basketball has clinched the Big 12 regular season title outright with a 73-57 win over Iowa State. On a night where the community celebrated the seniors, it was an ideal outing for the home finale. Here is what head coach Tommy Lloyd as well as seniors Jaden Bradley, Tobe Awaka and Anthony Dell’Orso […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 17 days ago | 6 reads
One championship down, a couple more to go. No. 2 Arizona locked up its first Big 12 Conference regular season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday night at McKale Center at ALKEME Arena. The Wildcats (28-2, 15-2) also earned their 10th victory of the year against a ranked opponent, […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 17 days ago | 2 reads
Who: Iowa State (24-5, 11-5 Big 12) at Arizona (27-2, 14-2 Big 12) Where: McKale Center at ALKEME Arena (14,688) – Tucson, Ariz. When: Monday, March 2, 2026 – 8 p.m. CT Watch: ESPN // Jon Sciambi (PxP) and Fran Fraschilla (Analyst) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network // John Walters (PxP) & Eric Heft (Analyst)
From Wide Right & Natty Lite | 18 days ago | 4 reads
No change in the top three, as Duke, Arizona, and Michigan had dominant 2-0 weeks where they beat strong competition. The Blue Devils rolled past Virginia, the Wildcats clobbered Kansas, and the Wolverines romped past Illinois 84-70 on the road. Below them, UConn and Florida impressed in the battle for the fourth 1-seed, with the […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 18 days ago | 4 reads
A stellar freshman year keeps getting better and better for Arizona guard Brayden Burries. He was named the conference’s Newcomer of the Week, in addition to being part of the Big 12’s Starting Five. It’s his second Big 12 Newcomer of the Week award that he’s won this season, and it’s his third appearance on […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 18 days ago | 4 reads
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From Addicted To Quack | 18 days ago | 4 reads
Washington State dropped its regular-season finale to Pepperdine, 88–79, on Saturday, falling to the No. 8 seed in the WCC Tournament. Looking at the standings, it frankly doesn’t even seem real. Two years ago, WSU was a top-20 team and tied for first place in the Pac-12 alongside a top-five Arizona squad. Now, the Cougs […]
From CougCenter | 19 days ago | 3 reads
Going into this weekend, Iowa State was one of three teams that still had a shot to catch Arizona for the Big 12 title. But then the Cyclones lost at home to Texas Tech, eliminating them from the race and taking a little of the shine off their meeting on Big Monday. It’s still a […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 19 days ago | 4 reads
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 | 21 days ago | 3 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 | 23 days ago | 4 reads