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In upsetting BYU a few days ago, Oklahoma State scored 58 points in the second half and were a free throw shy of triple digits for the game. The Cowboys would have needed a third half against Arizona to reach that number. The top-ranked Wildcats’ defense clicked on all cylinders in an 84-47 win over […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 2 hours ago | 0 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 | 1 day ago | 0 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 | 2 days ago | 1 read
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 | 4 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 4 days ago | 0 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 | 5 days ago | 0 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 | 8 days ago | 0 reads
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 | 9 days ago | 1 read
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 | 12 days ago | 2 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 | 14 days ago | 2 reads
In a physical and somewhat sloppy game, Arizona men’s basketball remained undefeated on the season with a 77-51 win over Cincinnati. Here is what head coach Tommy Lloyd, Brayden Burries, and Ivan Kharchenkov had to say following the win over the Bearcats: Lloyd on the interactions with Kerr Kriisa: “Kerr’s a really good player, and […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 17 days ago | 4 reads
There are going to be nights when the shooting isn’t there. Arizona’s hasn’t had many of those during its unbeaten run, but it did on Wednesday night. As long as the defensive effort remains consistent, though, the wins will keep coming. Top-ranked Arizona held Cincinnati to 30.4 percent shooting in a 77-51 win on Wednesday […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 17 days ago | 2 reads
One week ago, there were five undefeated teams in men’s Division I college basketball. By Friday’s bracket, that number dropped to three—Arizona, Nebraska, and Miami (Ohio). There were also 12 one-loss teams heading into the weekend. That club has now just eight members and does not include prior unbeatens Iowa State and Vanderbilt, both of […]
From Blogging the Bracket | 18 days ago | 0 reads
Freshman forward Daniah Trammell has been part of the frontcourt rotation for Arizona women’s basketball since she stepped on campus. Her talents aren’t confined to the court, though. “I’ve always been a singer, but I didn’t really start stepping out of my shell until I got to college,” Trammell said. Part of stepping out of […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 18 days ago | 1 read
Jaden Bradley has shown an amazing knack for turning it on in the second half of games lately, taking over down the stretch in Arizona’s last game to avoid an upset at UCF. The Big 12 Conference noticed, including Bradley on its weekly Starting Five list of top players in the league over the previous […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 19 days ago | 3 reads
The Houston Cougars (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) hope to continue a seven-game home winning streak when they host the Arizona State Sun Devils (10-7, 1-3 Big 12) on January 18, 2026. Houston was victorious in its most recent game against West Virginia, 77-48, on Tuesday. Milos Uzan starred with 17 points, and also had two boards and two assists. Arizona State lost its previous game to Arizona, 89-82, on Wednesday. Moe Odum was its top scorer with 23 points. When is Houston vs. Arizona State and when...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 21 days ago | 6 reads
Though Arizona ultimately ended up beating ASU on Wednesday night, the fact that the Wildcats struggled against at home against an unranked team, trailing at halftime for the first time in more than a month, shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that follows college basketball. It wasn’t to Tommy Lloyd. “I really appreciated the battle […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 22 days ago | 2 reads
We’ve reached the meat of conference play in college hoops, where the Final Four odds are beginning to take shape and evolve. But with over a month of regular season and conference tournament action still to come on the hardwood, the odds are far from settled. Let’s take a quick look at who the oddsmakers have as favorites and longshots to reach Indianapolis. 2025-26 Final Four Odds *Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images The battle for a spot in Indianapolis won’t officially tip off until...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 22 days ago | 2 reads
Since Tuesday’s projection, the number of undefeated teams has dropped from five to three, with Iowa State and Vanderbilt falling for the first time this season. That’s led to a shakeup on the top line for today, with UConn and Duke replacing the Cyclones and Purdue as No. 1 seeds alongside No. 1 overall Arizona […]
From Blogging the Bracket | 22 days ago | 2 reads
The 2025-26 season began in November with 365 Division I men’s basketball teams starting off without a loss on their record. More than 100 fell off that list on the first night, and since then the number of unbeaten teams has been whittled down bit by bit. The select group with perfect records sits at […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 25 days ago | 0 reads
For the last month, college basketball writers faced a legitimate debate over who should be the No. 1 team in the country. No longer. Arizona cemented its position atop the Associated Press poll following Michigan’s loss to Wisconsin Saturday, securing 60 of 61 first-place votes. The other first-place vote went to No. 2 Iowa State. […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 26 days ago | 0 reads
Well it was not meant to be this past weekend for the Wildcats. To be fair, they played tough against a very good BYU team, including playing *defense* from time to time. But they could not do the thing they need to do to win games this season, going just 3-21 from deep in the […]
From Bring On The Cats | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Arizona men’s basketball remains No. 1 in the Associated Press by the smallest of margins. Arizona received 32 first-place votes in this week’s poll compared to 29 for No. 2 Michigan. A single point separates the two teams in the rankings, with Arizona receiving 1,494 points to Michigan’s 1,493. Arizona is ranked No. 1 for […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Arizona men’s basketball remains the No. 1 team in the country, but its grip on the top ranking has weakened a little. Arizona received 19 more first-place votes than No. 2 Michigan in this week’s Associated Press poll, compared to a week ago when the UA had 27 more top place votes than the Wolverines. […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
PHOENIX—Bad shooting nights are going to happen. But if rebounding and defense are still there, it’s manageable. Top-ranked Arizona tested that theory on Saturday night, stinking up the joint offensively for most of the evening yet still coming away with another lopsided victory thanks to its defense and work on the glass. Tobe Awaka and […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 2 months ago | 0 reads