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 […]
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At 22-0, Arizona is off to the best start in school history. It has also made it through the first half of the Big 12 schedule without a blemish, which is also pretty impressive. But the toughest games remain. During the final nine contests in the regular season the Wildcats will face six ranked opponents […]
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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 […]
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Tommy Lloyd projected that January would be a big month for Brayden Burries in terms of his growth and development, and he wasn’t wrong. The freshman has become Arizona’s go-to scorer, one who can also make big plays defensively, and he’s putting his name in the conversation for Big 12 Player of the Year. For […]
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Arizona men’s basketball broke the program record for best start to a season by moving to 22-0 last week. Another record is in sights: most consecutive weeks ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. Arizona is ranked No. 1 for the eighth consecutive poll, tying the record for most weeks atop the rankings. The […]
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Arizona men’s basketball is off to its best start in program history with a 22-0 record. Following the regular season sweep of rival Arizona State, the Wildcats are now heading into the second half of conference play. The first half of conference play provided some learning lessons for Tommy Lloyd’s team, but the team continues […]
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Staying consistent has been a problem for Arizona women’s basketball this season. The Wildcats had a hot start against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls but went away from what was working fairly early. The result was a 88-69 loss in McKale Center on Sunday afternoon. “We showed glimpses, as usual, of being able to execute a […]
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Arizona is halfway through its second season in the Big 12, winning the first nine conference games as part of a school-record 22-0 start. That’s helped the Wildcats hold the top spot in the AP poll since early December, the last few weeks being a unanimous No. 1. The UA is No. 1 in the […]
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TEMPE—In the lead up to Saturday’s game at ASU, which would end up being the 22nd consecutive win to establish the best start in school history, Tommy Lloyd showed his team clips from preseason workouts the team did in Casa Grande in September. The goal was to show the Wildcats how much they’ve improved over […]
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There will be a battle for the setter position at Arizona volleyball this year. After losing former setter Avery Scoggins to transfer, the Wildcats added AEC Setter of the Year Maria Olga Siapani. They now have a commitment from former Notre Dame setter Harmony Sample. The pair join returning sophomore Chloe Giehtbrock. Sample spent four […]
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TEMPE—Time will tell how Arizona’s season finishes, but one thing is for certain: none have ever started better. The top-ranked Wildcats outscored rival ASU by 13 in the second half to win 87-74 on Saturday afternoon at Desert Financial Arena. In doing so the UA (22-0, 9-0 Big 12) broke the school record for consecutive […]
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It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats have a chance to set the record for best start in school history when they visit the ASU Sun Devils. Arizona beat ASU 89-82 in Tucson on Jan. 14. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! […]
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Arizona head coach Becky Burke believes her Wildcats still have some Big 12 wins in them. If they’re going to get one this Sunday, they will need to lock down on defense. The Wildcats will host the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. At 85.9 points per game, the Cowgirls even outscore […]
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It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats have a chance to set the record for best start in school history when they visit the ASU Sun Devils. Arizona beat ASU 89-82 in Tucson on Jan. 14. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-ASU game time, details: […]
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Arizona volleyball once again has a complete coaching staff. Head coach Rita Stubbs announced the hiring of former U.S. Men’s National Team member Ryan Ammerman on Wednesday. “We are thrilled to welcome Ryan to Arizona and complete our coaching staff,” Stubbs said in the press release. “Ryan has played at the highest level for the […]
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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 […]
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OK so Arizona is good. Like, really good. The No. 1 Wildcats dominated BYU on the road before an interesting final minute made the game too close, but as has been the case in every game this season Arizona was able to do enough to come away with the win. At 21-0 they are looking […]
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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. […]
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An Arizona rookie will be participating in the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, just not the one most people would have expected with how this season has gone. Ex-Wildcat Carter Bryant has accepted an invitation to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The competition is scheduled for Feb. 14 at the Intuit […]
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Editor’s note: With several sports going on, Wildcat Wrap serves as a recap that focuses on the Arizona programs that we do not have the time to cover on a regular basis but are certainly worthy of recognition. Arizona golfer Filip Jakubcik is having a big week. The senior took home the N.I.T., winning the […]
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TEMPE, ARIZ – On Monday, Arizona head coach Becky Burke used the old cliche that records didn’t matter in a rivalry game. It was almost true on Wednesday night in Desert Financial Arena. The Wildcats led Arizona State by as many as eight in the second half but couldn’t hold onto the lead in a […]
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It’s the first women’s basketball Duel in the Desert for Arizona head coach Becky Burke and ASU head coach Molly Miller. Both feature teams of mostly transfers. Both rely heavily on turning defense into offense. That’s probably where the similarities stop, though. Arizona is coming off arguably the most successful run in its women’s basketball […]
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The Arizona GymCats’ big team score last Friday got the squad back on track after a difficult meet the week before. It also got Aubrey Krohnfeldt some attention from the Big 12 coaches. The sophomore was announced as the Big 12 Specialist of the Week on Tuesday. The award was Krohnfeldt’s first conference honor and […]
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By narrowly avoiding a monumental collapse at BYU on Monday night, Arizona matched the best start to a season in school history. The Wildcats’ 21-0 record is the same it had to start the 2013-14 campaign. We unfortunately know what happened next the last time the UA began this good, and how that season ended. […]
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All four major preseason softball polls are out, and the Arizona Wildcats are once again in the mix in each one. The NFCA/GoRout Division I poll was released on Tuesday morning to round out the releases. Arizona landed at No. 17 in the poll that is used as the official poll on this website. The […]
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