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NCAA Tournament: Tip-off time, TV info, odds announced for Arizona’s second round game vs. Utah State
SAN DIEGO—Arizona will be getting a little extra rest before its next NCAA Tournament game. The top-seeded Wildcats’ matchup with No. 9 Utah State is set for a 4:50 p.m. PT tip on Sunday night, with the game airing on TruTV. Arizona’s first round game against Long Island tipped off in the morning. Arizona, fresh […]
NCAA Tournament: No. 9 Utah State rallies to beat No. 8 Villanova, will face Arizona in second round
SAN DIEGO—It’s only fitting that Arizona will need to beat a Mountain West Conference team in a Mountain West arena to get back to another Sweet 16. Ninth-seeded Utah State outscored No. 8 Villanova 15-3 over the final six minutes to win 86-76 on Friday afternoon at Viejas Arena, setting up a second round matchup […]
NCAA Tournament: What Tommy Lloyd, Arizona players said after 1st round win over Long Island
SAN DIEGO—Arizona had no trouble with its opening opponent in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, beating No. 16 seed Long Island by 32 points. It was the Wildcats’ largest margin of victory in the tourney since 1998 and the lead never got below 22 in the second half. But in March Madness, anything can happen. Tommy […]
NCAA Tournament notebook: Arizona freshmen ace first postseason test
SAN DIEGO—It had been 26 years since Arizona had three freshmen in the starting lineup of an NCAA Tournament game. That trio (Gilbert Arenas, Jason Gardner and Luke Walton) formed the corp of the 2001 squad that would make it to the national championship, the last time the Wildcats reached the final weekend of the […]
Hot series between Arizona softball, ASU to play out in even hotter weather
It’s a hot series. Two former Arizona softball players will return to Hillenbrand as Arizona State Sun Devils. One former Sun Devils is sure to be in the luxury suite watching the Wildcat program he built while another will be in the Arizona dugout coaching the Wildcats’ offense. It was supposed to happen in historic […]
NCAA Tournament: Arizona men’s basketball soars past Long Island in first round
SAN DIEGO—During the first full day of the NCAA Tournament, top seeds Duke and Michigan got scares from their underdog opponents. The Blue Devils nearly lost to a team that played only five guys. Arizona had no such difficulties. The top-seeded Wildcats came flying out of the gates and never let up, blowing out No. […]
Arizona men’s basketball vs. Long Island in NCAA Tournament fan discussion
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats (32-2) open the 2026 NCAA Tournament against the Long Island Blackbirds (24-10). Arizona is the No. 1 seed in the West Region while LIU is the No. 16 seed. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Long […]
SB Nation Reacts: Arizona men’s basketball fans expecting deep NCAA Tournament run
Anyone who has closely followed Arizona the last 25 years can instantly name off at least half a dozen soul-crushing moments from the NCAA Tournament. Yet each March, hope springs eternal and Wildcat Nation believes this is their time. This year is no different. We asked our readers how far they thought the UA would […]
Arizona men’s basketball vs. Long Island in NCAA Tournament: Game time, TV schedule, odds, streaming and more
It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats (32-2) open the 2026 NCAA Tournament against the Long Island Blackbirds (24-10). Arizona is the No. 1 seed in the West Region while LIU is the No. 16 seed. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Long Island game time, details: […]
Arizona baseball hosts Texas Tech for first Big 12 home series
Since moving to Hi Corbett Field in 2012, Arizona has won more than 70 percent of its games and used that homefield advantage to lay the groundwork for four trips to the College World Series. Yet after Tuesday’s loss to New Mexico, the Wildcats are 4-6 at home this season including 0-3 in midweek matchups. […]
Former Arizona women’s basketball forward Ogheneruona ‘Miracle’ Akpotayobo to play elsewhere next season
It was an enigma. Forward Ogheneruona ‘Miracle’ Akpotayobo decommitted from Auburn after a coaching change there and ended up committing to Becky Burke at Arizona. Then, the freshman disappeared from the Wildcats’ roster in mid-September with no word from the program. There never was an official explanation for the departure of the 6-foot-3 post from […]
NCAA Tournament notebook: Arizona freshmen ready for next big stage, Long Island not just happy to be here
SAN DIEGO—Much has been made about the unique nature of Arizona’s starting lineup, one that includes three freshmen. That formula has only produced two national champions in the past 30 seasons, none since 2015, and hasn’t worked out for the Wildcats in the past. But as Tommy Lloyd has said over and over, his freshmen […]
NCAA Tournament: Battle-tested Arizona men’s basketball ready for deep run
SAN DIEGO—Arizona beat five ranked teams in its first nine games this season, the first team in the Associated Press poll era to do so. It became the first school to win 12 games over ranked opponents before the NCAA Tournament, with six of those against Top 10 schools and five from the Top 5. […]
Achol Magot becomes 4th Arizona women’s basketball player to announce transfer plans
Arizona women’s basketball will be on the hunt for frontcourt help when the transfer portal opens on April 6. Center Achol Magot became the fourth Wildcat to announce that she intends to transfer. Magot is the third inside player on her way out. She will join freshmen Daniah Trammell and Blessing ‘Adde’ Adebanjo when the […]
Finally, everything points to this being the year for Arizona men’s basketball
If Arizona can’t make the Final Four this season, it will never happen. You are forgiven if this thought has crossed your mind at any point over the last, I don’t know, five months. From the very first game of the season until the final game of the Big 12 Tournament the Wildcats have looked […]
NCAA Tournament: Arizona Wildcats a popular pick to win national championship
Arizona is a popular pick to cut down the nets in Indianapolis. Everyone from a former U.S. President to Major League Baseball is on the side of Tommy Lloyd’s Wildcats to win the national championship. Confidence—some might say overconfidence—in Arizona’s chances this March come with the territory of being one of the nation’s best teams. […]
Arizona women’s basketball: Incoming freshman Jasleen Green named MaxPreps Florida Player of the Year
Gatorade thinks incoming Arizona Wildcat Jasleen Green is the best girls’ basketball player in the state of Florida and it’s not alone. MaxPreps has joined Gatorade in naming the Arizona signee as the 2025-26 Florida Player of the Year. Arizona head coach Becky Burke gushed about Green at her final radio show of the season […]
Arizona GymCats Emma Strom, Abigayle Martin earn All-Big 12 recognition
Arizona gymnastics just completed its second Big 12 regular season. While it wasn’t quite as successful as the first, there was still a lot to celebrate. The team once again finished high enough to compete in the late session of the Big 12 Championships. Its gymnasts were also recognized as some of the best in […]
Wildcat Wrap: Clancy Shields becomes winning coach in Arizona men’s tennis history
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. When Clancy Shields took over the Arizona men’s tennis program in 2016, the Wildcats were a bottom-feeder […]
A look back at Arizona’s NCAA tournament appearances under Tommy Lloyd
Arizona men’s basketball is set to take on Long Island University on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. On paper, this looks like it should be an easy opponent for the Wildcats. One of the many aspects of why this year’s team has been so successful is the mindset of respecting every […]
Arizona forward Daniah Trammell intends to transfer, per On3
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 […]
NCAA Tournament: Long Island previews the Arizona men’s basketball matchup, makes a score prediction
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 […]
Arizona baseball loses at home to New Mexico
Though it lost two of three at Utah last weekend in its first Big 12 series, Arizona showed plenty of fight by tying or taking the lead in the 9th inning of each game. Unfortunately, that kind of effort didn’t come back with the Wildcats from Salt Lake City. The UA lost 6-3 to New […]
NCAA Tournament: Arizona’s reliance on freshmen far from the norm for recent title contenders, past Wildcat Final Four squads
When Syracuse won its lone national title in 2003, it did so by leaning heavily not just on future NBA Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony but also fellow freshman Gerry McNamara. Nine years later, John Calipari proved age was just a number by starting three freshmen and bringing Kentucky its eighth championship. And three years […]
NCAA Tournament: How No. 1 seed Arizona can get to the Final Four
Is this finally the year for Arizona? It’s been 25 years since the Wildcats made the Final Four, back in 2001 when they lost to Duke in the national championship game. That was the last of four Final Four appearances under Lute Olson, including in 1997 when Arizona claimed its lone national title. Since then […]
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