There are plenty of questions for Arizona still to answer about its team as the 2026 season approaches in a few weeks, but there’s not as much uncertainty on the pitching side. And there’s no dispute as to who the Wildcats will turn to to close things out, as they return the best closer in […]
Climbing into the Associated Press Top 25 late in the 2025 season was a significant moment for Arizona, an indication it had managed to bounce back from the previous year’s poor showing. But after dropping their final game, the Wildcats won’t finish the season ranked. The UA dropped out of the final AP poll, released […]
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 […]
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 […]
Arizona is the No. 1 team in the country. And this time, it’s unanimous. The Wildcats received every first-place vote in this week’s Associated Press Top 25. UConn is ranked No. 2, followed by No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Purdue and No. 5 Duke. Arizona has been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll for […]
When offensive lineman Michael Wooten announced he was entering the portal last month, doing so several weeks before it actually opened, it meant Arizona was losing a player who had started the first two games of the season. He’d end up being one of a kind in that respect. The NCAA transfer portal officially closed […]
On a day when Arizona got minimal production from Koa Peat and no scoring from Anthony Dell’Orso, the Wildcats still managed to pull out a convincing road win over UCF. Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said postgame that he took comfort in knowing his team can play through tough outings from usually reliable performers.. “(This team) […]
As the Arizona women’s basketball team prepared to go on the road and face No. 10 TCU, head coach Becky Burke said that the Wildcats weren’t going to Fort Worth with the idea that they were already beaten. That was despite losing leading scorer Micky Perdue just over a week ago. “What an opportunity for […]
Arizona signed more than 20 high school and junior college players in December, putting together a solid recruiting class that features a few players who could make instant impacts. Brandon Smith won’t be one of those, nor will he be joining the Wildcats. Smith, a 4-star running back from Fresno, Calif., announced Saturday he’s been […]
Through the first three weeks of Big 12 play, only 12 of 36 road teams have been able to come out with a victory. And three of those wins belong to Arizona. The top-ranked Wildcats built an early lead and never gave it up, outlasting a scrappy UCF team 84-77 on Saturday afternoon. And they […]
It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats hit the road to take on the UCF Knights. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-UCF game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-UCF? Arizona-UCF will be shown on ESPN. Rich Hollenbger (play-by-play) and King […]
Christian Koloko has found a new landing spot in the NBA. The former Arizona Wildcats big man has signed on with the Atlanta Hawks on a two-way contract. Koloko became available after the Memphis Grizzlies didn’t resign him following the expiration of a second 10-day contract. Koloko will be hoping for a longer stay with […]
It was always going to be a difficult matchup for this year’s Arizona Wildcats. An entire roster of almost entirely new players. An entire staff of new coaches. A decided disadvantage when it comes to pulling players from the transfer portal in the best of times. Then, leading scorer Micky Perdue was injured prior to […]
Arizona had one of the best seasons in school history in 2025, winning nine games for just the eighth time. But that pales in comparison to the years Indiana and Miami are having. The Hoosiers (15-0) and Hurricanes (13-2) play on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami for the College Football Playoff championship, […]
It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats hit the road to take on the UCF Knights. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-UCF game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-UCF? Arizona-UCF will be shown on ESPN. Rich Hollenbger (play-by-play) and King McClure (analyst) will be […]
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 […]
During the 2025 season Arizona had 21 players on its roster listed as defensive backs. Losses due to graduation, the NFL Draft or the NCAA transfer portal left the Wildcats with only 10 players set to return in the secondary. That number is back up to 21 after yet another DB addition from the portal. […]
Arizona volleyball head coach Rita Stubbs has had a complete staff in just one of her three seasons at Arizona. If 2026 is to be the second time, it will be because of a new hire. Assistant coach Simone Asque-Favia announced her departure from the program on Thursday evening. Rumors of Asque-Favia’s imminent departure have […]
If Arizona is unable to replicate what it did in 2025 when it came to pass defense, it won’t be for a lack of trying. The Wildcats have clearly made restocking the secondary a top priority and they’ve made yet another addition to that group. The UA has picked up a commitment from former Oregon […]
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 men’s tennis will play its first match of the spring calendar with a top-25 showdown at […]
The Arizona Wildcats had a disappointing end to their otherwise amazing 2025 season. But that loss doesn’t put a damper on the 9-4 season, and there’s plenty to excited about on the Recruiting Trail as well. Stout 3-star defensive lineman Manoah Faupusa, from Westminster, California, is another future Wildcat who finished his high school career […]
It was closer than the experts thought it would be, but Arizona men’s basketball moved to 17-0 on the season after a 89-82 win over ASU. Here is what head coach Tommy Lloyd, Koa Peat and Ivan Kharchenkov had to say following the win over the Sun Devils: Lloyd on what he learned about his […]
Leave it to That School Up North to give Arizona its toughest challenge in two months. The top-ranked Wildcats remained among the dwindling number of unbeaten teams in the country, overcoming a rare halftime deficit and a spirited effort from ASU to win 89-82 on Wednesday night at McKale Center. Arizona (17-0, 4-0 Big 12) […]
It’s Game Day! The top-ranked Arizona Wildcats welcome the ASU Sun Devils to McKale Center for the 250th meeting between the in-state rivals. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-ASU game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-ASU? Arizona-ASU will be shown […]
Roster updates have been made for the 2026 Arizona volleyball team, and there’s one surprise on it. Or rather a surprise that’s not on it. Transfers Payton Woods and Maria Olga Siapani have been announced by the program and added to the online roster. Notably, Siapani has the jersey No. 1, which has been the […]