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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 […]
NCAA Tournament: 3 things Arizona must do to be successful and 3 things it can’t do
The journey through the NCAA Tournament is set to begin on Friday for Arizona. It will face Long Island University in the first round in San Diego. It’s the fifth straight year Arizona has earned a spot in the tournament, and all five appearances have come in the Tommy Lloyd era. The Wildcats go into […]
SB Nation Reacts: How far will Arizona men’s basketball go in NCAA Tournament?
Arizona is back in the NCAA Tournament, and with a No. 1 seed as well as Big 12 regular season and conference tournament titles, are in the best position in seemingly forever to make a deep run. But as anyone who’s a Wildcat fan knows, nothing comes easy in March. Since the last trip to […]
Blessing ‘Adde’ Adebanjo to transfer from Arizona women’s basketball, per On3
Two of the most athletic players on this year’s Arizona women’s basketball team are heading for the portal, according to Talia Goodman at On3. First, it was guard Tanyuel Welch. Now, it’s forward Blessing ‘Adde’ Adebanjo based on information Goodman received from Adebanjo’s representation. Adebanjo joined the team late with her addition announced after the […]
Arizona men’s basketball stays at No. 2 in AP Top 25
Arizona men’s basketball secured the second overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament Sunday. The seeding coincides with how AP voters have ranked the Wildcats for the last month. Arizona is No. 2 in the penultimate AP Top 25 poll behind top-ranked Duke. Arizona received seven first-place votes, up from four last week. Michigan […]
Becky Burke adds former Kent State head coach Todd Starkey to Arizona women’s basketball staff
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 […]
NCAA Tournament: Get to know Long Island, Arizona’s opening round opponent
Growing up in southern Washington, the Portland Trail Blazers were Tommy Lloyd’s favorite NBA team to follow and for good reason. Portland was a perennial contender in the early 1990s, reaching the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992. After losing to the Chicago Bulls in the ‘92 Finals, the Trail Blazers retooled by adding a […]
What Tommy Lloyd and Ivan Kharchenkov said about the NCAA Tournament
Arizona men’s basketball has earned the No. 1 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament ournament, following its win over Houston in the Big 12 Tournament championship. The Wildcats are set to take on Long Island University in the first round in San Diego. Before the madness gets started, here is what head […]
NCAA Tournament: Tip-off time, TV info, odds announced for Arizona’s 1st round game vs. LIU
If you’re reading this, you may want to call off work early on Friday. No. 1 seed Arizona will face No. 16 seed Long Island at 10:35 a.m. PST Friday in San Diego. The game will air on TNT, with Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy and Lauren Shehadi on the call. Arizona has […]
Utah walks off Arizona baseball for 2nd straight game to take opening Big 12 series
Arizona could have easily been coming back from its first Big 12 series with a sweep. Instead it’s returning home with two helpings of what might have been. The Wildcats were walked off by Utah for the second game in a row, falling 8-7 on Sunday afternoon in Salt Lakt City. The Utes (11-6, 2-1) […]
NCAA Tournament: Arizona men’s basketball earns No. 1 seed in West Region, opens vs. Long Island
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 […]
Selection Sunday 2026: March Madness bracket reveal start time, TV schedule and live streaming
The Arizona Wildcats are headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in as many seasons under Tommy Lloyd, this time as an automatic qualifier after winning the Big 12 Tournament title. All signs point to them getting a No. 1 seed in the West Region. That, and who they begin tourney play […]
Big 12 Tournament: What Tommy Lloyd, Arizona players said after win over Houston
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 […]
College basketball world reacts to Arizona winning Big 12 Tournament
Arizona men’s basketball has completed the Big 12 championship sweep with a 79-74 grind out win against Houston. Led by the freshman duo of Koa Peat and Brayden Burries, who both had 21-point performances, the Wildcats now ride a 9-game win streak into the NCAA tournament. After losing the regular season matchup and Big 12 […]
Big 12 Tournament: Arizona men’s basketball beats Houston to sweep league titles
Two titles down, one to go. Arizona followed up its regular season championship by claiming the Big 12 Tournament title, knocking off defending champ Houston 79-74 in the title game on Saturday evening in Kansas City. The top-seeded Wildcats (32-2) became the 13th school to sweep the Big 12 titles, the last three of which […]
Arizona baseball drops middle game at Utah after forcing extra innings
For the second game in a row, Arizona was down to its last out before finding a way to force extra innings. And like Friday night it took a lead in extras. But recent history wasn’t fully repeated. Utah scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to walk off the Wildcats 7-6 on […]
Arizona softball drops 2 run-rule games to Texas Tech
Arizona softball’s two primary pitchers have been very good at keeping the ball in the park this season. The pair of Rylie Holder and Jalen Adams had given up a total of seven home runs all season. That didn’t hold true on Saturday when No. 13 Arizona and No. 2 Texas Tech played a doubleheader […]
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