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Big 12 women’s basketball competition is already underway. Several teams had their first contests on Saturday, Dec. 20. The Arizona Wildcats and a few others will get underway in the coming days. What did each team do in their nonconference season? Here’s a rundown of the 15 other teams in the order that Arizona will […]
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PHOENIX—For the third consecutive December Arizona played a nonconference game in the same arena in the state’s capital. And while the name of the venue keeps changing the atmosphere hasn’t. The announced crowd of 10,567 at the Mortgage Matchup Center was almost entirely on the Wildcats’ side, a fact that wasn’t lost on Tommy Lloyd […]
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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 […]
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It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats head to Phoenix for a neutral-site battle against the San Diego State Aztecs, part of the Hall of Fame Series. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-San Diego State game time, details: How can I watch […]
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It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats head to Phoenix for a neutral-site battle against the San Diego State Aztecs, part of the Hall of Fame Series. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-San Diego State game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-San Diego State? Arizona-San […]
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Arizona is closing in on its next general manager. The UA is set to hire Aaron Knotts as GM, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Knotts has spent the last 12 years at Washington, where he most recently served as Director of Internal Operations and Football Strategy. Knotts previously worked as Chief of Staff and Associate […]
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Winning the first 10 games in a season has happened seven times in Arizona’s history, twice under Tommy Lloyd. But none of the previous instances included five wins over ranked teams or a string of five consecutive wins by at least 20 points. The Wildcats (10-0) are on a roll right now, winning their last […]
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It’s been a team effort for Arizona to more than double its win total from a year ago, sitting at 9-3 and ranked heading into the Holiday Bowl next month against SMU. But if there was one person who had more impact on the Wildcats’ success than anyone else, who would it be? We asked […]
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It’s a little funny how often the best of times in college sports can lead to the worst of times. At least, for certain programs. Arizona is not immune from or unfamiliar with the perils of success. It was only two years ago when, following a 10-win season, the football program first lost defensive coordinator […]
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The Bellarmine Knights have 14 players on their online roster. Eleven of them have played at least one game this year. Only seven were suited up to play the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday evening in McKale Center. Eight Knights made the trip, but top scorer Triniti Ralston was a scratch due to a “coach’s decision.” […]
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Though not an official rivalry, Arizona and San Diego State have had some nice battles over the years. Since 2002 the schools have met 12 times, and while the Wildcats are 9-3 three of those wins were by six or fewer points, including the championship of the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii in 2012 and […]
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Arizona women’s basketball has played 10 games this year and it’s still tough to know where they stand. The 8-2 record looks nice, but it came against a schedule ranked 318th by the NCAA. Arizona has not won fewer than 18 games since 2017-18. While former head coach Adia Barnes did not believe in playing […]
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After months of hints and what seemed like an endless wait, Arizona softball has the perfect holiday gift for its fans. The Wildcats released a full schedule on Wednesday that includes a total of eight matchups against Oklahoma, Texas, and LSU. News of the matchups against Oklahoma and LSU came out when those two schools […]
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Arizona got caught up in the swirl of college baseball coaches leaving for professional jobs this offseason, losing pitching coach John DeRouin to a coordinator position with the New York Mets organization. But the Wildcats didn’t take long finding a replacement, one with a strong pedigree in the collegiate ranks. Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball.com is […]
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There are still another two weeks before Arizona completes the 2025 season, doing so in 2026 at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego against SMU. That extra time will allow many banged up players to get healthy and make one last go of it. Redshirt senior Tia Savea missed the Wildcats’ last three games due […]
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Arizona men’s basketball has made the cut for the top shooting guard in the class of 2026. Caleb Holt, a 5-star guard out of Prolific Prep (Florida) is considering Arizona as one of five finalists along with Alabama, Houston, Kentucky and Providence, his agency Klutch Sports told Rivals’ Joe Tipton. Holt is the No. 3 […]
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The last time an Arizona volleyball player received postseason AVCA honors came in 2018, the same year the team last made the NCAA Volleyball Championship. The tournament drought ended this year. The All-America drought did, too, when outside hitter Jordan Wilson was named AVCA All-America honorable mention on Wednesday. It was the first All-American honor […]
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Arizona is 10-0 to start a season for the 7th time in school history, and the last five games have been won by at least 20 points. The 96-62 win over Abilene Christian on Tuesday night came only three days after winning in Alabama, with a long, late flight home in between. And there’s another […]
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During its perfect start to the 2025-26 season, Arizona has shown the ability to defend well without fouling while also getting the opponent into foul trouble. Tuesday’s opponent took care of the second half of that equation all on its own. Abilene Christian committed 26 fouls, leading to 38 free throw attempts for top-ranked Arizona […]
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The Arizona GymCats had their annual showcase last Saturday. Three days later, the WCGA released its annual preseason poll. The Showcase always takes place in early December before the athletes take finals and head home for the holidays. This year showed where the depth is in the program. Other interesting developments for the program and […]
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It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats return home and put their unbeaten record on the line against the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online. Come chat with us! Arizona-Abilene Christian game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Abilene Christian? Arizona-Abilene Christian will be […]
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It’s Game Day! The Arizona Wildcats return home and put their unbeaten record on the line against the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Here’s all the info you need to watch, listen to or follow the game online: Arizona-Abilene Christian game time, details: How can I watch Arizona-Abilene Christian? Arizona-Abilene Christian will be shown on ESPN+. Daron […]
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Coming into Monday evening’s game in McKale Center, Chicago State had gone 44-360 since its last winning season. That came in 2010-11 when the Cougars went 24-10. They had won one or fewer games in five of the 14 full seasons since. This year, they have averaged 57.5 points per game while being outscored by […]
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It was a coming out party for Brayden Burries on Saturday night in Birmingham, but according to those that decide the Big 12 Conference’s weekly awards it wasn’t the best performance of the past seven days. Burries was named to the league’s Starting Five following his career-high 28-point effort against Alabama in Arizona’s 96-75 win, […]
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