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Arizona baseball beats ASU in 11 innings for 4th win in last 5
PHOENIX—The chances of Arizona making it to the NCAA Tournament for a sixth straight season are slim, but they’re not zero. And if that longshot happens, games like Monday will be the reason why. The Wildcats knocked off No. 20 ASU 5-3 in 11 innings at Phoenix Municipal Stadium for their fourth win in the […]
3-star California tight end Max Markofski commits to Arizona
Arizona is in the middle of spring practice, and while most of the work is being done on the field getting the current roster prepared for the 2026 season plenty of activity is still occurring behind the scenes on future rosters. Unofficial visits are ongoing, and one of the prospects who was in Tucson this […]
Former USC forward Gerda Raulusaityte commits to Arizona women’s basketball
Arizona women’s basketball is looking hard at former Pac-12 teams for portal additions this offseason. A few days after adding former California guard Aliyahna ‘Puff’ Morris, head coach Becky Burke has received a commitment from USC junior forward Gerda Raulušaitytė. Raulušaitytė transferred to USC as a junior last season. She played for LCC International University […]
Arizona men’s basketball gets commitment from ex-North Carolina guard Derek Dixon
It turned out pretty good the last time Arizona added a transfer guard from North Carolina. Maybe lightning will strike twice. The Wildcats have gotten a commitment from former UNC guard Derek Dixon, their second transfer pickup on Monday alongside ex-Washington guard JJ Mandaquit. The 6-foot-5 Dixon played 33 games for the Tar Heels as […]
Former Washington guard JJ Mandaquit commits to Arizona
Arizona men’s basketball has its first transfer portal pickup for the 2026-27 season. Former Washington point guard JJ Mandaquit announced Monday he is transferring to Arizona with three remaining years of eligibility. Mandaquit, a rising sophomore, averaged 5.2 points, 3.2 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 19.7 minutes per game for the Huskies last season. The […]
Former Arizona star Damon Stoudamire hired as assistant at LSU
In his second stint at LSU, Will Wade has assembled a staff full of former college head coaches. Joining that group is ex-Arizona star Damon Stoudamire. Fresh off a 3-year stint as head coach at Georgia Tech, Stoudamire will be a college assistant for the first time since the 2015-16 season at Memphis. That was […]
Becky Burke turns to Louisville ties for Arizona assistant coach Devan Newman
Devan Newman has been in the coaching business since Arizona head coach Becky Burke was in college. That’s how Burke met her newest assistant. “I am thrilled to welcome Devan to our staff,” Burke said in the program’s press release. “She has a wealth of knowledge and experience at every level of college basketball. She […]
Former Arizona star Cate Reese signs training camp deal with WNBA’s Golden State Valkyries
Sometimes you just have to wait and continue to fight until the time is right. WNBA Draft night in 2023 was a devastating blow for forward Cate Reese. The first female McDonald’s All-American to sign with Arizona, AP All-American honorable mention, Pac-12 All-Freshman, four-time All-Pac-12, and Katrina McClain Award finalist didn’t hear her name called. […]
Arizona spring football: Young cornerbacks ready to start making plays for Wildcats’ secondary
Arizona is bringing back one of the best cornerbacks in the Big 12 in Jay’Vion Cole. That didn’t stop the staff from bringing in more help. A good majority of the room comes from the transfer portal, but most have not seen a lot of time on the field at their previous schools. On one […]
Historic season over, an uncertain future for Arizona men’s basketball still looks promising
Sometimes, like in the case of my flight back from the Final Four where I was assigned a middle seat on a full flight but got to take advantage of an open window seat, things that seemed like they would not go well end up working out. Other times, like in the case of Arizona’s […]
Arizona softball comes back to salvage final game of series at LSU
For the second straight day at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, the team that got the fewest hits won. This time, it was the No. 12 Arizona Wildcats, who salvaged the final game of the series with a 4-2 win over No. 21 LSU. LSU won the series 2-1. LSU and Arizona both had five […]
Arizona spring football: Danny Gonzales wants Wildcat defense to be best in school history
Danny Gonzales set high expectations for his defense last season. He had high expectations for the team as a whole. To no one’s surprise, the expectations are higher going into the fall. In his eyes, it all comes down to two words: opportunity and potential. “I sat up here in August and said, ‘We’re playing […]
Arizona baseball splits doubleheader at TCU to claim first Big 12 series
Two innings away from getting shut out in both ends of a doubleheader, Arizona instead found some late magic to earn its first Big 12 series win of the season. The Wildcats scored twice in the 8th and once in the 9th to beat TCU 3-2 in nightcap on Saturday night, bouncing back from a […]
Arizona wing Dwayne Aristode to enter NCAA transfer portal
More than half of Arizona’s scholarship players on its Final Four team were true freshmen, with three starting all season and two redshirting. Then there were the two in the middle, who are both headed elsewhere for their sophomore seasons. UA wing Dwayne Aristode is headed to the NCAA transfer portal, the second freshman to […]
Arizona softball comes out on the wrong end of pitchers’ duel at LSU
If the Arizona Wildcats could put it all together, they could be one of the best teams in the country. The offense has been carrying the team for most of the season. The pitching has been very solid the past two games only to have that offense disappear. This time it resulted in a 3-1 […]
New contract for Tommy Lloyd includes increased pay for assistants, larger buyout to take Big 12 opening
Tommy Lloyd will average $7.5 million during his 5-year contract extension, which is set to be approved this week by the Arizona Board of Regents. Lloyd, who agreed to the extension through the 2030-31 season last week, will earn $7.19 million in 2026-27, up from $5.1 million this past season when he led the Wildcats […]
Former Arizona guard Kamryn Kitchen commits to Coastal Carolina
Getting back to the Eastern U.S. was important to Arizona guard Kamryn Kitchen. A year spent out West as a Wildcat showed her that. She has accomplished her goal by committing to Coastal Carolina. Since Arizona women’s basketball wrapped up its season at the Big 12 Tournament, Kitchen has posted a lot of pictures of […]
SB Nation Reacts: Arizona men’s basketball fans not expecting too much regression
Fresh off its first Final Four appearance in 25 years, Arizona is now in the process of figuring out its roster for the 2026-27 season. To this point, not much news has come out regarding which Wildcats will be leaving the program and who they’ll be replaced with from the NCAA transfer portal, but it’s […]
Arizona baseball wins series opener at TCU
Before the season, Big 12 coaches predicted TCU would win the conference with Arizona finishing second. Neither team has lived up to those expectations so far, but for one night the Wildcats looked the part of a contender. The UA won 4-3 at TCU on Friday night in the opener of a 3-game series, only […]
Arizona softball’s bats go quiet at LSU
Typically, if the opponent scores just four runs, the Arizona Wildcats have a good chance of winning a softball game. After all, they came into Game 1 of a three-game series at LSU averaging a hair over eight runs per game. They could only scratch across one run in a 4-1 loss at Tiger Park […]
Arizona women’s basketball gets commitment from 2025 McDonald’s All-American Aliyahna ‘Puff’ Morris
Arizona Wildcats head coach Becky Burke posted several teases over the past two days. A comment about a “big dog” visiting, a partial view of a video shoot, and a post of a McDonald’s gif. Was it a current or past McDonald’s All-American visiting Arizona? The truth is known. Former California guard Aliyahna ‘Puff’ Morris […]
Arizona freshman Sidi Gueye to enter NCAA transfer portal
The 2026-27 roster has its first activity, but not on a good way. Freshman forward Sidi Gueye has entered the NCAA transfer portal, the first departure from Arizona’s Final Four team beyond those players out of eligibility. The 6-foot-10 Gueye appeared in 26 games for the Wildcats, averaging 1.3 points and 0.8 rebounds in 3.5 […]
Arizona women’s basketball portal needs for 2026-27
The portal has officially opened, and it’s not the only way for teams to improve their rosters for next season. As the recent commitment of Arynn Finley demonstrated, there are plenty of talented incoming freshmen floating around who decommitted from other programs. Arizona head coach Becky Burke is on the lookout across the ranks. She […]
Arizona football game vs. TCU moved to Friday night
Arizona’s run of playing at least one regular season game on a weeknight will continue. The Wildcats’ early November home game at Casino del Sol Stadium against TCU has been up a day, to Friday, Nov. 6. It marks the third consecutive season and ninth in the last 11 seasons the UA will play at […]
Arizona spring football: Wide receiver room in good spot with mix of returners and additions
Brent Brennan has said on many occasions that Arizona is returning a Heisman candidate quarterback in Noah Fifita this season. This means that Fifita needs to have similar types of receivers around him for the Heisman hopes to come true. The Wildcats bring back a good core of receivers that saw the field last season […]
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