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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 […]
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 […]
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